Amica 19.7 Ocean Beach - TriathlonSprint


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New London, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 42m 1s
Overall Rank = 170/355
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 21/28
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:00am, drank water, one cup of coffee and ate bannana w/ peanut butter. Showed up at transition area at 6am and set up, had to break down quickly due to thunder storms moving through and set back up at 6:40. Race brief on beach, started a few minutes late due to thunder storm moving through area.
Event warmup:

Slow jog, strech, and about 100 yd swim.
Swim
  • 22m 1s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 30s / 100 yards
Comments:

First open water race and only 3rd open water swim. I took it easy because I was uncertain of how I would do, ready to hit it harder at Nation's Tri in September now that I know the ropes.
Transition 1
  • 02m 57s
Comments:

I had some snags in my first transition, wet boardwalk was very slippery in cycling shoes and had hard time getting cycling shirt onto wet body.
What would you do differently?:

Wear shirt under wetsuit instead of struggling to put on.
Bike
  • 50m 46s
  • 16.1 miles
  • 19.03 mile/hr
Comments:

Good bike, I was happy with my time for my first tri and wet road conditions.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on maintaining speed over rolling hills.
Transition 2
  • 02m 18s
Comments:

I definately need to work on transitions, I lost a lot of time here, probably my biggest take away from today is that I need to practice my transitions.
What would you do differently?:

Practice, practice, practice.
Run
  • 24m 1s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

A good run, probably my strongest category in the event. Could have done a bit better on the pace, I started out a bit to easy but w/in a half mile I picked it up significantly and kept it up.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around, stretch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Wet conditions, lack of practice in transitions, swimming technique in open water/confidence to swim open water race.

Event comments:

For a small race it was well organized with plenty of support. A fun event and nice to have a good local tri!




Last updated: 2011-05-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:01 | 880 yards | 02m 30s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 230/355
Performance: Average
Suit: O'Niel Half Suit, 2mm
Course: Well marked, a bit of current to across swim out and back from beach. Jellyfish! I got into a tangle w/ one and wound up w/ a pretty good sting on back of neck.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:57
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:50:46 | 16.1 miles | 19.03 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 145/355
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Moderate hills, some sharp turns, most roads not closed to traffic but police and officials at every intersection. Course was well marked, some beat up New England roads from harsh winters. I saw a few people fall on corners, slippery from rain.
Road: Potholes Wet Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:18
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:24:01 | 03.1 miles | 07m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 103/355
Performance: Good
Course: Gentle hills, fairly fast, well marked course, with 2 aid stations for water/gator aide.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4