The Dam Tri - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Meadville, Pennsylvania
United States
Meadville Family YMCA
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 42s
Overall Rank = 51/184
Age Group = 25-29 M
Age Group Rank = 8/12
Pre-race routine:

Got up around 5:30 and ate a banana and two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Drank a bottle of water and a bottler of gatorade before the race.
Event warmup:

None.
Swim
  • 08m 33s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 56s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was my first race and my second open water swim. I need to work on sighting and staying on course. Once I went off course by a couple of yards so it didn't cost me much time, but some. I started faster than I wanted, but after a few yards I slowed a bit and got my breathing back under control.
What would you do differently?:

Start slower and pick up the pace as I go and sight better.
Transition 1
  • 02m 35s
Comments:

It was about a 1/4 mile run to the transition area. I didn't wear a wetsuit so I just had to put my socks and helmet on and go. I had my shoes in the pedals already so when I got to the mount line I put one foot in and started the bike and got the other in as I was moving.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Maybe run a little faster to transition.
Bike
  • 35m 54s
  • 11.3 miles
  • 18.89 mile/hr
Comments:

This is about the only segment I passed anyone on. My goal was to hammer it on the bike since it is my strongest event and hope I can hold on during the run.
What would you do differently?:

Go even harder.
Transition 2
  • 00m 51s
Comments:

Grabbed my hat, racing belt, chews, put my shoes on and took off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 28m 51s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

I knew this was my weakest event because I haven't trained as much as I wanted because of knee injuries. I thought I would do about 2 min or so faster, but I really hit the bike hard so I think that took a bit out of my run.
What would you do differently?:

Ignore the pain and run faster.
Post race
Warm down:

None.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Runnning.

Event comments:

Good race, well organized and 3 aid stations on a 5k run. I plan on doing this event every year as a guage of my performance year over year.




Last updated: 2012-05-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:33 | 440 yards | 01m 56s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/12
Overall: 67/184
Performance: Average
Suit: TYR Trisuit
Course: Two left turns with the start in wasit deep water.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:35
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:35:54 | 11.3 miles | 18.89 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/12
Overall: 26/184
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: First 3.5 miles or so are mostly uphill with most of the rest of the course flat or downhill.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:51
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:28:51 | 03.1 miles | 09m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/12
Overall: 100/184
Performance: Below average
Course: Starts off running through grass to get to a road which is uphill then turns onto a loose gravel trail and stays on the trail for most of the run, then back on the grass before finishing in the parking lot.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4