Hopewell Triathlon - Miles of Hope - TriathlonSprint


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Hopewell Junction, New York
United States
Bikeway
Sunny
 		Total Time = 58m 47s
Overall Rank = 12/51
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/5
Pre-race routine:

I biked to this race since it wasn't on the calendar and I was missing my long bike. 13.5 miles nice and slow. That meant no wetsuit or extra frills. Turns out that I like being a minimalist. This race was very informal and the transition area was a mess. This is the first time I saw a bunch of people had laid out full sized chafing trays to clean their feet. I laghed thinking that I should have brough my 5 gallon camping shower...
Event warmup:

Swam about 100yds to see how murky the water was. It wasn't bad. Plus the bike in.
Swim
  • 08m
  • 400 yards
  • 02m / 100 yards
Comments:

I'm totally making up this time. Swim + T1 was 10:33 and I was one of the last out of the water. They called it 500 yard but no way. Super fast Art did it in 5:46, but even if he only had 1:30 transition, something don't compute, methinks.
Anyway, the swim went fine and slow for me, but no cramping or pains.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Went okay. I had to wipe my feet and put on socks. My toes were and are chewed up from sockless training in the rain.
Bike
  • 26m 24s
  • 8.6 miles
  • 19.55 mile/hr
Comments:

Timing by Garmin. They listed the course at 10 miles :-)
I went out pretty hard and felt good. Since I was so far back on the swim, passed a bunch of folks. Passing was a littel dicey with car traffic and some rough spots in the road. I got passed by only one guy. Luckily he was young, but I guess a slowpoke swimmer. I kept my sights on him and tried to race him to the finish, but ran out of time and slowed it down to ease into dismount.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 21m 19s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 06m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt pretty good on the run and kept it consistent around 7min's. Had a pretty strong finish and picked a few more off.
Post race
Warm down:

Waited for results thinking I might actually place but was surprised not to get the call. Then I was really surprised seeing the tatoo on the 1st place 35-39 Y/O. I passed that dude about a minute before the finish! Oh well, it was for a good cause. They did fix it and emailed me to straighten it out. 1st!!
Then I rode home. That ride kind of sucked as I was tired, in a sticky race suit, and the sun was blazing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swwwimmmminggg.

Event comments:

Official results (to compare to later years)

Swim + T1 = 10:33
Bike + T2 = 26:55
Run = 21:19
Total = 58:47




Last updated: 2012-06-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:00 | 400 yards | 02m / 100yards
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/51
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:26:24 | 08.6 miles | 19.55 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/51
Performance: Good
Avg HR 157 Max HR 169
Wind:
Course: I nice loop with a few rollers but some flat. Volunteers at all of the turns. Nice.
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:21:19 | 03.1 miles | 06m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/51
Performance:
Avg HR 170 Max HR 193
Course: Out and back. Mostly on the rail-trail. Very nice. I'll start bringing the kiddies out here
Keeping cool Drinking
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]