Alberta Challenge Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Camrose, Alberta
Canada
MultisportsCanada
20C / 68F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 57s
Overall Rank = 28/
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 8/10
Swim
  • 16m 7s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 09s / 100 meters
Comments:

Disgusting dirty weedy lake. Shocked me when I jumped in, didnt expect weeds to the surface for the full length of the swim. Disorientated few times ended up doing breaststroke for 150 meters roughly. First ever open water swim, not impressed with the lake.
What would you do differently?:

Never enter this event again, lake is not worth the swim.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Transition was extremely long from the water to the area to the mount line of the bike course. I was so distraught with the swim I ended up walking all the way up to the bike racks, probably close to 500 meters or more. Took my time to shake off the sand and get my shoes and biking equipment on. Run with the bike was like, was over gravel up hill to the mount line. Very slow, probably close to 5min transition.
Bike
  • 45m 14s
  • 20 kms
  • 26.53 km/hr
Comments:

The transition pushed me back in the rankings. Added quit a few minutes to the bike course.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

another slow transition better then T1 though.
Run
  • 34m 36s
  • 5 kms
  • 06m 55s  min/km
Comments:

Horrible.
Post race
Event comments:

The disgusting lake is why I rate this race so low. Not worth it. Better triathlons on the weekend that I would choose over this race.




Last updated: 2012-08-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:07 | 750 meters | 02m 09s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 12/
Performance: Below average
Suit: NO
Course: Open water Miquelon Lake.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 20C / 68F Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:45:14 | 20 kms | 26.53 km/hr
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 27/
Performance: Below average
Maintained 180 the whole distance.
Wind: Little
Course: Nice course, quiet secondary highways good road.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:34:36 | 05 kms | 06m 55s  min/km
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 35/
Performance: Bad
Ups and downs.
Course: Trail run, lots of little ups and downs. Very hard course. Did some walking up the steeper grades, very slow pace.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2