Tremont Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Tremont, Illinois
United States
Tremont Park District
Total Time = 1h 37m 57s
Overall Rank = 190/253
Age Group = Clydes
Age Group Rank = 20/26
Pre-race routine:

Ate my usual breakfast, double checked that everything was packed and headed down to the race site. Gelled about 15-20 ppl before I was to enter the water
Event warmup:

Quick spin out on the bike, followed by a jog through town, hopped in the shallow part of the pool for a brief swim workout.
Swim
  • 07m 42s
  • 400 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was good, I didnt feel as fast as what my times show. I don't know what lap the guy i was sharing a lane was with but I caught him at a wall and it was on. Just slowly worked on overtaking him and then leaving him behind me. Luckily I was counting laps in my head, because my counter put the stick in 1 lap early. I was like are you sure and she said yes, so i figured maybe i mis-counted. Before I get out of the water i check my watch and see 6:22 and know I didnt do the swim in that and so did another lap.
What would you do differently?:

Not talk to the lap counter =)
Transition 1
  • 01m 50s
Comments:

A smooth transition, I really like the bucket and sitting on it to put on shoes.
What would you do differently?:

Dry my feet a little better, I felt some squishy on the bike and thankfully ended up with no blisters
Bike
  • 48m 42s
  • 13.5 miles
  • 16.63 mile/hr
Comments:

A really great bike ride for me. I really know my bike at this point in the season and know what gear i want to be in. I also attacked some hills got out of the seat and climbed a little. The main thing with the bike is to just keep going and not letting the brain slow you down.
What would you do differently?:

Not much but the new clips and shoes are here so we'll see how that changes things.
Transition 2
  • 45m 1s
Comments:

Again not a bad transition, took my time racking the bike and walking out of transition. Hit the aid station as I came out and got some water
What would you do differently?:

Not much, this will be the last race biking in my running shoes. So we will see how this fares from now on.
Run
  • 38m 56s
  • 3.15 miles
  • 12m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

My best run to date. I wish I could say I ran non-stop but that will have to wait for another race. From my track workouts at riverplex, I knew that it was ~30 steps to make it around the corner. When my legs would rebel I would take ~30 steps and start running again.
What would you do differently?:

Just keep working on my running, at the start of the season I relied on machines way to much and now so far all my running is on a track. That has paid off.
Post race
Warm down:

Cookies and a massage

Event comments:

It was awesome to be racing my teams home race and coming back to the very first race I ever did last year. I got a new race pr, swim pr, bike pr, and run pr and dropped 22 minutes off last years time. Can't wait to see what I can do next year.




Last updated: 2011-05-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:42 | 400 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/253
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: My own half a lane.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:50
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:48:42 | 13.5 miles | 16.63 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/253
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 45:01
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:38:56 | 03.15 miles | 12m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/253
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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