People's Triathlon Series: Race 1 - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Maraetai Beach, Auckland
New Zealand
First Tier Sports Productions
15C / 59F
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 11m 1s
Overall Rank = 42/105
Age Group = 40 - 49
Age Group Rank = 12/29
Pre-race routine:

This is my first tri in about 6 years and I was really using it as a warm up for my 70.3 in January.

I was still looking forward to this one but I had an injury, plus I was a bit nervous, similiar feeling before my first tri.

Woke up at around 5:30 am, lay in bed listening to the wind thinking I would skip this race. I have an injury as well, which has stopped a lot of run training.

Finally got up at 6:00 am, had breakfast of rolled oats and fruit. Gathered up the rest of my gear and packed the car. I spent a lot of time thinking about what I would wear due to the weather conditions, it would be cold, but could have warmed up during the race.

Final check that I had everything that I needed.

It's a 50 km drive to Maraetai, had plenty of time so didn't hurry.

Parked car, took bike to transition , then registered. Spoke to the guy next to me , he had a brand new Specialised transition, found out it was his first tri, wow. Nice bike.

Spoke to a couple of people I knew, drank a litre of water, had a coffee. Waited for the start of the race.

Checked my transition set-up, consisted of race belt , cap , sunglasses, shoes , bike and helmet.

Event warmup:

Went down to the start 20 minutes before the start time. Went for a swim , focusing on technique the a quick run. I didn't feel that good, not a 100%.

Then spent some time thinking about were I would swim, tactics, speed extra.
Swim
  • 09m 7s
  • 500 meters
  • 01m 49s / 100 meters
Comments:

I had a plan before I started, and that was not red line my heart rate. Which is exactly what I did , swam really quick for me, straight out of the blocks. The first buoy rounding was a nightmere. People swimming on top of each other. The second buoy was good, but I was struggling to get my heart rate down although I was swimming well.

Near the end of the swim I passed a lot of people, was swimming high in the water, long strokes and was hitting a good rhythm.

Stood up to early, and had that horrible feeling , oh no nbo sand beneath my feet.

Struggled out of the water feeling spent to be honest.


What would you do differently?:

I don't know, maybe swim a bit slower , but I don't think it affected my overal time.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

No time for T1 or T2. These times are in the bike, at a guess 1:40 for T1. maybe a mintue for t2.

I felt really dis orientated out of the water, and struggled. Was dissy and struggled for balance and concentration on what I was doing. Had really problems with shoes and i may look at a one strap tri shoe instead of 2 strap one.
What would you do differently?:

More T1 practice, more swim bike bricks.
Bike
  • 39m 3s
  • 20 kms
  • 30.73 km/hr
Comments:

I bike well, once I sorted the shoes and picked a pace. This is a real up and down course, with constant rollers. I'm a good seated climber and caught a lot of people on the ups, then rest on the downhill, soft pedling.

Cycled hard into the wind using my drops. I've trained a lot in the wind so I felt really comfortable.

At the turn around had the wind behind me , still pushed really hard on the up hill , easy on the downhills.

About three KM's out I slowed down, got my heart rate down for transition and the run.

Out of shoes really early.

It was a good ride all up and very happy with it.

Note: lots of drafting by people on the bike. Gets a bit annoying.


What would you do differently?:

Not much
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Missed rack and struggled to find my spot.
What would you do differently?:

Check where my spot is from the bike finish , didn't do this.
Run
  • 22m 51s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 34s  min/km
Comments:

I have a injury, so I wasn't looking forward to the run. Stuggled a bit on first loop. Then seem to run better on the second.

Concentrated on my run form rather than my pace, what I've found is that if I concentrate on keeping my hips high and running tall I run a lot more efficently.

All and all I think a ran really well.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Post race
Warm down:

Had a muffin, some water and another coffee.

Walked around a bit and a look at the stalls selling stuff.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of run training due to injury.

A Really nice TT bike :)

Event comments:

Good race , will do it next year as well.




Last updated: 2012-10-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:07 | 500 meters | 01m 49s / 100meters
Age Group: 14/29
Overall: 0/105
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Beach start, swim straight out, then across then down. Rectangle.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:39:03 | 20 kms | 30.73 km/hr
Age Group: 9/29
Overall: 0/105
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Out and back course. Head wind going out , tail wind coming back.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 93
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:22:51 | 05 kms | 04m 34s  min/km
Age Group: 18/29
Overall: 0/105
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back , onlong the coast line. It's beautiful course over looking the harbour.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4