Napa Valley Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Napa, California
United States
Enviro-Sports Productions
Sunny
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = 108/249
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 13/27
Pre-race routine:

Camped at the Lake and woke up about 6 am. Headed out the race site around 6:40 and got registered and set up. Ate whole grain bagel bar; a banana and some Gatorade. Ate a Gatorade performance gel "preworkout" gel pack about 15 minutes before the start.
Event warmup:

Parked about a mile away and rode the bike to the registration and transition area. No other significant warm-up other than getting into the water about 5 minutes before race time.
Swim
  • 11m 23s
  • 750 yards
  • 01m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim was very crowded. The race organizers did not organize the start at all. All 600 participants were crowded at the start point and sent out to the water as quickly as they could get there.
What would you do differently?:

Get closer to the front so I didn't have so many slow swimmers to deal with.
Transition 1
  • 03m 43s
Comments:

I forgot to check my gloves and realized at the end of transition that my gloves were still inside out. Fixing this and getting my gloves on probably cost me at least a minute.
What would you do differently?:

Be more organized.
Bike
  • 44m 5s
  • 11.93 miles
  • 16.24 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

My transition was slowed by the bike rack falling down right after racking my bike... Not good.
Run
  • 22m 39s
  • 2.79 miles
  • 08m 07s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Run harder... Push it a little more.
Post race
Warm down:

Felt great after the race. Very little recovery time needed to get my heart-rate down and feel normal.

Event comments:

Worth it just for the scenery! Good race that I will try to do again.




Last updated: 2011-05-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:23 | 750 yards | 01m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/27
Overall: 83/249
Performance: Good
Suit: NeoSport Sleeveless
Course: The course was supposed to be 1/2 mile but was much shorter than that.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:43
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:44:05 | 11.93 miles | 16.24 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/27
Overall: 196/249
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Fun ride. Constant gradual climbs followed by very fast longs descents. Fun and beautiful ride.
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:53
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:22:39 | 02.79 miles | 08m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/27
Overall: 104/249
Performance: Good
Course: Great run... Beautiful and smooth.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4