Subaru West Coast Triathlon Series Shawnigan Lake - TriathlonSprint


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Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
Canada
Life Sport
15C / 59F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 31s
Overall Rank = 52/97
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 8/17
Pre-race routine:

Peanut butter on bread with a banana and water on route to race, approx. 3 hours before start.
Event warmup:

Short swim in wetsuit to get used to cooler water temp.
Swim
  • 09m 39s
  • 500 meters
  • 01m 56s / 100 meters
Comments:

Navigation and speed was good -- couldn't get into a good breathing pattern/was breathing every stroke opposed to every 3.
Transition 1
  • 02m 16s
Comments:

On mount line guy right in front of me dropped his shoe off bike just as I was getting on, had to swerve to avoid and then regain balance.
Bike
  • 47m 48s
  • 22 kms
  • 27.62 km/hr
Comments:

Had a hard time catching my breath (been having this problem for a couple weeks prior to race), made rolling hills harder than they should have been. Large hill was good.
Transition 2
  • 02m 9s
What would you do differently?:

Seriously need to learn how to tie my shoes... Every race I have this problem.
Run
  • 29m 41s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 56s  min/km
Comments:

Could have pushed myself to get sub 25, but I have been having knee problems for the past month and was wary to have a blow-out.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster when my knee doesn't hurt.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, got food.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Scared to have a knee blow-out.

Event comments:

Great race, professionally organized with live timing. Fun atmosphere.




Last updated: 2011-04-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:39 | 500 meters | 01m 56s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 17/97
Performance: Average
Suit: Ocra
Course: 500m - out to a buoy across to another buoy and then back to beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 13C / 55F Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:16
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:47:48 | 22 kms | 27.62 km/hr
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/97
Performance: Below average
Wind: None
Course: Rolling hills with one big hill mid-course.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:09
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:29:41 | 05 kms | 05m 56s  min/km
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/97
Performance: Below average
Course: Trail out and back. Slight uphill going out, slight downhill going back. Downhill last 300ms to finish was able to sprint that and look like a real runner. Passed 4 or 5 people on final sprint.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5