Shadow Creek Ranch Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Pearland, Texas
United States
Troika Promotions
80F / 27C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 23m 57s
Overall Rank = 93/474
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 23/62
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4:15, took a shower, and had rice porridge for breakfast. Left the house at about 5:15. Easy drive down to Pearland.


Event warmup:

Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to do a warm-up swim.
Swim
  • 14m 8s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 34s / 100 yards
Comments:

A poor swim. Since I did not warm-up, the first half of the swim it felt like my breathing was out of control. For almost the entire swim, I never felt like I was in a good groove with my strokes either.
Transition 1
  • 00m 46s
Comments:

Very smooth T1. It was nice to be at the end of my rack which was the 2nd from the Bike Exit.
Bike
  • 45m 3s
  • 16.1 miles
  • 21.44 mile/hr
Comments:

Very good ride. Fastest average speed ever in a triathlon, and not because I was being pushed along by a tailwind either. There was actually very little wind at all in any direction.
Transition 2
  • 00m 41s
Comments:

No perfectly smooth. I had to turn my bike around and back it in to rack it.
Run
  • 23m 18s
  • 3.25 miles
  • 07m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

I wore my Garmin this time so I was able to maintain a very consistent pace. My pre-race target was loosely 7:00 put once I got started I realized that keeping it under 7:10 was a much more manageable pace.
What would you do differently?:

I probably could have gone a little faster on the last mile. I still need to be reminded how painful 5K's should be.
Post race
Warm down:

Cooled off in the finishers area and then headed over to the splash pad with the family.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mediocre swim

Event comments:

An excellent, well-organized race. I can't think of any flaws with the race organization. Everything was on-time, the courses were good, and there were plenty of volunteers.




Last updated: 2012-07-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:08 | 547 yards | 02m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 55/62
Overall: 0/474
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Straight point-to-point
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:46
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:45:03 | 16.1 miles | 21.44 mile/hr
Age Group: 27/62
Overall: 0/474
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Two-lap dog-bone course
Road: Smooth  Cadence: 89
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:41
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:23:18 | 03.25 miles | 07m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/62
Overall: 0/474
Performance: Good
7:06, 7:08, 7:11, 6:26 for last 0.25
Course: Loop through the neighborhood
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? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4