Tejas Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Sugar Land, Texas
United States
Outloud! Productions
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 22m 20s
Overall Rank = 270/390
Age Group = F 30-34
Age Group Rank = 15/24
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:50, ate 3/4 of a PBB wrap. Drank some water and Gatorde leading up to the race start.

Spent the night at a hotel after a late night of video work...this afforded me a couple extra hours of sleep.
Event warmup:

Easy spin from parking to transition. Short 1/2-ish mile jog, 2-300 easy swim.
Swim
  • 10m 33s
  • 600 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Didn't feel like this was my best tri swim, but I will take it. Didn't do any drafting, but did lead out Nikki who did an excellent job of staying on my feet the whole way. It looked like there were more yellow caps in front of me, but I will take a 5th place swim considering the circumstances. Still want to have a 1st place swim some day.

Lots of contact and it never seemed to thin out. I did a great job of holding my line and not letting other swimmers bully me out of position.
What would you do differently?:

I'm not going to complain or nit-pick my performance today. Just getting to the starting line and then finishing was an accomplishment in itself.
Transition 1
  • 02m 18s
Comments:

Jogged to transition then walked while in transiton. Just trying to settle down and get focused.
What would you do differently?:

Hustle.
Bike
  • 39m 48s
  • 11 miles
  • 16.58 mile/hr
Comments:

Did not like the new bike course, but that wasn't the primary reason for my slow performance.

Just wanted to maintain a good pace and try to stay focused. Garmin was dead this morning, so I was riding blind...and I did not like that feeling at all.

Got passed a lot, but fortunately I did pass at least a few cyclists as to not completely destroy my confidence.
What would you do differently?:

"Race" the bike portion next time.
Transition 2
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

Don't even remember T2...looks like it was reasonably fast.
What would you do differently?:

Hustle.
Run
  • 28m 21s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

Was it just me or did the run course seem short? Wish I had my Garmin to confirm.

If it was accurately 3 miles, then wow...I am very proud of this performance...a tri PR run pace by almost 90".

The first two miles I just wanted to stay at a comfortable steady pace. Starting Mile 3, I picked up the pace, then red-lined the last 800.
What would you do differently?:

I could have probably run the first 2 miles a little faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked over to the food table to enjoy some Papa John's pizza...my favorite post-race indulgence!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Tough week leading up to race day.

Making the decision to put Taylor to sleep the day before definitely carried a lot of emotional weight on race day.At several points I just wanted to give up and cry.

Video job Saturday night and a later than normal pre-race bedtime...fell asleep sometime after midnight.

Lots of time on the road traveling this week, plus additional work and personal stress all piling up. Decided to race, though, as to not bear the burden of regretting not racing.

Somehow, this was a course PR for me by more than 2:00...so with everything considered, I have to smile about that.

Event comments:

Not the best version of this race (my 3rd year to do this one). Still, well organized. A few minutes late getting started.

Excellent volunteer and police support. I made sure to say thank you or give a friendly nod as I passed each of them. Plenty of aid stations.

New bike course = FAIL. Too much cornering, turning, and the additional 1/2 loop created some confusion and dangerous cross-traffic between 1st and 2nd loopers.

On-site results were a pain and not updated. Results were listed on a scrolling computer monitor...tough to see and did not have my results listed even after about 45 minutes from my finish.

Race shirts this year appeared to be of cheaper quality compared to the Brooks shirts from the past two years.




Last updated: 2011-06-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:33 | 600 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/24
Overall: 24/390
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Triangular course in man-made lake
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:18
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:39:48 | 11 miles | 16.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/24
Overall: 24/390
Performance: Bad
Wind: Little
Course: 1-1/2 loop out to Hwy 90, Hwy 6, then through New Territory Wind: N6
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:18
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:28:21 | 03 miles | 09m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/24
Overall: 24/390
Performance: Good
Course: Loop through New Territory neighborhood. Mostly sidewalks.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3