Spring Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Commerce City, Colorado
United States
Commerce City Recreation Center
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 54s
Overall Rank = 109/220
Age Group = Male 35-39
Age Group Rank = 25/30
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:30 AM. Ate large breakfast of oatmeal, banana and protein drink mix with milk. Took one hammer gel 1 hour before race start. Drank alot of water.
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 07m
  • 300 yards
  • 02m 20s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Continue to train using Total Immersion techniques. Much room for improvement.
Transition 1
  • 04m 14s
Comments:

Walked most of way from pool to transition. Much room for improvement here.
Bike
  • 44m 57s
  • 13 miles
  • 17.35 mile/hr
Comments:

Used mtn. bike instead of road bike. Much room for improvement here.
What would you do differently?:

Road bike, instead of mtn. bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Run
  • 23m 16s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 31s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Walking.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not using mtn. bike and slow start on run.

Event comments:

This was the first time for this event. Was well organized. However, there were several areas where bike and run paths crossed where it was a bit confusing as to which was which. Could have been a bit more staffed at these areas.




Last updated: 2006-04-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:00 | 300 yards | 02m 20s / 100yards
Age Group: 25/30
Overall: 0/220
Performance: Good
Time at finish of last lap was actually 6 minutes. Took me 1 minute from getting out of pool to crossing timing mat, which was outside of the pool building.
Suit: None - indoor pool
Course: 25m indoor pool.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 79F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:14
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:44:57 | 13 miles | 17.35 mile/hr
Age Group: 25/30
Overall: 0/220
Performance:
Wind: None
Course: Mostly flat. A few small hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:23:16 | 03.1 miles | 07m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/30
Overall: 0/220
Performance: Average
Course: Very flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4