Red Hills Triathlon - Triathlon


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Tallahassee, Florida
United States
www.redhillstriathlon.org
49F / 9C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 13m 50s
Overall Rank = 254/266
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 12/15
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:15 a.m. Ate banana.
Packed car, put bike in rack and headed out the door at 5:00 a.m.
At event - parked, walked bike and gear .50 miles to transition area.
At 6:45, drank pre-workout drink.

Event warmup:

7:10 - Put wetsuit on. Jogged in wetsuit to get warm.
Waded in water before swim group time.
Swim
  • 15m 26s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 21s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swimming is my absolute worst and I have panicked in both tri's before. I went out backstroke and breastroke until I got around first buoy. Got a little freestyle in in middle section. When I came around last buoy, I was finally calm and was able to get my head under the water while drafting behind another swimmer. I draft along side her until the end of the swim and finished strong.
What would you do differently?:

Best swim yet - Need to draft behind a good swimmer earlier so I have to attempt to sight less.
Transition 1
  • 04m 8s
Bike
  • 1h 25m 2s
  • 16 miles
  • 11.29 mile/hr
Comments:

Dead freaking last. What the heck happened? I don't know!!!!!
What would you do differently?:

Everything!!!!
Transition 2
  • 01m 32s
Run
  • 27m 44s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

Decent run, but I felt like I was just getting warmed up and was ready to run 6 more miles when I finished.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster!
Post race
Warm down:

Poured jug of water overmy head and changed out of tri clothes

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I am still trying to figure that out.

Event comments:

Great race... I was too pissedoff at the end to enjoy anything and just wanted to pick up my toys and go home.




Last updated: 2013-03-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:26 | 656 yards | 02m 21s / 100yards
Age Group: 13/15
Overall: 229/266
Performance: Average
Suit: Fullsuit
Course: Square - Straight out about 225 yards, right turn and swim 200 yards parallel to shore, right turn and swim 200 yards home.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:08
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:25:02 | 16 miles | 11.29 mile/hr
Age Group: 15/15
Overall: 266/266
Performance: Bad
Wind: None
Course: Hilly
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:32
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:44 | 03.1 miles | 08m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/15
Overall: 171/266
Performance: Average
Course: Winding through the park, on pavement, then through gravel, then through dirt trails.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5