River City Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Logansport, Indiana
United States
Cass County YMCA
57F / 14C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 23m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove 2 hours in the pouring dark rain.
Event warmup:

None...I put my wet suit on 45 minutes before the race to stay warm...I started a trend, everyone followed my lead.

Seen 4 people get their race packet and leave...the rain and cool temp. was too much for them.
Swim
  • 09m 32s
  • 500 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

Raining very hard and the fog on the water made it difficult to see the small bouy's.

Ather than that I was pleased. Very clear water.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 03m
Comments:

Long transition from beach to transition area. Had a little trouble getting wet suit off and bike shoes on.

Tried to keep everything dry, but was was difficult.
Bike
  • 44m 37s
  • 15 miles
  • 20.17 mile/hr
Comments:

This would have been a fast bike course if it were not for the heavy rain.
Transition 2
  • 01m 30s
Run
  • 32m
  • 3.3 miles
  • 09m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

This is where it got very interesting. The entire course was in the woods and not paved at all. The rain made the trail into soupy, muddy mess. Again people were running to fast for the conditions. Racers were falling all over the place.

I decided to watch my step. Overall still a good run for me.
Post race
Warm down:

Jumped back in the lake to clean off.

I think I placed in my AG, but was not going to hang around back at the YMCA because of the long cold drive. The RD said he would mail my medal this week. Either got 2nd or 3rd.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rain, Rain, Rain

Event comments:

Like to race it when it is dry!!!




Last updated: 2006-05-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:32 | 500 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
146 Avg HR
Suit: Promotion
Course: U shape
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:44:37 | 15 miles | 20.17 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
152 Avg HR
Wind: Little
Course: Roads good, but flooded due to hard rain. Rain hurt your face as I was riding. Bike computer shut down due to rain. Saw a few bike wrecks on mostly turns and cornering...to early in the race season to justify going to fast on very wet pavement. At least I did not get involved in any wrecks with other racers!!
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:30
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:00 | 03.3 miles | 09m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
159 Avg HR
Course: Trail run not paved and very, very, very muddy!!
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4