Winding Trails Off-Road Tri Series - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Farmington, Connecticut
United States
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 08m 40s
Overall Rank = 113/188
Age Group = M40-49
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Lots of traffic getting into the park for some reason. quickie setup and registration.
Event warmup:

just a quick swim - maybe 200 yds
Swim
  • 09m 31s
  • 400 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

probably my best swim here yet.
What would you do differently?:

swim faster.
Transition 1
  • 01m 26s
Comments:

Haven't tried jumping on the bike since missing the pedal and falling flat on my ass at Lake T a few weeks back.
What would you do differently?:

T's are slow with the tie shoes. think velcro would make the biggest improvement here. just need some funds.
Bike
  • 27m 50s
  • 4.97 miles
  • 10.71 mile/hr
Comments:

Top half of bikers !! Making very good improvements here.
What would you do differently?:

Just keep on doing better at all the things i did better at this week.
Transition 2
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

T's are definitely where i could pick up some time, probably a minute overall or more between T1 and T2.
What would you do differently?:

practice.
Run
  • 28m 18s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

Not a bad run. But there are really 129 people out there doing better than a 9' mile? Man, there are a lot of good runners, or they are all just saving it for the run.
What would you do differently?:

I'm getting there. It looks like i still have to knock another minute off of my pace just to get in the top 50% of run times. Lots more work to do. But i've made really good progress this year on the run.
Post race
Warm down:

shower and boogie on home. no dinner @ the wood'n tap tonite.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Overall, performance was very good. I've made really good progress this year. Very happy :)

Event comments:

Last one of the season for me. I missed the very last one, but it was a great season at Winding Trails. Love this race !!




Last updated: 2012-08-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:31 | 400 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 69/188
Performance: Good
includes the long barefoot run back to transition.
Suit: Trishorts
Course: 100 out, 200 over, 100 back to swim exit.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:26
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:27:50 | 04.97 miles | 10.71 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 86/188
Performance: Good
Best bike time of the year. Made a lot of passes, got passed some too. but it was a really good ride even tho my chain was rubbing against the front derailuir the whole time.
Wind: None
Course: Off-road mountain bike course. about a third is single track, lots of sand on the corners, which i did a way better job dealing with this time. Even passed 3 or 4 people going up SAND HILL! kicked some booty!
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:34
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:28:18 | 03.11 miles | 09m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 130/188
Performance: Average
Here's where i fell off a bit from the previous week. Still an improvement over most of my previous runs, but i was cramping a little bit on the hill out of T2, so it slowed me down. Overall still a very good run for me. Tho, there are a lot of much speedier peeps out on that winding trail.
Course: Trail run.
Keeping cool Average 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4