Dam It Man Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Elephant Butte, New Mexico
United States
HEROS, Inc. (Healthy Endeavors Require Our Support)
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 28s
Overall Rank = 42/101
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 8/14
Pre-race routine:

Part of a double weekend so we were already there and did the XTERRA Saturday. Got tot the race and set up transistion. I had some major stomach distress on this morning. None the day before???? Let's just say I was empty when the race started.
Event warmup:

No Wetsuits so warmup again was the long march down tothe water. Got in and found myself in the midst of the studs who somehow got to the outside. I was trying to tread water and getout of their way when thr RD said 15 seconds, go!
Swim
  • 11m 1s
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

Again this seemed longer than 400
What would you do differently?:

It was a good swim. I found myself thinking I was hungry at the turn around bouy. Maybe eat a little more.
Transition 1
  • 04m 37s
Comments:

I passed quite a few onthe ramps up, they were gassing, I thought hmm, it's gonna be a long day if your huffing already!
What would you do differently?:

Brought the shoes again and glad I did.
Bike
  • 39m 33s
  • 12.97 miles
  • 19.68 mile/hr
Comments:

Hammered the bike, fun course very little flat which was fun. The climb up from the river is a decent climb gets the blood flowing.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m 50s
Comments:

Quick T2 for me grabbed a water and got to running
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 25m 27s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

PR the run. I haven't run that close to an 8 min mile since highschool. I didn't run the previous 3 weeks due to some PF. Maybe thats the key!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

walked around water and gatorade

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I missed my goal time of 1:20 by a little. I am ecstatic with my performance this wekend though. The double is tough. Giving 110% 2 days in a row is a drain. Monday I was exhausted. would do both again in a heartbeat.

This is a tough course for a sprint, deep OWS start, long ascent to T1, hilly bike course, and tough run to cap it off.

RD's have this one down.

Event comments:

Awesome race give it a tri!




Last updated: 2012-05-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:01 | 437 yards | 02m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/14
Overall: 66/101
Performance: Good
Suit: none
Course: out and back
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Shot
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:37
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:33 | 12.97 miles | 19.68 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 33/101
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Climb out of T1 to cross the dam, climd to Elephant Butte, down to Turtle Back Mountain resort, through the resort and short cut back to residential street, climb to hwy decend tot he river and cat5 climb back to Transition.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:50
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:27 | 03.1 miles | 08m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 53/101
Performance: Good
Course: Climb out of T2 to hwy to water station, out and back to water station, then another out and back to the same water station, back to finish. So you pass the same water station 3 times which is nice. The second out and back includes a tough climb to a lookout over the lake which was a great view.
Keeping cool Drinking
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4