Father's Day Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Herald, California
United States
TBF Racing
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 06m 21s
Overall Rank = 84/123
Age Group = Clyde
Age Group Rank = 7/12
Pre-race routine:

Early-mornig wakeup and gather the family, load up and drive about 1 hr down to the lake. Checked in at Registration, found my Dad and got gear into transition area. Suited up and down to water about 15 min before race time.
Event warmup:

Nothing to speak of.
Swim
  • 07m 26s
  • 400 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim. Started well left (outside) of field to avoid crowd, found some feet and cruised to the turn. Side-stroked a few strokes to keep my head up around the turn, then back down and pulled through to the beach. Passed a lot of guys on the way into the beach.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, swim felt good.
Transition 1
  • 04m
Comments:

Per plan, walked up the grassy path from lake to transition. Still recovering from strep the week before, didn't want to over-extend. Slow transition, but felt good at this point.
What would you do differently?:

go harder.
Bike
  • 31m
  • 8 miles
  • 15.48 mile/hr
Comments:

Knowing this was a short ride and feeling good, hammered pretty hard for the first half of the ride. The effects of being sick the week before started to set in and I had some trouble coming back; legs got really tired coming back up the hills.
What would you do differently?:

train more between races, but given illness the week before there wasnt much I could do.
Transition 2
  • 02m
Comments:

Remembered my race belt this time...improvement over last race!
Run
  • 23m
  • 2 miles
  • 11m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

It was hot. I was tired. Definitely started feeling the effects of being sick before the race. Walked the uphills going out and ran most of everything else. Fell in with a couple of good-natured racers and we "leap-frogged" each other back.
What would you do differently?:

Still need more run training...my run sucks (even when I'm not recoving from sickness)
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some water and hung out in the shade with my wife, kids, mom and niece/nephew. Waited for my dad to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Definitely felt the effects of illness the week before. Need to train more between races. 3 weeks until next Sprint on this course, need to work hard on the run.

Event comments:

As always, love TBF events! These guys are awesome.




Last updated: 2012-06-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:26 | 400 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/123
Performance: Good
Suit: XTerra Vortex 3 Sleevless
Course: Triangular course, start west side of beach out to white turn bouy. Return to swim exit arch at east end of swim beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:31:00 | 08 miles | 15.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/123
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back course. 2.5 mi back across the dam/park and out onto SR-104, then out to the turn-around point and back. Gently sloping hills, slight climb back into park.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:23:00 | 02 miles | 11m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/123
Performance: Below average
Course: Out-and-back course on fire & access roads around lake. Lots of short little hills. Dirt and rock roads for run.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5