Island Lake Triathlon, Spring - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Brighton, Michigan
United States
Element Events
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 55s
Overall Rank = 95/316
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/14
Pre-race routine:

Ate oatmeal, drank cofee, set up transition.
Event warmup:

Arm circles, a few strokes in the water.
Swim
  • 14m 1s
  • 800 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

Goggles were poor, fogged up. I struggled to see and after turning the second buoy, I started swim back toward buoy one instead of the next on the course. Adjusted, but lost at least 30 seconds.
What would you do differently?:

I did get new goggles. I think I'm finally dialed in on goggles now.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

I don't know my T1 because when I was taking off my suit, I realized my chip was gone. I was so mad. Stopped, found the RD. He said they could manually enter me and took my word off my watch for the 14:01 I noted entering T1 after the swim before realizing the chip was gone. No one was at the exit to mark me so no clue how long I was in there.
What would you do differently?:

I would say check my strap but I did. Several people lost their chips, they were oversized, clunky, heavy.
Bike
  • 40m
  • 12.4 miles
  • 18.60 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Don't know my T2 as no one was there to take my number manually entering between bike and run.
Run
  • 24m 4s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Again, I probably didn't push *quite* as hard as I usually do in races since I knew my times would be skewed due to the chip loss.
Post race
Event comments:

All in all, I was proud of myself for still hanging in there and getting it done despite the lost chip and lost time. At least this leaves me a big opportunity to PR this course again when they have the 2nd race of the year in August




Last updated: 2012-07-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:01 | 800 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/14
Overall: 35/316
Performance: Average
Suit: Wetsuit
Course: Triangle, the usual. Weedy at the start
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:40:00 | 12.4 miles | 18.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 0/316
Performance:
Again, I don't know my bike time officially because no one was there to take my number manually exiting or entering T2. I was a little deflating after realizing my time goal was blown with the lost chip but I still pushed hard.
Wind: Little
Course: Island lake, some rolling hills.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:24:04 | 03.1 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/14
Overall: 69/316
Performance:
I fumbled a little making sure they had my number exiting transition. That cost me several seconds.
Course: Up a grassy hill, mostly flat until the end. Down a really steep trail to the finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]