Grand Rapids Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States
Tris4Health
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 19m 7s
Overall Rank = 43/193
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 4/34
Pre-race routine:

Half a peanut butter bagel, and a lot of wondering why I do this.
Event warmup:

Took a short ride to make sure my bike was in the right gear, but missed the chance to get in the water. That's one of the bad things about this race is that it is very hard to get a swim warmup in relatively close to your wave start.
Swim
  • 10m 54s
  • 600 meters
  • 01m 49s / 100 meters
Comments:

PA system wasn't working so I couldn't hear the countdown or the official start. Heard the crowd yell go and saw movement so I dove forward and took off at a good pace. Started on the inside line towards the first buoy, which is my favorite strategy.

Started out well, but had to back off a bit at about 200m because I hadn't warmed up properly. Probably cost me 20 seconds overall. Felt good once I got my breath back and started picking people off. Had someone going stroke for stroke with me through about 350m, so I had to pick it up a bit to drop him.
What would you do differently?:

Get in a better warm up.
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

First attempt at mounting bike with shoes already clipped into pedals. Not bad, could've been slightly smoother. Long transition run. Still slight difficulty getting out of the wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

Need to improve on removing wetsuit quickly, but not bad.
Bike
  • 36m 47s
  • 12.4 miles
  • 20.23 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt good on the bike. Sprint turnaround could've been marked better. Only got passed a few times early, other than that I was picking people off the entire ride.
What would you do differently?:

Need to push the last 3 miles a little harder. Had too much left. Also came out of shoes too early because it was my first time doing that.
Transition 2
  • 01m 45s
Comments:

Long transition with too many people getting in the way. Crowded rack made it tough to get the bike on over my bag, despite being the first one back to the rack.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Run
  • 27m 29s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Mediocre run, didn't push it quite enough. No confidence in my run.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder after half a mile. Just need to train the run a lot harder.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, oranges, and standing at the finish line watching friends come in. No good warm down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A very weak running ability.

Event comments:

Good race, just small things to improve on. Great job for being in their second year.




Last updated: 2012-06-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:54 | 600 meters | 01m 49s / 100meters
Age Group: 2/34
Overall: 21/193
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless wetsuit
Course: Out 250m, over 100m, back 250m.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:11
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:36:47 | 12.4 miles | 20.23 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/34
Overall: 42/193
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Pretty flat, nice course.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 76
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:45
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:29 | 03.1 miles | 08m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/34
Overall: 0/193
Performance: Below average
Course: Easy flat run with lots of volunteer stations.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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] 4