Hudson Valley Trathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Saugherties, New York
United States
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 35m 38s
Overall Rank = 13/65
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/6
Pre-race routine:

Didn't plan on doing this one, but I got the good news the night before that the morning freed up. Since this was the first race I ever did, thought it would be nice to compare times.
Event warmup:

Jogged a mile+ out the trail by the park
Swim
  • 12m 26s
  • 586 yards
  • 02m 07s / 100 yards
Comments:

I had a rough time on this swim. its a very shallow start so I tried to jump in early like the real swimmers to not tire out my legs too much. Faceplanted and ended up with my goggles filled with sand and water. Swam out about 10 yds blind and stood to clear things up. There was a lot of contact and I wished I had wore my wetsuit. Some of the contact was a little crazy and someone was pushing my rear end down (legs along with it). Someone took an elbow from me pretty hard. I hope no real damage. Not sure how it happened but I felt the hard contac with my elbow on someone's skin, not neoprene. Things cleared up a lot after the first buoy, but overall I had a pretty crappy swim.
What would you do differently?:

Go back to wearing my wetsuit when I'm not biking to the race. Its very discouraging that I had the same (or worse) time as last year, when I've done so much more swimming
Transition 1
  • 00m 56s
Comments:

No wetsuit so could have been a little quicker
Bike
  • 55m 25s
  • 18 miles
  • 19.49 mile/hr
Comments:

I really like this bike course. The hill at the start is a bear and so are some of the rollers, but its a nice mix out there. Starting so back in the pack from the swim, I passed a lot of people in the first 5 miles, then a few here or there. I managed to go hard without letting up too much given my bike fitness. My speed went from 16 mph last year to 19.5 and no one passed, so pretty happy
What would you do differently?:

Keep on trucking. And bring more water. I only had my 20oz aerobottle and I could have used a little more on this one.
Transition 2
  • 00m 50s
Run
  • 26m 1s
  • 3.5 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was rough, but no one passed me and I passed a few. Took about 1:00/mile off of last year. Woot Woot!
What would you do differently?:

Go a little fast. Not much, just a little. This one hurt.
Post race
Warm down:

Hurried home to take the baby off of E's hands so she could take the bigguns to a party. In retrospect, I wish I had been able to stick around and pick up a little age group hardware :-) Oh well, I don't want to make it any move of a big deal that I'm racing so many Sundays.

Event comments:

Great race, with a nice long bike for a sprint. I knew I would PR since I was brand new last time, but am thrilled with taking 20 min off. Hope to keep dropping time, but the increments will be getting smaller from here I guess.




Last updated: 2012-07-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:26 | 586 yards | 02m 07s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/6
Overall: 44/65
Performance: Bad
Suit: No
Course: Counterclockwise triangle. Long haul to T1 included in swim time. Up the stairs from the beach.
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:56
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:55:25 | 18 miles | 19.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/6
Overall: 13/65
Performance: Good
HR Avg 152
Wind: Some
Course: One leg-screaching start for 1/4+ miles. Then two loops with some nice rollers and some flat.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:50
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:26:01 | 03.5 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/6
Overall: 7/65
Performance: Good
Avg 168 bpm
Course: Hills, hills, and some more of them, with a fast finish down the hill into the park.
Keeping cool Good 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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5