North Mankato Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Mankato, Minnesota
United States
67F / 19C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 15m 40s
Overall Rank = 61/222
Age Group = M45-54
Age Group Rank = 11/26
Pre-race routine:

Peanut butter and honey sandwich 3 hours before race time.
Stay hydrated with 1/2 strength Gatorade.
Event warmup:

Biked 3 miles in easy gear, stretched, ran 1/2 mile, stretched, swam 150 yards, stretched, waited for the gun.
Swim
  • 08m 14s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

I waited 10 seconds after the start before entering the water to avoid the crowd. Did a few breast strokes intermittently to navigate. Felt long and smooth the entire course.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 02m 6s
Comments:

Rinsed off feet, put socks and shoes while sitting on my bucket (thanks for the article on this), got shirt helmet and glasses on, then took bike and ran.
What would you do differently?:

Consider going without socks, get speed laces.
Bike
  • 40m 43s
  • 12 miles
  • 17.68 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Get aero bars.
Transition 2
  • 00m 22s
Comments:

Biked in my running shoes, so just had to ditch helmet and go.
What would you do differently?:

nothing.
Run
  • 24m 18s
  • 3.6 miles
  • 06m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

No water, just run.
What would you do differently?:

Start pushing the pace a little sooner, waited until 600 meters to go.
Post race
Event comments:

Drank my own stuff so can't rank the stations. Had to leave so can't rank the post race activites. My first tri, I had a blast.




Last updated: 2011-06-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:14 | 440 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 16/26
Overall: 103/222
Performance: Average
Suit: Tri shorts
Course: Triangle
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:06
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:40:43 | 12 miles | 17.68 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/26
Overall: 103/222
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:22
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:24:18 | 03.6 miles | 06m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/26
Overall: 30/222
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4