5430 Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Boulder, Colorado
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 57m
Overall Rank = 926/1114
Age Group = F25-29
Age Group Rank = 61/75
Pre-race routine:

breakfast, up to boulder, ate some bread and peanut butter in trans, sunscreened, etc.
Event warmup:

about a mile or so on the bike to just feel out the legs; then one loop in the closed off swim area.
Swim
  • 21m 11s
  • 805 meters
  • 02m 38s / 100 meters
Comments:

first few buoys felt like they came on fast; had goggle leakage - not good. second half of the swim was kind of a struggle.
What would you do differently?:

buy new goggles. i dunno.
Transition 1
  • 03m 9s
Comments:

took time to body glide the feet and put on the race number.
What would you do differently?:

do a race with wetsuit strippers.
Bike
  • 59m 22s
  • 17.2 miles
  • 17.38 mile/hr
Comments:

all in all, i felt like the ride went pretty well. a bit faster than last year.
What would you do differently?:

need to get faster in those first few miles. need to work on that somehow.
Transition 2
  • 02m 3s
Comments:

took care to sunscreen. yay.
What would you do differently?:

not much. about as fast as i can get it currently.
Run
  • 31m 15s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

could NOT get my lungs underneath me. when i could run, i was booking it. just couldn't sustain it.
What would you do differently?:

run more in training.
Post race
Warm down:

walk with mmrr, try not to die.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of brick training, lack of long run training.

Event comments:

eh, it's definitely not the jewel of the boulder tri series and it's obvious. still, brings out a lot of fast people to make me feel super f'ing slow.




Last updated: 2012-06-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:11 | 805 meters | 02m 38s / 100meters
Age Group: 69/75
Overall: 1007/1114
Performance: Average
Suit: blueseventy reaction longjohn
Course: rectangular!
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:09
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:59:22 | 17.2 miles | 17.38 mile/hr
Age Group: 55/75
Overall: 913/1114
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: first five or so miles are uphill; then some down and a bit more up.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 78
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:03
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:31:15 | 03.1 miles | 10m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 62/75
Overall: 904/1114
Performance: Average
mile one about a 9:50ish, mile two just about 20:00.
Course: fairly flat and dirt.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4