The Sharon Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Sharon, Massachusetts
United States
Max Performance
80F / 27C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 24m 45s
Overall Rank = 35/503
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 9/37
Pre-race routine:

Big bowl of Oatmeal, coffee
Picked up packet eve before and swam to first buouy in the choppy water
Event warmup:

Got there early enough to park at site, racked bike but then sat in car hoping rain would stop. It kept raining right up until just before race. So no biking, did a .5M run with some sprints mixed in.
Swim
  • 16m 27s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started trying to change/improve my swim stroke about 10 days before race and it didn't take resulting in out of breath. Had to resort to lots of breathing every stroke for middle of course and even 1 minute of breastroke. Not having the wetsuit really killed me as I was counting on that additional bouyancy to make the new stroke work better.
What would you do differently?:

I am taking swim lessons!
Transition 1
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Thought about trying the rubber band pedals but glad I didn't as I'm sure something would have gone wrong without time to practice it. B/c there were no wetsuits this transition was really easy and only time was dipping feet into water bin, getting shoes & helmet on and running from swim exit to bike exit which was at least 40 of 77 seconds.
What would you do differently?:

Going to try and learn the rubber band put shoes on while on bike thing for next race
Bike
  • 34m 3s
  • 12.3 miles
  • 21.67 mile/hr
Comments:

Really pushed it on bike and had a fast ride. Felt like mid-way thru I hit a zone where my cadence was very high yet still in a heavier gear. Having fallen behind most of my age group competitors on the swim and b/c I started in 3rd race wave I got to pass a lot of people on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, best bike I've had in a triathlon - love my new Cervelo!
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

Caught up to two people right at dismount and couldn't get by, otherwise transition was quick. Slight issue racking the bike
What would you do differently?:

Didn't see the transition backlog until I hit it, unavoidable
Run
  • 32m
  • 4.4 miles
  • 07m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Kept a steady pace pushing to probably 7 minutes for last mile. Tried taking it easy on hill for first time ever and I think this helped me maintain pace better througout the run. 1 age-group competitor passed me with about a mile to go but his run splits were 30 seconds per mile quicker so no way I could keep up.
What would you do differently?:

Lost time in swim section, might have 5-10 seconds more per mile to gain on running pace in a flat race like this but overall run was pretty optimal
Post race
Warm down:

Lay down in a foot of water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor swimming stroke

Event comments:

Very well run race, organized, lots of volunteers with helpful good attitudes and an atmosphere of fun and encouragement. Only critique is on the water temp non-wetsuit call it seemed they measured the temperature very near shore and possibly chose to exclude wetsuits based on August heat and hot race days in past years. It was challenging to do without a wetsuit and all were on level playing field, but possibly unnecessary surprise.




Last updated: 2012-08-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:27 | 880 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 16/37
Overall: 138/503
Performance: Bad
Suit: not allowed
Course: Rectangle
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:17
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:34:03 | 12.3 miles | 21.67 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/37
Overall: 24/503
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Very flat fast course. Did have to break more heavily than usualy on the 4-5 turns due to wet roads.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:00 | 04.4 miles | 07m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/37
Overall: 53/503
Performance: Good
Course: Flat course with one hill at about 1.5M.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5