Tri the Rock - TriathlonSprint


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Rockwall, Texas
United States
Ironhead Race Production
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 23m 56s
Overall Rank = 164/453
Age Group = 25-29 M
Age Group Rank = 12/22
Swim
  • 06m 3s
  • 300 yards
  • 02m 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was my first pool swim, and it was chaos. I put in that I do a 7 minute 300m time(which was accurate when I set it) but recently I have been doing 6:20-6:30 300m. I figured that with the traffic in the pool I'd end up at about 7 minutes, so no big deal. I quickly found out that I'm the only one who reports a time slower than my actual time. I was running up people all throughout the swim and ended up passing 6-8 people out of frustration. It was a pain dealing with slower people in front of me, though not unexpected.
What would you do differently?:

Post a faster time when I sign up. If I had been about 10 people ahead in line I probably would have been able to swim at my normal pace for the most part.
Transition 1
  • 03m 11s
Comments:

I'm slow in transitions. I'm not at a point where 15 seconds will keep me off the podiums or anything so I don't worry about it too much.
Bike
  • 47m 16s
  • 14 miles
  • 17.77 mile/hr
Comments:

I pushed too hard on the bike overall. I should have held a little more in reserve for the run, but I couldn't help myself. It was too much fun passing people. ;)
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

I had been practicing the running dismount but couldn't quite make it work this time. Again, my transitions aren't super-important to me so I'm not losing any sleep over it.
Run
  • 25m 45s
  • 2.9 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

No real complaints here, though my breathing pattern wasn't quite as good as I had hoped. I got in a groove and stuck with it, and I only had 1 spot where I seriously considered walking.
What would you do differently?:

Drink a little less in the ride before the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Does drinking water and trying not to vomit count as a warm down?

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Gravity.

Event comments:

Ironhead seems to be good at organizing races every time I go. The run course could have been a little less confusing at the start and the bike route could have been on a little better roads(there was one bad stretch for 3-4 miles, but otherwise it was fine) but the race was run well overall.




Last updated: 2006-06-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:03 | 300 yards | 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 182/453
Performance: Good
Suit: None
Course:
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:11
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:47:16 | 14 miles | 17.77 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 135/453
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: It was rolling hills and a solid wind(sometimes cross, sometimes head) but not the worst I've dealt with.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90s
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:25:45 | 02.9 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 190/453
Performance: Good
Course: Slightly hilly with about a mile cross-country.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4