Buzzard's Bay Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Dartmouth, Massachusetts
United States
Max Performance
72F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 44m 24s
Overall Rank = 369/507
Age Group = F 35-39
Age Group Rank = 15/23
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, banana and peanut butter. Packed up car and drove to race site, about an hour 15 mins away.
Swim
  • 14m
  • 586 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

very rocky and shallow swim course. our wave felt very large and therefore the swim was pretty rough - lots of scrumming, kicking and hitting. most physical swim i've experienced in a race. i had a few racers grab onto my ankles and pull me back from time to time. pretty chaotic. i would expect that more at the start of the swim but it lasted for most of it!
What would you do differently?:

not sure.
Transition 1
  • 02m 36s
Comments:

my T1 time always disappoints me! i take a little more time now that i'm connecting my insulin pump during T1. (have to unzip trisuit and clip into infusion set, kind of fumble around a bit). but small price to pay to keep my blood sugars in normal range!
What would you do differently?:

not much
Bike
  • 55m 14s
  • 14.7 miles
  • 15.97 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 41s
Run
  • 30m 55s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

had to run up the same hill out of transition as at beginning of bike leg. that sucked! i actually allowed myself to walk up the hill so i wasn't starting the run with a super high HR. i'm surprised with my pace since i did walk that hill and walked through the water station. thought it would have been slower, so i'm happy with that, especially since my run training has been non-existent this year with my shin injury. :)
Post race
Warm down:

drank some water, hung out with friends

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of run training, need to push more - i tend to keep things comfortable

Event comments:

really well run race. it helped that the weather was perfect! beautiful location. max performance always does a great job! would definitely do this race again.




Last updated: 2012-01-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:00 | 586 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 299/507
Performance: Below average
Suit: Blue Seventy Sleeveless
Course: point to point in ocean at state park.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:36
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:55:14 | 14.7 miles | 15.97 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 370/507
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: beautiful scenic route around dartmouth. lots of horse farms and country roads on one side, views of the ocean on other side. really gorgeous location for a race. there were more hills on the bike course than i expected including one coming right out of transition, ouch!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:41
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:30:55 | 03.1 miles | 09m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 415/507
Performance: Average
Course: out and back loop on same road as end of bike course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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