Le Mars Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Le Mars, Iowa
United States
YMCA
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 18s
Overall Rank = 11/104
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 5/18
Swim
  • 04m 48s
  • 300 yards
  • 01m 36s / 100 yards
Comments:

Snake swim in a 25 yard pool. Down and back in the same lane then crossed under the rope for lap #2. Pool is nice. It's outdoors and the day was beautiful.
Transition 1
  • 01m 4s
Comments:

Leaving T1 I attempted the flying squirrel. As I put my left foot on top of my shoe and was swinging my leg over my bike, my left shoe unclipped. I went down on my chest, knees and left foot. Scraped myself up pretty good.
What would you do differently?:

Not fall.
Bike
  • 44m 16s
  • 15 miles
  • 20.33 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 9s
Run
  • 25m 4s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Mostly in neighborhoods and a couple of large hills. Plenty of water stations and volunteers. The final turn to the finish provides for about 100 yard sprint. I passed 4 people at the end. Most were teams but a couple of people were ahead of me. Until I can keep my run pace during a tri to under 7 min miles, I will have a hard time reaching the podium.
Post race
Warm down:

Lunch at the YMCA in Le Mars with Richelle and Melissa Haley. Good food and a great day. Needed to get back to watch some youth sports games.

Event comments:

The Le Mars YMCA did a good job with this event. They organized things well and they provided plenty of communication.

If the training schedule works, I will attempt to do this one again in the future.




Last updated: 2012-11-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:04:48 | 300 yards | 01m 36s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 11/104
Performance:
Suit:
Course: Pool snake swim.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:04
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:44:16 | 15 miles | 20.33 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 10/104
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Mostly flat, some hills, rolling Iowa black top.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:09
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:04 | 03.1 miles | 08m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 24/104
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5