River Cities Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Shreveport, Louisiana
United States
Sportspectrum
100F / 38C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 07m 51s
Overall Rank = NA/NA
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 6/17
Event warmup:

Swam 40 meters to warm the shoulders up and wet my hair.
Swim
  • 22m 57s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

First triathlon in 3 years, first open water swim in 5 years, no swim training beforehand so this is what I expected. Not drowning - Check.
What would you do differently?:

Plans to work in some swim workouts.
Transition 1
  • 02m 49s
Comments:

This was fine. Ran up the sandy hill after the nasty swim and didn't bust my butt getting on the bike.
Bike
  • 1h 08m 17s
  • 18.2 miles
  • 15.99 mile/hr
Comments:

The last tri I did 3 years ago I also did no training leading up to it and I went way too hard on the bike. This time I had resolved to keep my cadence above 75 rpm, even if it meant sacrificing a little speed. I knew I would be slow anyway because I haven't been on a bike in 2 years.
What would you do differently?:

Spend some time on the bike trainer building some speed strength. I have solid leg strength so I should be killing the bike section but haven't trained the efficiency.
Transition 2
  • 02m 12s
Comments:

This was good, didn't waste any time. Ran the whole way with my bike and racked quickly.
Run
  • 31m 34s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Made great time on this felt strong on miles 1 and 3, pretty draggy in mile 2. But pace was right on and I had enough gas to sprint the last 200 meters.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank the myoplex they handed me at the finish line.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of swim/bike training. Intense heat.

Event comments:

Awesome race, it was well planned and organized, good parking, very friendly volunteers/police. Worth waking up at 6am to register online for May 1st.




Last updated: 2011-08-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:57 | 880 yards | 02m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 11/17
Overall: 0/NA
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Triangle loop in Cypress Lake
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:49
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:08:17 | 18.2 miles | 15.99 mile/hr
Age Group: 13/17
Overall: 0/NA
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Lots of straight fast road, a few hills but nothing terrible. Nice scenery.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 75
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:12
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:31:34 | 03.11 miles | 10m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/17
Overall: 0/NA
Performance: Good
Course: Park roads, a small piece in the middle that went on dirt trails/fire road in the woods, lots of shade, but the sunny parts were HOTTTTT
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5