Kure Beach Double Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Kure Beach, North Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
73F / 23C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 23s
Overall Rank = 180/274
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 21/28
Pre-race routine:

The day before the race we ate at Amy's Flaming Bowl. It has become a race tradition. Maria's son came with us which was a nice addition.
Event warmup:

Awake at 4, again at 4:09 and up at 4:18 (snooze). We were one of the first to be at the race site and parked in the usual spot, half way between the bike and swim starts. We brought our bikes to T2 and got body marked and our chips. T1 was at the beach so we stopped at the truck and picked up our plastic bins with everything needed for T1. It was nice to put it all in the bin since T1 is on the beach, in the sand.
Swim
  • 31m 37s
  • 820 yards
  • 03m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

I took a dramamine so I didn't get that sick feeling. The first swim went well. The second swim was pathetic. The breakers kicked up, and my goggles leaked. They filled with sea water and I couldn't see. I must have stopped 5 times to let water out. I finally grabbed a kayak dude and held on as I tried to reseat the goggles.
What would you do differently?:

I wish I could find goggles that do not leak.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

T1 was included in swim 1
Bike
  • 33m 8s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 22.51 mile/hr
Comments:

The bike was decent. I have not got much bike time in so I was not as fast as I could have/should have been. I cant complain though, old BLAZE did fine. The only things I didnt care for was the sharp turn around for the second loop. Im not the greatest at tight turns around a cone. I didnt care for the "bike in" location either. I had to go down a stretch of road to the bike in and couldnt pass the people in front of me. Everyone was slowing for the dismount and there was a bottle neck of folks slowing too soon. This bike was not 12.43 miles long. It might not have even been 12.
What would you do differently?:

work on the engine
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

this was done as part of the first run
Run
  • 26m 40s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

went to the hotel and showered then hung with the gang.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of proper training

Event comments:

I always like doing this race. Its different than the typical tri, and theres lots of action.




Last updated: 2012-02-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:37 | 820 yards | 03m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 0/274
Performance: Below average
Suit: tri shorts
Course: out past the breakers then left at the buoy. Go past a sighting buoy and then left to shore at the third buoy. This was supposed to be 410 yards and done as the first and last leg of the race. The swim was actually proven to be close to a 540 yard leg.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:33:08 | 12.43 miles | 22.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/28
Overall: 107/274
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: This was out of the transition and left turn to the main road. Then it was a 3 mile out and back done twice. It was flat and really only had one gradual dogleg turn to the right (left coming back).
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:40 | 03 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 0/274
Performance: Good
Course: was 1.5 miles from the beach to bike transition and included the bike transition up to the bike out chip. The second part of the run included the second bike transition back to the run and out of the transition, a mile and a half to the beach.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3