Patriots Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Williamsburg, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
67F / 19C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 47m 52s
Overall Rank = 147/218
Age Group = 30-34 F
Age Group Rank = 10/14
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal and coffee at home, drive over to the race and wait for the rain to quit. Got to the race site WAY WAY early.
Event warmup:

None. Normal.
Swim
  • 24m 19s
  • 1100 meters
  • 02m 13s / 100 meters
Comments:

Drafted a lot, which is not something I usually do. It was a really rough swim but I got through it. It is a shallow tide pool area, and when my hand hit sand I got up to run, so this includes about 100m of running in thigh-deep water...slooowwww.
What would you do differently?:

Swim further into the finish, don't try to run in this. I seeded myself in the second row on the outside like I usually do and missed a lot of opportunities to hang on to better/faster swimmers. I need to start just swimming in the middle of the pack.
Transition 1
  • 03m 34s
Comments:

This includes a quarter mile run through muddy grass. I did "run" the whole thing, but what a pain in the butt.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. It's a crappy set up but it's the best they can do. T-area is actually closer to the water than it used to be!
Bike
  • 45m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 17.21 mile/hr
Comments:

Super proud of this ride. Just settled into a nice hard level of effort and pedaled away. The first half I was mostly catching my breath from the swim, but the second half, I was cruising and taking in water to get ready to run.
What would you do differently?:

Bike handling only really mattered at the turnaround, which I would have been OK with but got held up by worse riders. Coming into the finish was bad, a hard right and I just couldn't do it with any speed at all. Need to work on that.
Transition 2
  • 01m 59s
Comments:

Walked the bike into transition, I just could not run at that point. And I was reallly far back in the t-area, terrible rack position. So I walked.
What would you do differently?:

I need to get better at dismounting. Also, should have run.
Run
  • 32m 22s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Slow and steady, just made myself keep moving. Since it's an out and back, I got to see everyone I knew that was racing, which is cool. Met a stray doggie too, if I hadn't been in the middle of a race, I would have tried to get him home. Had a little bit left in me and sprinted down the finishing chute, which felt great.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. This was the best I could have done this run on this day. I'm very happy with this.
Post race
Warm down:

Got a gatorade. Yeah, that's it.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training. Didn't do much, but I really believe I ran the very best race I could have today. The weather was perfect and I had a great time.

Event comments:

I love doing this race. It's close to home, it's flat and fast, and it's friendly.
Two things (since I know setup reads these! and appreciate that!) 1. bring back the u-shape swim. That triangle was a beast. 2. traffic issues...i have no suggestions and the volunteers and police were WONDERFUL, BUT there were just some issues with us being on a narrow 2-lane road, once their was some bike volume in both directions and car volume in 2 directions, lots of riding on the wrong side of the road and stuff....something to look into, i guess?




Last updated: 2012-09-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:24:19 | 1100 meters | 02m 13s / 100meters
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 148/218
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Triangle swim in the same general direction as the current, but since we were swimming on a diagnol it was all cross-current. ROUGH. Other racers have estimated this at 1100m,so I updated from the 750 default. THAT makes MUCH more sense.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 79F / 26C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:40 | 13.1 miles | 17.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 9/14
Overall: 125/218
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Flat out and back on Greensprings Road and John Tyler Highway. Passed a friend leaving his neighborhood for a bike ride! Other racers report this distance as 13.1 according to bike computers. Updated my pace and now I'm REALLY proud! The half iron was long, why wouldn't this be as well?
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:59
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:32:22 | 03.11 miles | 10m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/14
Overall: 172/218
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back on the Capitol Trail.
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