Tri2Remember – Crow’s Lake - TriathlonSprint


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Jefferson, Georgia
United States
Georgia Multisports Productions
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 52m 59s
Overall Rank = 218/233
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 21/22
Pre-race routine:

Left the house about 4:30am for the hour ling drive up to the site. Hate half a plain bagel along the way. Arrived a little after 5:30am, just as the site had opened. Parked, got chipped and numbered. Found my rack and setup my transition area.
Event warmup:

Nothing special. About a 5 minute walk from the transition to the swim start. A little tough to walk over the gravel road on bare feet. Mostly walked along the side of the road in the grass and avoided the numerous ant hills.
Swim
  • 10m 51s
  • 400 yards
  • 02m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was an ok swim for me. My biggest problem was that I didn't navigate very well between the two buoys. Got straight to the first one ok then took a semi-circular path to the second. Then made a good line from the second to the swim exit.
What would you do differently?:

Better sighting between the buoys.
Transition 1
  • 02m 34s
Comments:

This was an improved T1 for me. Took about a minute off of my T1 time from my previous race. Slowed down by getting the wet grass clippings off of my feet before putting on my socks & shoes.
Bike
  • 52m 10s
  • 15 miles
  • 17.25 mile/hr
Comments:

My average speed over this course was about 1.5 mph faster than my last race which was a shorter course. Overall I was happy with my bike performance. Having to power through the entire course without any real breaks took a little more out of me than I expected and I paid for it in the run.
Transition 2
  • 01m 31s
Comments:

A much improved T2 time over my last race. Mostly slowed down a little by trying to put running shoes on with wobbly legs from the bike.
Run
  • 45m 54s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 14m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a dismal run performance for me. I think the combination of being tired from the bike and running on the soft trails just wiped me out. Ended up walking more of it than I would have liked to.
What would you do differently?:

Have to work on my run and my bike to run transitions.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing special, walked around the finish area for a little bit. Grabbed a banana and some water. Did some stretches when I got home (since I forgot to at the finish).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mostly my overweight self. Still working on that. This was my second tri and showed a lot of improvements over my first one. I clearly need to put some more focus on my runs. Will have to work on that before my next race in 2 months.

Event comments:

Very well organized and run. Lots of volunteers, lots of course markings. I will definitely do this race again.




Last updated: 2012-06-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:51 | 400 yards | 02m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/233
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: The course was different than what was on their web page. Pretty much a straight course with two buoys along the way. Right turn after the second buoy to the swim exit.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 86F / 30C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:52:10 | 15 miles | 17.25 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/233
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back along the state highway. Had a lane coned off for bikers in each direction and police at every intersection. The course is basically flat but continually rolls along. The descents are not big enough to really coast down and the climbs are just big enough that you can't coast up them after the descent. Basically have to power through the entire course.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:31
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:45:54 | 03.11 miles | 14m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/233
Performance: Bad
Course: A winding course around the property. It was different than the course on the web page, but was a better route in my opinion. There were no loops in the course, it was just a winding path around the lakes and through the woods.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5