St. George Triathlon "SGTRI" - Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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St. George, Utah
United States
88F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 44s
Overall Rank = 162/402
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 14/34
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, gorp and gatorade for breakfast - sat in traffic, stood in mob for swim, - swiped drinks out of the motor home.
Event warmup:

Went into the water to get wet and over the first shock
Swim
  • 21m 53s
  • 766 yards
  • 02m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Did okay in the start and then was panicing, dog paddled alot and then finally calmed down enough to swim the last third.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more open water swimming
Transition 1
  • 06m 41s
Comments:

Boy I had no clue about transition techniques. Should have gone to expo on this the night before!!! Took my time, no major problems and had a good time.
Bike
  • 58m 22s
  • 14 miles
  • 14.39 mile/hr
Comments:

Had a great time. Passed lots of folks due to my floundering swim
What would you do differently?:

Practice using the camel back - did not realize you need to bite so hard to get water out.
Transition 2
  • 02m 26s
Comments:

Really happy with the event long sleeved shirt. Wore it for both the run and bike.
Run
  • 30m 20s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

Something of a trudge but ran the whole thing
Post race
Warm down:

Wandered around talking to folks and cheering for friends.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Panic in the water
mountain bike on the bike part
being pretty laid back on the transitions

Event comments:

I listed my overall rank in each leg as overall women.




Last updated: 2006-05-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:53 | 766 yards | 02m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 23/34
Overall: 229/402
Performance: Average
Suit: Full wet suit
Course: Swam around two orange buoys
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:41
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:58:22 | 14 miles | 14.39 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/34
Overall: 206/402
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: A few hills including one dubbed "the bastard"
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:26
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:20 | 03.11 miles | 09m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 16/34
Overall: 168/402
Performance: Good
Course: Rocky, dirt trail - perfect for this mountain girl.
Keeping cool Average 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? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4