Crystal River Sprint Triathlon Series #1 - TriathlonSprint


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Crystal River, Florida
United States
DRC Sports
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 28m 32s
Overall Rank = 168/275
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 11/14
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast at 4AM toast, orange juice, banana, oatmeal. Drive to race. Arrived around 6:30. Picked up race packet and set up equipment in transition.
Event warmup:

Swam short distance and talked with many of the participants
Swim
  • 10m 29s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

Slow and steady on the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Push a little harder
Transition 1
  • 01m 31s
Comments:

started to put on shoes before helmet, stopped and put on helmet first
What would you do differently?:

practice transition the night before with everything
Bike
  • 45m 57s
  • 15 miles
  • 19.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Pushed on the first half of the ride. Settled in on the second half with a higher cadence
What would you do differently?:

continue to ride more to get the speed up
Transition 2
  • 01m 16s
Comments:

Sat down to put on my running shoes. After getting up and starting to leave, had to stop and pull the tongues up before leaving transition.
What would you do differently?:

practice transition of putting on running shoes
Run
  • 29m 19s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Stayed at a pretty consistent pace. Ran faster the last 100 yards.
What would you do differently?:

Continue running more to improve time.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank water and walked

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The swim pace was slow. More training will improve all three sports.

Event comments:

The race is always well organized and supported. The series allows the participants to gauge performance.




Last updated: 2012-03-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:29 | 440 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 215/275
Performance: Average
Suit: No
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:31
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:57 | 15 miles | 19.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 139/275
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: flat
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:16
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:29:19 | 03 miles | 09m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 196/275
Performance: Good
Course: Flat though the road is banked
Keeping cool Average 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5