Panther Prowl Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lenoir City, Tennessee
United States
Endurance Sports Management
88F / 31C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 52m 26s
Overall Rank = 9/101
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 1/2
Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 5:00 and had a small cup of coffee. Ate a bowl of cereal, stretched out the IT Band and was out the door.
Event warmup:

I swam a couple hundred meters before the race this time to get some of the jitters out. It helped a lot. I was much more comfortable at controlling my pace
Swim
  • 02m 38s
  • 150 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim went well. Took it nice and slow and wasn't winded at all when I came out of the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

Smooth transition. No problems at all.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 29m 22s
  • 10 miles
  • 20.43 mile/hr
Comments:

The bike went well except for that my Garmin didn't work. I looked at it right before I went into the swim (I left it on my aero bars) and it was all set. When I started to the bike and went to press start, it was in some weird history mode. I pressed mode and fiddled with it for a couple of seconds but eventually just gave up and started pushing hard. Overall I probalby could have pushed it to 21 MPH.
What would you do differently?:

I don't know how I could have avoided the Garmin situation...I still don't know how it got into that mode.
Transition 2
  • 00m 33s
Comments:

I didn't try anything fancy this round. I decided to keep the shoes on and just stop, unclip, and step off the bike. I had a great spot in transition and got the shoes on and out quick.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 18m 38s
  • 2.49 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

I have had MAJOR IT Band issues the last month, so I was really worried about it taking away from the run. It did to a certain extent at the beginning, but I pushed it out of my head and had a good run. I could have taken it to sub-7:00 miles without the IT Band issues.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung out with a few people I know and waited on awards.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The IT Band restricted me just a bit, but the main help would have been a working Garmin.

Event comments:

They had a timing issue and screwed the top 5-6 finishers out of recognition...and we waited an hour for them to figure out they didn't have their correct times. They fixed the error and got the times posted later in the evening, but it was pretty annoying post-race.




Last updated: 2011-07-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:02:38 | 150 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/2
Overall: 0/101
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri Shorts
Course: Time Trial Swim Start.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:27
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
00:29:22 | 10 miles | 20.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/2
Overall: 0/101
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Relatively flat course with a few rolling hills. Pretty nice overall...a little rough though.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:33
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:18:38 | 02.49 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/2
Overall: 0/101
Performance: Good
Course: Very flat with just one hill.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3