Gateway to the Bay Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Kemah, Texas
United States
Onurleft Event Management, LLC
75F / 24C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 14m 40s
Overall Rank = 91/420
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 15/41
Pre-race routine:

DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE. Up at 3:40 to get to Kemah. I think I overcompensated from last year, as I had quite a bit of stand-around time before the start.
Event warmup:

Nothing. Would have liked to get in the water a little before swim start, but that's not possible at this venue.
Swim
  • 11m 58s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

Okay for the first race of the year, but certainly shows a lot of room for improvement. I got caught in the scrum for the first half of the swim, and never really felt things settled down.
What would you do differently?:

Start futher to the right to get out of the crowd.
Transition 1
  • 03m 14s
Comments:

Long run from the beach to transition. Wet Suit Strippers were excellent.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing....but the fast guys picked up a minute on me in T1.
Bike
  • 34m 57s
  • 12 miles
  • 20.60 mile/hr
Comments:

I tried to put out a medium-high level of effort. I felt this was a good strong bike for me.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on more consistent pacing. Would have liked to have one bottle along for an end-of-ride drink. This ride was closer to 12.5-mil than 12-mi. I slipped my feet out of my shows a little before 12 to be ready for T2 and ended up riding for quite aways with my feet on top of the shoes.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

Smooth...no real issues, but I still give away 45-seconds here compared to the fast guys.
Run
  • 23m 4s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Solid run for me. Took about a half mile to get into stride, then hit a pretty good pace. Started to slack off the last 1/4 mile or so, and had a few people pass me at the end.
What would you do differently?:

Hold pace and maintain to the end.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim and transition work should let me pick up 3 or 4 minutes

Event comments:

Good race to kick off the season. It was well organized, but the swim start was a little chaotic, and the lady trying to coordinate things really needed a PA system as it was pretty impossible to hear her. Also, time between waves was a little too tight. I was in the back of the chute, and just barely made it to the start line when my wave took off. I'm sure some of the stragglers got caught unaware!




Last updated: 2011-03-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:58 | 547 yards | 02m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 22/41
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Below average
Suit: Xterra Full
Course: Long skinny triangle out and back. Bouys on the left. Very well marked.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:14
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:34:57 | 12 miles | 20.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 15/41
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: A pretty straight out and back along a 146. A few turns around transition, but then straight as an arrow. Slight headwind on the way out and tail wind on the way back. Road surface is fair, but does have some well marked potholes to avoid.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:23:04 | 03.1 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/41
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Good
Course: An out-and-back start, followed by a loop through the boardwalk area with lots of turns. Pancake flat, with three aid stations..
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4