Rock Cliff Triathlon at Jordanelle - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Francis, Utah
United States
RaceTri
58F / 14C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 32m 8s
Overall Rank = 22/80
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 7/11
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and packed the car, headed out and ate a bonk breaker bar and banana on the way to the race location about an hour away.

I had to register the morning of the race due to a wait with USAT for my membership so I showed up at 6:30 to transition area. Registration was flawless and took a couple of minutes.
Event warmup:

Jumped into the water and swam around for 10 minutes before the start to get a little warmed up.
Swim
  • 17m 29s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 08s / 100 yards
Comments:

Being that this was the second time since November that I had swam, I took it easy and just found a good rhythm and stuck with it.
What would you do differently?:

Swim in the pool more.
Transition 1
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

A little slow but I was a bit dizzy after the swim.
Bike
  • 43m 42s
  • 14 miles
  • 19.22 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a super fun and scenic ride, I think that I had a smile on my face the whole time even though there were some good hills.
Transition 2
  • 00m 54s
Comments:

Transition was smooth, no issues. Bike down, shoes on and out of transition. I forgot my sunglasses so I had to run without.
What would you do differently?:

Don't forget my sunglasses next time.
Run
  • 29m 4s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 21s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Run faster
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some watermelon and a banana and walked around to cool off. I ran into my neighbor and we just relaxed until his wife finished.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough training.

Event comments:

I loved this race! The venue is in a nature reserve area up near Heber Utah and is beautiful. The organizers were very good and really made for a great race.

At the pre race briefing, I felt like I was at the comedy club, these guys are funny! The announcer let us know that the olympic racers were to go first, then the rabbit, then the sprints. Since nobody really understood what the rabbit was the announcer explained that it's his brother and that he is giving him a 15 minute lead. If you were the first to catch the rabbit, you win a 20.00 gift card. Anybody else to pass the rabbit throughout the day received a 10.00 gift card. It made for a good time.

I would definitely do this race again and actually plan on it next year. It is the most fun that I've had in a Sprint triathlon.




Last updated: 2012-07-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:29 | 820 yards | 02m 08s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/80
Performance:
Suit: Full
Course: This course was a great clockwise one loop course.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 59F / 15C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:37
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:43:42 | 14 miles | 19.22 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/80
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: The course was really scenic and took place out of the Rock Cliff park and up a side road near Francis. I was hoping to maintain a little faster bike split but with the rolling hills I was not able to push any faster. I passed a few people and missed the turn around point so I lost a bit of time at that point. The hill coming down from Francis was super fun and I passed a few people going about 50.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:54
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:29:04 | 03.11 miles | 09m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/80
Performance: Average
Course: This was such a fun course but my legs just weren't ready to run! The run started as a flat run coming out of the Rock Cliff park and turned into a good up hill on the road. After the hill, the run cut to the right with a downhill of rock. These were pretty large rocks and so running downhill was a little sketchy. The run then continued off road for the last mile (which felt like 13 miles!) and ended on a really fun boardwalk/ nature trail. You could hear the announcer at the finish line but could not tell where it was until the last left corner. Oh joy, I'm done!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
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