Falmouth Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Falmouth, Massachusetts
United States
Without Limits Productions
73F / 23C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 59m 10s
Overall Rank = 61/691
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/34
Pre-race routine:

Cereal with a banana, coffee, energy drink
Event warmup:

biked from my house to the event (3 miles, easy spin, yay for hometown races)
Swim
  • 07m 15s
  • 600 yards
  • 01m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good for me ! 4 minutes quicker than at Escape the Cape, stayed with the freestyle longer, did a good job surfing the waves in for the finish
What would you do differently?:

keep practicing
Transition 1
  • 02m 3s
Comments:

no stuck zippers, run into transition was looonnnggg
solid improvement here though (2:47 to 2:03)
Bike
  • 25m 41s
  • 9.25 miles
  • 21.61 mile/hr
Comments:

New bike(Trek 1.5) rocked !!
got stuck around an SUV for a while and had to deal with that, but really pushed the hills and made up a lot of places on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

move to clipless pedals (do the shoes on the bike thing in T1), learn to jump on/off bike
Transition 2
  • 00m 46s
Comments:

using toe clips still so T2 is easy
What would you do differently?:

learn to jump off bike
Run
  • 24m 1s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

can't figure out the drinking while running thing, so I dumped the water I took on my head

couldn't get really moving, run was tough, I suffered through it
What would you do differently?:

learn how to drink and run, it was hot out there
Post race
Warm down:

drank gatorade talked to family, talked to others racers

What limited your ability to perform faster:

heavy legs in the run

Event comments:

had a great time, beat my goal (even with the tough run !)






Last updated: 2011-07-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:15 | 600 yards | 01m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 209/691
Performance: Good
Suit: Yes
Course: Rectangle, with the current
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:03
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:25:41 | 9.25 miles | 21.61 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 44/691
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: loop, with rolling hills and 3 tight corners, one at the top of a hill, another at the bottom of a hill
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:46
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:24:01 | 03.1 miles | 07m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 84/691
Performance: Average
Course: flat, out & back, headwind for first half, tailwind 2nd half, beach finish
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5