Milton Triathlon - Triathlon


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Milton, Ontario
Canada
World Endurance Canada
25C / 77F
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 49m 6s
Overall Rank = 102/307
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 17/46
Pre-race routine:

Same as usual - poor sleep night before; got up early; ate a banana and instant oatmeal; ate a peanut butter on rye one hour later; got there early and set up transition
Event warmup:

Went for a brief swim before wave set to go
Swim
  • 15m 49s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 07s / 100 meters
Comments:

Felt I swam better the day before for practice swim

What would you do differently?:

Just keep on practising open water swims
Transition 1
  • 01m 52s
Comments:

Got to find a way to get going faster
Seem to be losing lots of time in T1
What would you do differently?:

Practice
Bike
  • 52m 47s
  • 30 kms
  • 34.05 km/hr
Comments:

Very fast bike segment again
Hit 82kph on the way down 6th Line
Happy with bike segment overall - came in 60 seconds after team mate who finished 5th overall in AG, I finished 17th in AG
What is up with that?
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m 57s
Comments:

Line was not marked so I kind of lost track of where I was coming in on a very windy final stretch at the dismount line
Had trouble with (L) foot/shoe coming out of pedals
What would you do differently?:

Speed up the process
Practice
Run
  • 40m 32s
  • 7.5 kms
  • 05m 25s  min/km
Comments:

Got to find a way to be faster after bike segment
i can run 4:50-5:00 comfortably on any given day
What would you do differently?:

Do mor3 Brick workouts
Post race
Warm down:

Went for a dip in the lake to clean the mud and cool down - although quite cool at that time


What limited your ability to perform faster:

Run

Event comments:

First time doing this as a Sprint - will do it again





Last updated: 2013-04-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:49 | 750 meters | 02m 07s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 0/307
Performance: Average
Suit: Nineteen Tsunami
Course: Funny square
Start type: Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:52
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:52:47 | 30 kms | 34.05 km/hr
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 0/307
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: A few 6th Line was hard as always people need to learn how to ride properly if they want to partake in hilly bike segments
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:57
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:40:32 | 07.5 kms | 05m 25s  min/km
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 0/307
Performance: Average
Course: Hilly out rolling back in - mostly downhill
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5