Charlottesville Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Charlottesville, Virginia
United States
Charlottesville Triathlon Club
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 23s
Overall Rank = 3/60
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/10
Pre-race routine:

Practiced bike mount.
Event warmup:

Swam about 2 minutes, that's it.
Swim
  • 12m 34s
  • 600 meters
  • 02m 05s / 100 meters
Comments:

Had a great start...super easy beginning of swim. I was alone for the first 200 meters, so obviously started in the right place. Got a little clogged at the last buoy, and had to slow down quite a bit. Picked it up for last 100, kicked faster. Perhaps it helped...got 1st in T1.
Transition 1
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

1st in T1! Obviously did fine, even though I put on socks. Guess everyone else did too.
Bike
  • 54m 34s
  • 16 miles
  • 17.59 mile/hr
Comments:

1st on bike overall!
What would you do differently?:

Practice more hills.
Transition 2
  • 00m 27s
Comments:

3rd in T2
Run
  • 25m 46s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

forgot to stretch...oh well.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills!

Event comments:

Really too hilly of a bike course. Really like the trail run just for something different.




Last updated: 2012-05-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:34 | 600 meters | 02m 05s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/10
Overall: 18/60
Performance: Good
Suit: trisuit
Course: Course was possibly longer than in 2010; my swim time was 1 minute slower this year, but all the top female finishers were also 1 minute slower comparatively.
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 79F / 26C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:03
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:54:34 | 16 miles | 17.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/10
Overall: 1/60
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Bike was only 1 minute faster than in 2010. Hmmm. Anyway, EXTREMELY hilly course, I suffered the entire time. Absolutely no recover time.
Road: Smooth  Cadence: 100
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:27
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:46 | 03.11 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/10
Overall: 5/60
Performance: Good
Course: Ran 1:15 faster than in 2010, so good improvement on the run. Trail run, so slower pace.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3