Tomatoman Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Leamington, Ontario
Canada
Leamington Triathlon Weekend
19C / 66F
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 30m 15s
Overall Rank = 106/138
Age Group = Women 50-54
Age Group Rank = 3/5
Pre-race routine:

Arrived at Leamington the night before. Met up with Susan and her hubby for dinner. Hardly got any sleep at the Comfort Inn.
Event warmup:

Short swim. Stand around in the water to acclimatize to temp and water pressure. But there was no indication of the horrifc swim that I was going to have, or the chop out to the first buoy.
Swim
  • 19m 53s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 39s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swim time includes run up to transition.
Horrific swim. Very choppy. Had to float on my back before even reaching the 1st buoy. Can't breathe. Took in water and was coughing.
Lesson learnt - 1 decent swim @ Woodstock doesn't make me a decent swimmer. Another humbling experience.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Fought with wetsuit as usual as it stuck to my wrists and heels. Came in same time as Helen R, but she's off like a bullet while I fought with my wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

Wish I knew, but I'm getting used to it now.
Bike
  • 42m 36s
  • 20 kms
  • 28.17 km/hr
Comments:

Bike time includes transition. 30.3kph according to Garmin.
Went straight through one intersection instead of turning right as race crew did not give proper directions. Had to make a u-turn and lost a lot of momentum. Very windy. Cross winds blowing me all over, not able to hold aero position. Was scared to even take hands off handlebar to drink.
1st AG on the bike by just under a min.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Was able to take Garmin off bike, clip it to wrist strap, change mode from bike to run, and loop strap around wrist - felt quite co-ordinated to be able to do all that w/o losing stride / time.
Run
  • 27m 47s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

5.33km instead of 5k, 8:25min/mi based on Garmin
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, HR would suggest I ran at the right intensity. This is a decent run for me. But the course is definitely longer than 5km.
Post race
Event comments:

Overall rank includes men.
3rd AG, but not a good race overall. Horrific swim, went off course on bike, run was ok. First place is 2' faster, clearly I lost it all on the swim!
Got to meet BT'er Stef Wood and Helen Robertson for the first time.

PS - after a night's sleep, felt a lot better about the race. Sure I lost it on the swim, and didn't have a gd bike. But it looks like on small races, I CAN contend in my AG, and that at this age, I am still S/B/R'ing, that's not a bad lifestyle. Life is Good.


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Last updated: 2011-06-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:53 | 750 meters | 02m 39s / 100meters
Age Group: 5/5
Overall: 114/138
Performance: Bad
Suit: Long sleeve Zoot
Course: Triangular course off Municpal Harbour @ Lake Erie, murky and weedy.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:42:36 | 20 kms | 28.17 km/hr
Age Group: 1/5
Overall: 89/138
Performance: Below average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course:
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Bad Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:27:47 | 03.11 miles | 08m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/5
Overall: 90/138
Performance: Average
Course: 2 loops, with portion along the boardwalk at the waterfront. Quite scenic.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4