Salem Spring Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Salem, Utah
United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 28m 34s
Overall Rank = 222/657
Age Group = M 25-29
Age Group Rank = 37/78
Pre-race routine:

Slept pretty good the night before. Got up around 6:00 and I left the house at 6:35 way to early, I was the first person there. Checked in got my Transtion area set-up and the waited
Event warmup:

Rode my bike about 2 miles just to warm up the legs. Put my wetsuit on and swam out to one of the bouys and back
Swim
  • 20m 20s
  • 800 meters
  • 02m 32s / 100 meters
Comments:

The swim was much harder than I thought it would be, I felt like it was never going to end. The wetsuit felt like it was going to crush my chest, I couldn't get the breaths that I wanted to. But I survived
What would you do differently?:

More Open Water Swims need to practice more in the water
Transition 1
  • 02m 21s
Comments:

T1 went very well, I thought that I transitioned very quickly
What would you do differently?:

Practice getting on the bike with a elevated HR
Bike
  • 38m 20s
  • 12.4 miles
  • 19.41 mile/hr
Comments:

Ride was good it took me a little over a mile to recover from the swim first lap time was 20:?? minutes and the second was 18:?? minutes. I was able to go faster on the second lap
What would you do differently?:

Ride the bike course. Practice riding after running or swimming to simulate race conditions
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Comments:

The dismount from the bike was at the bottom of a hill which made it hard to hit the brakes and get stopped before having to dismount. Ran with bike into Transition changes shoes put socks on removed helmet and took a sip of water and away we went
What would you do differently?:

Try to take feet out of shoes before getting off of the bike, carry the bike instead of running with it
Run
  • 26m 16s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

My back was aching for the first .5 mile and I thought my calves were going to cramp up on me. After about the first mile this went away and I was able to keep a pace
What would you do differently?:

More bricks and strength training to strength my back
Post race
Warm down:

Light streching

Event comments:

Was a good race I was 8 minutes behind my goal. Now I have something to shoot for next year




Last updated: 2006-03-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:20:20 | 800 meters | 02m 32s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/78
Overall: 0/657
Performance: Below average
Suit: Full Body
Course: Stated on the north end at a small boat ramp, went southeast keeping buoys on the right. Swam under the bridge around two bouys and then followed the shore line to a sandy beach where you exited the pond
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:21
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:38:20 | 12.4 miles | 19.41 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/78
Overall: 0/657
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: More like a criterum race lots of turns, hard to keep up any speed
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:26:16 | 03.1 miles | 08m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/78
Overall: 0/657
Performance: Below average
Course: Course through Salem one hill about .75 miles into the run course that was difficult and the flat and downhill.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3