Pensacola Beach Triathlon - Triathlon


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Pensacola, Florida
United States
Multisport
76F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 50m 43s
Overall Rank = 8/267
Age Group = Male 50+
Age Group Rank = 1/40
Pre-race routine:

Up early for the 1:15 drive to Pensacola Beach. 70 degrees with 90% humidity at 5am. This race was not originally on the schedule so no taper and a "C" race.
Event warmup:

Set up and did an easy warm up run. Visited with friends and teammates
Swim
  • 05m 21s
  • 300 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim time includes long run through beachside restaurant, across the street and parking lot to transition. Hard to do much given the short length of the swim and the number in my wave. Passed a bunch of guys on the run to transition.
Transition 1
  • 00m 37s
What would you do differently?:

Pretty quick transition. Plenty of time to get cap and goggles off on the long run to transition.
Bike
  • 24m 19s
  • 10 miles
  • 24.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Decided to push this pretty hard and see what I had left for the run. Still not all out pace but solid ride. AP258/NP260
What would you do differently?:

Still could have pushed more but legs said no
Transition 2
  • 00m 30s
Comments:

Came in on the wrong side of my rack so lost a couple of seconds there.
Run
  • 19m 56s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out around 6:35 pace. Shoe came untied about 300 yards in so lost about 10 seconds there. First mile was 6:48, 2nd 6:35 and last was 6:25. Solid run and felt good about negative splits
What would you do differently?:

Double check my laces after run warm up
Post race
Warm down:

Did a short cool down run

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of a taper. With Eagleman 3 weeks out and this being lower priority race training was pretty solid for the week. Pleased with race result though.

Event comments:

Good race. Everything went smoothly. They may need to look at a time trial start for the swim if the number of racers continues to increase. Fun after race party.




Last updated: 2013-05-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:21 | 300 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 12/40
Overall: 37/267
Performance: Average
Suit: LG team suit
Course: Shallow water start. Swam parallel along the beach and then left turn and back toward the beach. Really congested and fairly shallow.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:37
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:24:19 | 10 miles | 24.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/40
Overall: 12/267
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Straight down along the beach to the east to turnaround. Bit of a tailwind on the way out and headwind on the way back
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:30
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:19:56 | 03 miles | 06m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/40
Overall: 10/267
Performance: Good
Pace was 6:39/mile
Course: Out along the highway and then weaved through a neighborhood and return
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4