Jackson County Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Kansas City, Missouri
United States
Ultramax
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 20m 46s
Overall Rank = 44/262
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 5/12
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5:15, ate some breakfast, bagel, juice and some coffee.
Event warmup:

Picked spot in middle of tranisition, racked bike and layed out transition area. Asked race directory water temp, 76 so wetsuit legal race. Ran 2 mile warm-up, stretched and ate banana, G2 drink and headed down to swim start.
Swim
  • 18m 30s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 28s / 100 meters
Comments:

Last year swim course was suppose to be 500m but due to race day goof, we only swam 300m. This year due to drought and low water condition the course followed the same course as long but 1 lap instead of 2. Course this year was 750m which I think the added distance scared off of some of the competitors. I used a wetsuit since the time I saved in the water over 750m would be greater than time in transition for removing suit.
What would you do differently?:

Swim was a lot more crowded then what I expected, so was in the mosh pit for the first 100m.
Transition 1
  • 02m 53s
Comments:

Race timing/results combine t1 and bike time. I was able to break down my t1 time using my garmin device. Only issue I ran into is socks I choose I could not tell what was up or down when I unrolled the sock on my foot. Had to peel off and turn the sock around.
What would you do differently?:

use socks that are different on top or bottom so I know how to put them on.
Bike
  • 34m 4s
  • 11.75 miles
  • 20.69 mile/hr
Comments:

Last year ave mph was 19.8 and this year 20.7 for same course. Added clip-ons this year and was faster in the longer straight stretches. Was able to maintain a good pace on hills and was able to keep passing others. Decided this year to only 1 water bottle instead of a second bottle of sport drink. Drank sport drink before bike, and water while on bike.
Transition 2
  • 02m 2s
Comments:

Was able to rack bike smoothly, get bike gear off, shoes on and top off on fluid. Felt good leaving t2...no dead legs.
What would you do differently?:

cant think of any
Run
  • 23m 37s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Last year pace was 8:00 so 7:37 this year was improvement.
What would you do differently?:

happy with improvement
Post race
Warm down:

grabbed some ice cold water, light beer and ate a banana.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just keep working on swim and swimming longer distances. Need to up my run distance if I plan on going to longer tri distances.

Event comments:

Each event my bike and run have gotten faster and faster. Last several months of swim training have help my swimming but still need to work more on it. I improve my overall standing from 83 to 44 this year but my age group rank was 5 same as last year. I




Last updated: 2012-08-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:30 | 750 meters | 02m 28s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/262
Performance: Average
Suit: orca
Course: Rectangle course, 300m out, 150m across and 300m back in. Cross-currents heading out and back and into current going across.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:53
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:34:04 | 11.75 miles | 20.69 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/262
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: course was a loop, involving two larger hills and several rolling hills.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:02
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:23:37 | 03.1 miles | 07m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/262
Performance: Good
Course: circuit was out and back on a dirt/gravel/hard pack trail. Water stations at 1 m and 2m mark. Couple of small rolling hills, but mostly flat.
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3