Cascade Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Hampstead, Maryland
United States
Piranha Sports
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 22m 57s
Overall Rank = 15/200
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 3/28
Pre-race routine:

Nothing, got up late and rushed all the way to swim start. Lol
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 13m 29s
  • 545 yards
  • 02m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

Really poor first half. Didn't get rhythm and smooth till last buoy. Ok then but too late.
Really odd, even for me, I just couldn't get relaxed and breath at all...
What would you do differently?:

Warm up, start further in front and swim my own race. Really had a start/stop thing the entire way.
Transition 1
  • 01m 50s
Comments:

Weird transition with bad surfaces and long uphill trot
What would you do differently?:

Take shoes to lake maybe?
Bike
  • 44m 32s
  • 15 miles
  • 20.21 mile/hr
Comments:

Feet were killing me! Going to try different footbeds in shimano tri shoes
What would you do differently?:

Need higher gear somehow. Too many downhills I could have pedaled more
Transition 2
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Shoes on, too much bad surface
What would you do differently?:

Gel and drink on bike.
Run
  • 21m 51s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 03s  min/mile
Comments:

Not nearly good enough. Really training long runs and just dont feel the pace
What would you do differently?:

More effort
Post race
Event comments:

Nicely run race. Good early season starter




Last updated: 2012-05-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:29 | 545 yards | 02m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 19/28
Overall: 89/200
Performance: Bad
Suit: Full
Course: Lake triangle. Bad swim but I'm pretty sure yardage is wrong from looking at all times.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:50
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:44:32 | 15 miles | 20.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/28
Overall: 9/200
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Harder climbing early than I though.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:13
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:21:51 | 03.1 miles | 07m 03s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/28
Overall: 19/200
Performance: Average
Course: Steep down at start and steep back up at finish. Otherwise flat
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4