Green Lakes Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Fayetteville, New York
United States
YMCA of Greater Syracuse
80F / 27C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 23m 43s
Overall Rank = 165/383
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 23/37
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early, had a 20 minute drive to the park. It was pouring first thing this morning. Stopped and grabbed a bagel and had some water. Got to the park at 6:45AM, 15 minutes before the park opened. They let us in anyways. I waited around for about 15 minutes before getting out. Rain started to stop. Setup Transition area, then went to get body mark. I was in the second wave.
Event warmup:

Didn't do much of any warmups
Swim
  • 16m 55s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was pretty disappointed with the swim. It set the stage for the rest of the race for me.
What would you do differently?:

Practice swimming in the open water with the wetsuit. I really need to get that down.
Transition 1
  • 02m 5s
Comments:

This was the first time getting out of this wetsuit. I like how it came off at the ankles. I wasn't trusting that I could just yank my foot through and instead was just trying to slowing pull it out. Over all I wasn't really pushing for speed through the transitions. I was just cruising through it.
What would you do differently?:

I think I would like to try to bike with no socks on, as well as try to mount with my shoes attached. This will cut down on this T time.
Bike
  • 38m 10s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 19.54 mile/hr
Comments:

The bike was just how we practiced it the week before. I wasn't really looking at the time because I felt the race was over based on my swim performance.
What would you do differently?:

I would work on just overall speed on the bike. I will want to work with biking with no socks on, along with the dismounting with keeping my shoes clipped in.
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

Over all it went pretty smoothly, I didn't really have any problems with changing over shoes and getting my helmet off.
What would you do differently?:

I will want to work with running with no socks on since I'm going to try to do that with biking.
Run
  • 25m 27s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt slower then what my time really showed. Overall I was pleased with the time.
What would you do differently?:

I would have my Garmin on so I can tell my pace and distance. I couldn't tell how fast/slow I was going.
Post race
Warm down:

Had a bottle of water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think the swim really messed me up, since I felt it went bad the rest of my race felt bad. I just need to work on that portion of the the tri and I think I can really do well.

Event comments:

The race was very fair, it had a little of everything.




Last updated: 2011-06-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:55 | 880 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 0/383
Performance: Bad
Suit: Xterra Vortex
Course: Swim was counter clockwise, the water was very calm and I was in the second wave. As soon as the horn went off I got in about two strokes before running into people. At that point I started to have breathing problems. I couldn't seem to catch my breath at all. I had to do the entire swim using breast stroke or back stroke. It seemed like my suite was constricting my lungs so they couldn't expand to get air. It set the tone for the rest of the race.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:05
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:38:10 | 12.43 miles | 19.54 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 0/383
Performance: Average
one loop course
Wind: None
Course: The course was pretty flat with the exception of the one big hill once you get back into the park.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:25:27 | 03.11 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 0/383
Performance: Average
Course: One trail lap around both Green and Round Lake. The trail was a little wet from the rain earlier in the morning.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
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