Naylor's Beach Triathlon - Olympic Course - Triathlon


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Warsaw, Virginia
United States
Richmond Multisports
88F / 31C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 21m 14s
Overall Rank = 76/123
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 8/10
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 36m 40s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 26s / 100 meters
Comments:

Water was of comortable temperature but was very chopy. This lead to feeling like I was swiming in a washing mashine. Thie chop made it very difficult to sight where I was going and forced several changes to breaststroke just to confirm where I wa.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on sighting better. This caused significant discomfort on knowing where I was.
Transition 1
  • 03m 52s
Comments:

Still struggle to get Bike Jersey on and the socks were a bit of a challenge as well.
What would you do differently?:

Use the black sock and roll them on. A tri top would be helpful to save some significant time in transition. A tri-bike shoe in the future would also be helpful.
Bike
  • 1h 27m 46s
  • 26 miles
  • 17.84 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a solid effort in the ride. Stayed pretty much in the 140-150 HR area with the exception of the hils that had to be climbed. Picked up one place in the age group, one spot in the gender and and 10 places overall.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe back off the the pace on the bike a bit to save more for the run. This is the second tri now that I was pretty smoked going into the run.
Transition 2
  • 02m 50s
Comments:

Was pretty tired coming into this trasition and used it to catch my breath.
What would you do differently?:

Do a better job of racking the bike. That seemed to cause some unneeded delay.
Run
  • 1h 10m 6s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

Pretty much bonked going into the start of the run. Was not able to hold a run for much more than 1/2 mile to 1/4 mile at a time.
What would you do differently?:

Try to have something still in the tank. By just being able to hold a run all the way to the end should be able to drop about 10 minutes off my total time.
Post race
Warm down:

Just stretching an cooling off.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I suspect less than adequate fueling and hydration did not help my performance. More confidence in my open water swiming would probably helped a well.

Event comments:

This is a small-ish event that is good for the in-experienced triathlete.




Last updated: 2013-05-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:40 | 1500 meters | 02m 26s / 100meters
Age Group: 7/10
Overall: 61/123
Performance: Below average
Suit: Wetsuit not worn
Course: Out and back triangle shaped drift swim.
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:52
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:27:46 | 26 miles | 17.84 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/10
Overall: 56/123
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: The course was fairly flat single loop with a couple notable hills that required significant effort to climb. The good thing was at least it had some good down hills as well.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 74
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:50
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:10:06 | 06.21 miles | 11m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/10
Overall: 76/123
Performance: Bad
Avg HR 157 Max HR 175 Started at 9:27 pace and dropped off to a 12:56 pace by the end.
Course: Flat out and back on asphalt country roads under sunny skys and no shade. Bugs were excecssive but water was good.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3