Galena Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Galena, Illinois
United States
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 123/720
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 4/22
Event warmup:

Light streching and changing my frieds tire 30mins before the race. What made it worse was he didn't have a extra tube so we had to get one of those and transition area was closed so he put his tire along the fence and picked it up after he left the swim.
Swim
  • 10m 34s
  • 550 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

They said they shortened the swim to around 550yds. The water temp was 59degrees and I didn't have a wetsuit, so for the first 1/3 of the swim I thought I was going to drown because I could not breathe, and I had to swim like I was sighting because I couldn't put my head in the water. After that I warmed up and could swim fine for the rest of the race. Except my goggles fogged up and I took a wrong turn and had to backtrack a little. And apparently I was ranked 459 in the swim, which means almost everyone beat me.
What would you do differently?:

I would definetely wear a wetsuit next time. Or atleast get in the water before the race starts to get used to it.
Transition 1
  • 02m 13s
Comments:

The transistion was long for everyone because it was such a long run from the water. I was pretty fast imo.
What would you do differently?:

Bring something to sit on. Maybe some water to wash my feet on, and try to start with my shoes already on the bike
Bike
  • 57m 33s
  • 16.8 miles
  • 17.52 mile/hr
Comments:

My plan for the bike was too go all out, which you had to do because the course was so hilly there was literally no way to take it easy. Overall I did well and even broke my speed record and hit 40miles/hr twice.
What would you do differently?:

Not forget my water bottles in my car. When I hit the first aid station at mile 11 it was hard to actually drink water.
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Was pretty fast in changing.
Run
  • 31m 7s
  • 4.3 miles
  • 07m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

I'm surprised I did so well on the run. I thought I was going pretty slow for the first 2 miles.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster
Post race
Warm down:

stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not ready for the cold water. Needed to do more bricks and more hill workouts on my bike.

Event comments:

This race was awesome. The course was beautiful and the volunteers were extremely helpful. Everything went smoothly. FIRST TRIATHLON COMPLETE!!!




Last updated: 2006-04-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:34 | 550 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 459/720
Performance: Below average
Suit: negative
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 59F / 15C Current:
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Good
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:13
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:57:33 | 16.8 miles | 17.52 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 149/720
Performance:
Wind: None
Course: The course was all hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:31:07 | 04.3 miles | 07m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 66/720
Performance: Average
Course: Almost as soon as you come out of transition you have to run up a extremely steep hill, which hurt a lot!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5