Iron Brothers Super Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Grand Prairie, Texas
United States
Ironhead Race Productions
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 28m 16s
Overall Rank = 17/110
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/9
Pre-race routine:

Early breakfast, small bowl of oatmeal, and fruit. got to the race early and had prenty of time to set up.
Event warmup:

Active stretching, and light jog to warm up. swam about 200 to 250 as swim warmup to get use to the water it was really choppy.
Swim
  • 10m 27s
  • 547 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

My navigation was great this time, I stayed close to the bouys and drafted very well down the back stretch then passed the guy with 100 to go.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing on this one.
Transition 1
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

Had a good tranisition. things seemed a little slow but there was a long runout from the water, and I took a bit of time to get the sand off my feet. Overall it was very competitive.
Bike
  • 53m 34s
  • 19 miles
  • 21.28 mile/hr
Comments:

It was a straight and fast course. 4 u turns but the road was wide very easy turns to make.
What would you do differently?:

I would push a little more to try and get and avg of 22 mph.

This was a PR on Avg speed for me.
Transition 2
  • 00m 34s
Comments:

My fastest Transition ever!!!
What would you do differently?:

I want to do this every time.
Overall all rating should be GREAT
Run
  • 22m 9s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

My pace was very consistant. It took about 3/4 of a mile to get my heart rate down but i was not going to let up and let someone catch me.

This was a PR 5k for me.
What would you do differently?:

Push the pace a little more try to get under 7 min miles.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked, around with some active stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I am not sure it was a fast race for me.

Event comments:

The race was will run, and the course was marked well. I thought the volunteer level was a little low but the ones they had were Great.




Last updated: 2011-06-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:27 | 547 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 14/110
Performance: Good
Suit: not legal
Course: course was a long line just keeping bouys on your right. The waves were big just under white capping. swimming mainly in a cross wind.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 84F / 29C Current: High
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:30
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:53:34 | 19 miles | 21.28 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 23/110
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: was a double loop over the dam. Pretty straight forward and flat. two rolling hills at the end of the dam on each side.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:34
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:09 | 03.1 miles | 07m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 13/110
Performance: Average
Course: flat course with lots of turns. It was an out and back through the camping and picnic area. The road followed the lake and was a pretty run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 3