Gearhead Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Jonesboro, Arkansas
United States
Stearns Race Timing
60F / 16C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 08m 10s
Overall Rank = 14/64
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/11
Pre-race routine:

Nervous, nervous, nervous. Not much sleep at all. Ate a bowl of oatmeal, a banana, and a small glass of milk. Followed up with a large glass of water. Only live 1 mile from the park but I got there way early anyways.
Event warmup:

Slowly jogged a 1/2 mile and gently stretched.
Swim
  • 10m 41s
  • 500 yards
  • 02m 08s / 100 yards
Comments:

Dear god it was horrible. My first open water swim, no wetsuit, mass start, I was in survival mode from the sound of the horn until I could finally stand up, which I tried to do about 10 times thinking the water would be shallow enough. I was bumped, swam over, grabbed, and freezing. Completely disoriented and miserable in T1. Boy it sure was fun though.
What would you do differently?:

Buy a wetsuit. Swim in said wetsuit in open water many times before event. Have somebody clobber me from a kayak while swimming like the Clif bar commercial.
Transition 1
  • 00m 44s
Comments:

Perfectly planned with no delays.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 32m 27s
  • 10.2 miles
  • 18.86 mile/hr
Comments:

Would have been better had I not went off the road after the steep decline with a sharper than 90 degree turn. Easily cost me at least a minute and I lost site of the guy I was pacing. Oh well, at least I didn't crash. Started raining hard on about mile 4.
What would you do differently?:

I felt really good on my bike, even if it is a 1988 Schwinn Prelude. I cant say that I would be any faster on a newer bike, but maybe.
Transition 2
  • 00m 44s
Comments:

Consistent with T1 with the exact same time.
What would you do differently?:

nothing.
Run
  • 23m 36s
  • 2.6 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

I was a bit dissappointed with my run. I just could not breathe for the first mile, which I ran in about 13 minutes. I just kept telling myself not to walk (one of my goals). I usually run this course averaging 7 min/mi.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more bricks.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk, stretch, walk, ate a banana, drank some gatorade, hugged my wife and kids.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

No wetsuit, no open water swim practice, not enough brick workouts.

Event comments:

This was my very first triathlon and the guys that put this on are an excellent group. One of the sponsors was the overall winner and after he finished his race, he jogged the run course backwards cheering on the rest of the field. I thought that was awesome.




Last updated: 2011-05-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:41 | 500 yards | 02m 08s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 31/64
Performance: Average
Suit: Heck no, big mistake!!!
Course: Triangle
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:44
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:32:27 | 10.2 miles | 18.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 15/64
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Rolling hills with a few short steeper climbs.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:44
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:23:36 | 02.6 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 18/64
Performance: Below average
Course: Rolling hill with one steep climb.
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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