Summer Sizzler Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Gainesville, Georgia
United States
Georgia Multisports Productions
79.2F / 26C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 09m 49s
Overall Rank = 10/198
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/14
Pre-race routine:

Local race, so up at 4:30. Breakfast, big white mint, hydrate, load gear, load family and drive 45 minutes to race.
Event warmup:

Rained all drive. Rained during registration. Rained duing transition set-up, rained during warm-up in water. warm-up in water was light swim to first turn buoy with a mix of stroke speeds and breathing patterns. Did a few runs from swim exit to transition.
Swim
  • 08m 31s
  • 500 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

First comparison swim. Well as close as I can get. This was the Spring Fling race in april.may last year and I raced it wearing a wetsuit. I was faster last year. This is a big deal considering Ive felt lately like my suit isnt making me faster.
Strat was a bang-we took off fast! I slightly faded nearing the first buoy and then regained it. Coming off PIT I was used to more "paced" swimming-oops its a 500-GOOOOOO!
No problems drafting when I could, had a few crossing swim overs with others not sighting well, and had great sighting myself using the giant tree at the exit.
What would you do differently?:

Hold pace longer, it is a sprint afterall.
Transition 1
  • 00m 20s
Comments:

If you've read my race reports-rule #1 stay under 1:00.
:20--TADA! I was second rack in 1/2 way down. Dropped goggles on way in, helmet on-CLICK-and run. about 15 racks to exit, then 100 feet or so to mount line.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 40m 29s
  • 15 miles
  • 22.23 mile/hr
Comments:

Great ride, wish it were dry.
What would you do differently?:

HTFU
Transition 2
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

Ok ok-I know-brokoe cardinal rule #1.
Had to be REAL careful entering T2-the timing mats were GLASS.
Got to my rack I thought quick-hmmm
racked bike fine, helmet fine--then it fell off--onto shoes and socks.
Yeah socks-rain plus barefeet -- UM NO. If I was top 3 Ill take a blister for a pretty trophy, top 10-Ill keep my week of training intact. wet ISH socks and shoes, go go go. stupidly forgot glasses were on as I was putting my visor on on the way out of transition-ran down half rack to toss them back in my area.
What would you do differently?:

Dont drop helmet onto stuff Im about to use.
Faster with socks
glasses off sooner when switching.
Run
  • 18m 54s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Had a tight back for the first 1/4, then tight calves for a few seconds. fine for the climb. Good climbing-I knew this hill was coming. Good pushing. Wish I would have kept pushing harder at the finish but I was sumping all I had once we hit the bottom of the mother hill. I had a PT solutions rabbit who passed me (23 yr hich school trackster trained by clayton) I stayed with him as much as I could-it felt real nice to push it like that for as long as i did. I was :05/mile slower than last year but eh Im happy.
What would you do differently?:

HTFU
Post race
Warm down:

Got get the wife-she was racing her first A/G team race--and rocking it!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

RAIN
Rain
rain
RAIN
mental.

Event comments:

GAMULTUISPORTS-ROCK
VOLUNTEERS-THANK YOU
WEATHER is the ONLY thing that sucked about this race.
Great food, great t shirts, great awards, great giveaways.
Only complaints-stickers were sticky on wrong side and weather
WILL RETURN!!!!




Last updated: 2012-06-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:31 | 500 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/14
Overall: 24/198
Performance: Average
Suit: REALITY BIKES TRI KIT
Course: Rectangle. Beach wade start with green sighting buoy to red turn buoy to red turn buoy past green sight buoy to beach exit.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 79F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:20
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:40:29 | 15 miles | 22.23 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/14
Overall: 12/198
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: backwards P with 3 turns. First 5-6 miles are all rolling uphill. One moderate hill and one false flat hill. One hill you see coming but your downhill bottoms out so momentum is gone. 2 of the 3 turns are climbing or medium speed hills, one is sharp with no speed. Once you clear the 5-6 mile uphill-GUN IT all out for the rest, you wont be sorry you did. I was very happy with my avg speed-considering it was POURING the whole ride.-Had to avoid puddles, rolling water, and slick lines.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:37
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:18:54 | 03.11 miles | 06m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/14
Overall: 0/198
Performance: Good
Course: Lollipop Out across flat bridge (0.25 miles) bend up slight hill to sidestreet. Right turn up HOLY MOTHER OF GOD HILL (0.10). It goes up then bends and goes UP. Drop hill to uphill to rolling windining hills to neighborhood. YOull hit the 1 in the rolls. Neighborhood is MILDLY rolling, all right turns back to rolling winding roads. DOWNHILL (so steep you BRAKE going down it-ESPECIALLY when its still POURING) hard left and slight downhill to bridge. Sprint to parking lot. Left turn in, across the lot, wind right, across parking lot to finish in the back of the park.
Keeping cool Good 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] 5