Capital of Dreams Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Montgomery, Alabama
United States
Team Magic
75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 46s
Overall Rank = 2/
Age Group = Open Masters
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Coffee and granola bar as usual.
Event warmup:

No warm-up as usual.
Swim
  • 11m 34s
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

My swim would have been much better, but I stopped in the middle to help a 9 year old girl who was panicking. She had started before me, and she was hyperventilating, and I couldn't just leave her. So, I waded next to her for a bit, getting her to float on her back, until she said that she was OK. I was worried to leave her, but I saw that the lifeguards on the kayaks were watching her pretty closely. She completed the swim and the rest of the race...pretty awesome for 9 years old!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 03m 45s
Comments:

It was at least .2 miles from the swim exit to transition, so that's where most of my time was spent. Otherwise transition went well.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing...well, maybe try to run a bit faster between the river and transition.
Bike
  • 41m 11s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 18.11 mile/hr
Comments:

It was a pretty boring course, but also pretty flat. I hadn't been on my bike on the road since Austin in October of last year, so I was pretty happy with my performance. My butt was burning by the time I got back.
What would you do differently?:

Train on my bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

Pretty good transition
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 24m 14s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

I had a pretty good run. On one of the grueling uphills I notice my pace was over 10min/miles, so on the way in I was pushing almost 7 min/miles to make up for it.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Not much

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training recently.

Event comments:

Team Magic always puts on a great race!!! I stuck around for the awards ceremony, because I knew I was the 5th OA female, so I would place in my age group. It wasn't until they did the awards and my name was called as the 2nd OA masters female did I realize that I am now in the masters division. I'm still 39!!! Oy!




Last updated: 2013-04-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:34 | 437 yards | 02m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Yes
Course: We took the riverboat out to a certain point, then had to jump a few feet off the boat in time trial fashion to start. I was really nervous about that, but it turned out to be OK.
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:45
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:41:11 | 12.43 miles | 18.11 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back. Pretty flat.
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:24:14 | 03.11 miles | 07m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Pretty intense hills in the first 1.5 miles. But the downhill on the way in was nice.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5