Tri-Miami Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Key Biscayne, Florida
United States
MultiRace
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 12m 35s
Overall Rank = 125/280
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 2/5
Pre-race routine:

My standard pre- race routine: walk the dog, eat a bagel, load the car and go. To the standard routine I added downing a dose of cold medicine and grabbing a handful of throat lozenges and Kleenex.
Event warmup:

On Saturday, I came down with a cold, didn't sleep well Saturday night and woke up Sunday feeling even worse. As I waited for my wave I was feeling like crap and had gotten light headed. I considered bailing, but decided to test the swim to see how I'd feel. So, 10 minutes before my wave I jumped in. The water was cool and clear and I didn't die, so decided to start the race and just ease into things.
Swim
  • 11m 42s
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

I kept things nice and easy and my head started to clear. I was able to draft a bit, but mainly just swam by myself, staying out of trouble. The water was great! Peter said there were star fish all over and that he even saw a conch. I did not notice any of that :( I think I was too focused on just making it out of the water, I didn't take time to look around. Peter, on the other hand, in true Peter fashion, got distracted by the star fish and conch and almost dove down to get a closer look.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. Not a good pace, but what I needed to do.
Transition 1
  • 02m 25s
Comments:

So, I guess I was still a bit light headed as I had to hold on to the fence rail to keep from falling over when I tried to put on my socks. This added to my time.
What would you do differently?:

Not be sick.
Bike
  • 29m 56s
  • 10 miles
  • 20.04 mile/hr
Comments:

I felt pretty good on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Comments:

Got through this faster than t1, but still lots of room for improvement.
Run
  • 26m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

All things considered, I am ok with this pace.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walking around the venue.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Being sick.

Event comments:

The swim and run were really nice, but the bike course left something to be desired. Still, if any of the other races that they will hold here thought the summer fits in my schedule, I would do it.




Last updated: 2013-04-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:42 | 437 yards | 02m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/280
Performance:
Suit:
Course: Rectangle, swimming south.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:25
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:29:56 | 10 miles | 20.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/280
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: Because of road construction, the regular venue for this race was not available. Instead, this was hold on Virginia Key, which does not have a lot of space. I think the race ( both distances) was capped at 400 racers. This resulted in a bike course that was 2 laps with 3 u- turns per lap and with some speed humps. The course was also crowded. Without those things, this would have been a smoking fast course.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:58 | 03.11 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/280
Performance:
Course: This was pretty much a trail run, which was great. However the last roughly .5 mile was on the beach! Beach running in soft sand is hard. There were areas of more packed sand, so that helped. There were also spots throughout the route that were soft sand. Made for an interesting run.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]