Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Huddleston, Virginia
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 17/246
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/51
Pre-race routine:

Ate 1.5 PBnJs, 1 bottle of Heed, 1 shot of hammer gel
Event warmup:

rode uncle's boat over to race. Much better than driving 1 hour to get around lake. Ran 1.5 mi, Rode 10 min (3 mil). Put the wetsuit on and went down to the lake. Warmed up swimming maybe 100 yards...tops
Swim
  • 12m 39s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 32s / 100 yards
Comments:

1st open water swim. Started in first wave so it was nice and smooth after about 150 m. I found someone, David Steele, who was my pace...although in reality was a little too slow. I watched him instead of doing a lot of sighting strokes because I am not good at those.
What would you do differently?:

faster arm turnover and kick more. In a sprint I should have pushed a little more. At start of race, find someone who looks like they know what they are doing.
Transition 1
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

I couldn't find the string to unzip my wetsuit. Also couldn't get it off my heel. Put bike shoes on then ran out of t1 and then stopped got on bike and pedaled off
What would you do differently?:

learn to get the wetsuit off faster, put wetsuit off and helmet on same time. learn t1 mount
Bike
  • 37m 21s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 19.97 mile/hr
Comments:

Much better ride then VA DU. enjoyed it. Foot popped out of pedal about 1/2 in the ride and could get snapped back in for about 1 mile. Frustrating. Didn't affect much however. Worked harder felt good
What would you do differently?:

Get more confidence on bike and riding hills. push harder going down
Transition 2
  • 00m 52s
Comments:

forgot to take helmet off...embrassing
What would you do differently?:

take helmet off, rack bike faster,
Run
  • 18m 26s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 05m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt strong - just kept passing people. Didn't really hurt at all. Pressed hard through the end.
Post race
Warm down:

Crashed - Ate and drank lots - Smiled more than ever after race

Event comments:

My first tri - Lots and lots of fun.




Last updated: 2006-05-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:39 | 820 yards | 01m 32s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/51
Overall: 15/246
Performance: Average
Suit: sleavless
Course: trapazoid
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:48
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:37:21 | 12.43 miles | 19.97 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/51
Overall: 47/246
Performance:
Going up hills HR really spiked
Wind: None
Course: hilly
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:52
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:18:26 | 03.11 miles | 05m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/51
Overall: 8/246
Performance: Good
Course: slight incline, nothing insane but not flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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] 4