Denver Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Denver, Colorado
United States
The Denver Triathlon LLC
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 15m 38s
Overall Rank = 9/204
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/9
Pre-race routine:

only sleep one hour, then drive from Ft. Collins to Denver ha ha!
Event warmup:

tiny bit of swimming
Swim
  • 13m 4s
  • 875 yards
  • 01m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

Very tight start - lots of bumping for first ~8 minutes. went pretty smoothly after that
Transition 1
  • 01m 58s
Comments:

quite a distance from beach to bike start
Bike
  • 38m 50s
  • 14 miles
  • 21.63 mile/hr
Comments:

felt pretty good; could have maybe pushed a tad harder
What would you do differently?:

focus more on continuous circle peddling
Transition 2
  • 01m
Run
  • 20m 32s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 06m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Took about a mile to adjust & feel good - had to slow down at one point to avoid side ache - mile one was slow (~7:45). Turned it on the last two miles - knew I was keeping a good pace, but didn't think it was around 6:10!
Post race
Warm down:

walk; ice bath; massage

What limited your ability to perform faster:

hardly slept all week - lots of reasons; timed out my pre-race gel, but right after taking it they delayed the race 15 minutes - threw that off. I also accidentally put my second gel at T2 instead of on the bike - so that was off too.

Event comments:

Fantastic for an inaugural race! Expo was great, good prizes, free ice bath and massage were great, post-race food/drink was great (including Muscle Milk). There were a couple rough spots on the bike course near the stadium - crossing RR tracks, etc. Overall great though!




Last updated: 2011-06-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:04 | 875 yards | 01m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 27/204
Performance: Good
Course may have been short - I've never come close to swimming this fast in a pool.
Suit: tri shorts
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:58
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:38:50 | 14 miles | 21.63 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 11/204
Performance: Average
Wind:
Course: city streets; some slight inclines; one small hill
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:20:32 | 03.1 miles | 06m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 11/204
Performance: Good
Course: around Invesco Field and down the greenbelt & back
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4