Tinsel Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Hemet, California
United States
55F / 13C
Overcast
Total Time = 56m 23s
Overall Rank = 25/733
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/60
Pre-race routine:

Night before - 4 Guinness

Stayed at my friend Steve's wife's parents house. Very nice house with a very comfortable bed. (Note to self - maybe get a new comfortable bed! rather than the hit or miss bed I have).

Ate a Snickers Marathon bar and drank some water.
Event warmup:

Jogged about 1/2 mile with Steve and then did some stretching.
Swim
  • 03m
  • 150 meters
  • 02m / 100 meters
Comments:

Swam pretty decently. Jumped foot first into the pool and then I was only passed by 1 guy in the water. The big problem was I forgot to take my socks off and as I was running to the pool I decided just to keep them on. Having the socks on made kicking feel weird.

My arms did feel a little dead from the run and bike.
What would you do differently?:

Take off my socks in transition. It was a reverse tri and a short swim so it really wasn't a big deal.
Transition 1
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Reverse tri - transition from run to bike.

Popped my shoes off quick, quickly through my bike shoes on, then the helmet and away I went.
What would you do differently?:

Pretty good transition. Almost got ran over by some guy that started riding out of transition... passed him about a mile down the road!
Bike
  • 30m 50s
  • 12 miles
  • 23.35 mile/hr
Comments:

There were headwinds that swirled into crosswinds. Headwind on the way out and crosswinds at times on the way back. I worked hard to keep my speed over 20mph on the way out. There was one spot where the wind knocked me down to 18mph but I quickly got it back up over 20mph. I passed quite a few people, especially the guy with the NAVY tri uniform on that I wanted to beat. A guy with a Army bike jersey on was joking with the Navy guy at the start line and I backed the Army guy since I served in the Army as well.
What would you do differently?:

Not much to do differently. Would be neat to see how fast I would have gone if there was no wind.
Transition 2
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

Reverse transition from bike to swim.

Transition was pretty quick. Racked my bike with ease, popped my shoes off, grabbed my goggles and took off. Had a little bit of a run to get to the pool.

Forgot to take my sunglasses off. Put them in my tri-jersey pocket while I was running to the pool.

Also forgot to take off my socks... realized it while running to the pool but went ahead and swam in them.

1st attempt to put on my goggles - goggles were upside down. I was still running to the pool so no big deal.
What would you do differently?:

Take off the socks.
Remove sunglasses.
Look at goggles so the go on right the 1st time.

Still put average as the transition was quick.

I also had my running gloves in my other tri uniform pocket.
Run
  • 19m 31s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran well. I had a very steady pace the whole way. I would have liked it if they had the mile markers up so I knew how I was pacing... but oh well.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster... but I am happy with my run time.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some Clif Bars and then quickly went to my bike so I could take off my wet tri top and put on a dry shirt and my jacket. The breeze was making it quite cold.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The wind and socks in the pool.

Event comments:

Had fun and that is what this race is all about. It is a 1st race for a lot of people which of course makes a few things a in transition for example a little crazy (note: I had a good spot in transition). Up near the front it wasn't as crazy.

My friend Steve wanted to do this race because it was the first one he did 2 years ago.

It was interesting to do a REVERSE-TRI. Some things you get used to doing in transition do not work in a reverse and you need to remember to do other things. (i.e. my socks).

I almost placed in my age group (4th out of 60) and finished in the top 3% of the race. Also the girl from the Soboba Casino gave me a whole box of water bottles. I have all the bottles I'll need for a long time!




Last updated: 2006-03-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:03:00 | 150 meters | 02m / 100meters
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/733
Performance: Average
Suit: AZ Tri Club Uniform
Course: 3 lengths serpentine swim in the HS pool.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:13
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:30:50 | 12 miles | 23.35 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/733
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Out and back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:47
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:19:31 | 03.11 miles | 06m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/733
Performance: Good
Course: A loop starting and finishing at the High school.
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
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3