Benaroya Research Institute Seafair Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Seattle, Washington
United States
Beneroya Research Institute and SeaFair
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 17m 58s
Overall Rank = 68/612
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 12/46
Pre-race routine:

Light swim warm up. Peanut butter toast, coffee, stinger waffle and sip of perform. Shoes off bike, decided to run without socks.
Event warmup:

Light swim warm up. Maybe too light.
Swim
  • 11m 38s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

Age Group rank by men 40-44, overall includes all non-team racers, men and women.
What would you do differently?:

Relax more. Slow cadence after initial 200m.
Transition 1
  • 02m 15s
Comments:

Had a hard time getting into my shoes (buckles) and decided to go sockless at this moment. Struggled to get into my clips, duh! Felt way slower than the 2:15 I posted.
What would you do differently?:

Tri shoes. Practice with cold hands.
Bike
  • 34m 21s
  • 12 miles
  • 20.96 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Spin more at the beginning to get my legs warmed up. Longer straw for my water bottle. Smaller tool pouch for this distance. Lower bar set to help with aero and crosswinds.
Transition 2
  • 01m 44s
Comments:

clipped out of and ran with bike shoes on. No opportunity to hop off bike gracefully as the dismount areas was a little crowded and I don't feel that comfortable getting closer than needed. This was way faster than it felt.
What would you do differently?:

With tri shoes, I could have hopped out of the shoes and ran barefooted into transition. This would have sped up my transition by 15-20 seconds running and removing the shoes.
Run
  • 28m
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Went sockless. OOPPS! Considering my running training, IT Band, blisters and steep descent, I'm very happy with my run. Set a 5k PR.
What would you do differently?:

Keep training, this is by far my weakness.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around the booths and took it easy. Drank coconut water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Inexperience. Don't even really know what to enter here.

Event comments:

My only real complaint with this race is the location and time of the packet pickup. It is a PIA to get to downtown Seattle in heavy traffic.




Last updated: 2012-06-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:38 | 880 yards | 01m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/46
Overall: 32/612
Performance: Average
Suit: Team in Training
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:15
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:34:21 | 12 miles | 20.96 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/46
Overall: 40/612
Performance: Below average
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: Tough ride across I90. Cross winds tossed me around like a kite. Felt even worse on the horns, so stayed in the aero bars. Had a hard time getting a warmed up feeling and was surprised to struggle on the two light hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Bad
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:44
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:28:00 | 03.1 miles | 09m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 33/46
Overall: 343/612
Performance: Good
Course: Flat course with one big hill towards the end.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 4