Columbia Downtown Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Columbia, South Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
58F / 14C
Sunny
Total Time = 59m 22s
Overall Rank = 35/196
Age Group = Masters Open
Age Group Rank = 5/5
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 3:45 to drive up from Hilton Head. Gatorade bar and bottle of water on way up. Arrived at about 7:15 to set up stuff.
Event warmup:

Swam 700 meters, rode a mile or two to make sure bike is in right gear for the uphill start. Ran a mile or so.
Swim
  • 08m 53s
  • 500 meters
  • 01m 47s / 100 meters
Comments:

Good swim except I could not get around the guy in front of me. Every time I tried, he moved sideways and blocked. Made me mad, but I knew he would beat be on bike and run. So I decided to try and draft off him. Would have easier if he had swam straight. I had never out swam him before, so would have been nice to pass him.Oh well.
What would you do differently?:

Pass him.
Transition 1
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

Went well because not many others in T1 to have to maneuver around.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to start with shoes already attached to bike.
Bike
  • 29m 6s
  • 9.6 miles
  • 19.79 mile/hr
Comments:

Going up hills killed me since I live on an island. Going down hill was fun though. I hit 42.5 mph on one loop. 38+ on the other two. I am very aggressive on the downhills. Glad the roads were dry. I wanted to hit 29 minutes and only missed it by 6 seconds.
What would you do differently?:

Train more on our only bridge.
Transition 2
  • 00m 43s
Comments:

Good except for quick laces missed the tongue of my shoe. I spent a second or so trying to fix and then just said oh well.
I had the bike course at 9.6 miles.
What would you do differently?:

Remember where the run out is. Luckily my rack was right beside the bike in so I only ran a few yards the wrong way.
Run
  • 19m 54s
  • 2.75 miles
  • 07m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

Could not run quite as fast as last week. My legs were fried from the hills on bike. I wish that they could get an out and back back course accurate. I had 2.75 and heard lots of others that had their Garmin in the same range.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more running on our only bridge.
Post race
Warm down:

None. Just walked around and talked to people. My legs are sore now from the hills and lack of cool down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills, hills and more hills.

Event comments:

They need to make sure people that sign up in "Open" really belong there. There was a woman behind me that finished dead last in women's race and beat only an 81 year old man.I heard from lots of people that she clogged up the whole swim lanes. She took twice as long in pool as everyone else around her. They also need to get an accurate 5k. I have done this race several times and it has not been 5k yet. I do love racing with Setup. Other than these two things, they put on great races.




Last updated: 2012-03-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:53 | 500 meters | 01m 47s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 19/196
Performance: Good
Time includes about 100 yards running to timing mat.
Suit: Blue 70
Course: 50 meter pool. 10 lengths. Under lane lines on each wall.
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:48
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:29:06 | 9.6 miles | 19.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 38/196
Performance: Good
HR was all over the place because of hills.
Wind: Little
Course: Very hilly for what I am used to. 3 loops of a little over 3 miles. First mile is long slow pull uphill. Then downhill for another mile. Then about a mile of pretty flat roads.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:43
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:19:54 | 02.75 miles | 07m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 50/196
Performance: Average
HR rate again was all over the place because of the hills.
Course: Seemed to be all uphill. Also seemed like we were into the wind all the time.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4