Desert Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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La Quinta, California
United States
Klein | Clark Sports
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 29m 20s
Overall Rank = 285/
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 30/41
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at my hotel in Indio, ate a Clif bar and took a nice warm shower.
Event warmup:

Well this is the funny part. I had my Zoot fuzion sleeveless wetsuit and got into the water. I found out the hard way that the water temp was around 59. I ran over to wife wife which was at the transition area, got the car keys, ran to the car and put my full suit one, ran back to my wife to get her the keys, then back to the start point. Not a good start to the day.
Swim
  • 11m 8s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was by far my best swim yet. I took almost 5 minutes off of my last swim in December.
What would you do differently?:

I am playing around with the idea of just using the De Soto 2 piece wetsuit. I feel that I can swim much better without a top and will try and use the bottoms.
Transition 1
  • 02m 9s
Comments:

I got flustered during the transition. My wetsuit got really stuck and had to sit down to pull the legs off.
What would you do differently?:

Use body lube to help with taking the wetsuit off.
Bike
  • 47m 55s
  • 14 miles
  • 17.53 mile/hr
Comments:

I babied the bike, plain and simple. Its a brand new bike so I was really careful with it.
What would you do differently?:

Not baby the bike.
Transition 2
  • 03m 21s
Comments:

Not too sure what I would do differently except throw the other guys bike on the ground. He literally threw his bike on top of all of my stuff I had laid out including the ladies stuff next to me. She was pretty upset!
What would you do differently?:

Forget the socks for sprint
Run
  • 24m 27s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run and I had taken 3 mins off of my normal 3 mile run. My chest was super tight and I could not get a second wind. I think my issues are with my clothing.
What would you do differently?:

I am going to run either shirtless or with a loose fitting shirt during the next sprint at Coronado.
Post race
Warm down:

Fruit, gatorade, water and hug from my kids.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training. My work schedule has limited me quite a bit from training the way I need to. I put out harder than normal this time with the swim and the run but held back on the bike.

Event comments:

This was a good race and the lake Cahuilla venue is awesome, I love it out there in the desert. Its a nice break from the cool coastal temps in San Diego. I would like to see a beer tent and maybe a kids activities area with bouncy houses for the stressed out moms waiting on their husbands or vice versa.




Last updated: 2013-02-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:08 | 547 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/41
Overall: 458/
Performance:
Suit: Full
Course: Easy course in a counter clockwise direction.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 59F / 15C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:09
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:47:55 | 14 miles | 17.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/41
Overall: 316/
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Flat and fast but the smell of manure was terrible.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 03:21
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:24:27 | 03 miles | 08m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/41
Overall: 224/
Performance: Good
Course: Off road run around the lake, totally unexpected.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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