Buffalo Triathlon - Sprint Course - Triathlon


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Buffalo, Minnesota
United States
Buffalo Triathlon
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 58s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/29
Pre-race routine:

up at 5:30 am, when it was 45 degrees. I packed, put on the wheels and adjusted and was on the road by 6:45. Arrived around 7:30.
Event warmup:

Nothing really. Set up transition and waited to start. They wanted to do some kind of Guiness record in the water--which seemed ill-advised given the cold temps.
Swim
  • 08m 43s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 59s / 100 yards
Comments:

Only when I went off course was I not on someone's feet on having someone on mine. Ridiculously large waves and coed--which is annoying.My head was out of the water a lot to sight and because it was so crowded.
Transition 1
  • 03m 53s
Comments:

This has to change. I lost almost 4 minutes here and almost 3 minutes in the next one.
What would you do differently?:

be faster and practice
Bike
  • 43m 16s
  • 12.8 miles
  • 17.75 mile/hr
Comments:

This was OK. The hills were tough and I lost speed there. Also the field is so crowded that it's easy to get hung up behind people. But I felt pretty good but the rolling hills were a little much for me with my lack of training.
Transition 2
  • 02m 44s
Comments:

lame
Run
  • 26m 24s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt pretty good. Run is definitely getting better, if not faster.
Post race
Warm down:

nothing much. Grabbed the print out of results. Some cookies and fruit at the end and left. Not many friends there this year.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of time on the bike and OWS/

Event comments:

Too big I think. The swim is crazy every year I've done it. I've seen people do dumb things on the bike. The management is changing but to a for profit group so they probably won't limit the size.. It's so early in the season that the weather is dicey but this year was not bad, even with the late spring and cold water. But it may be time to try another venue because of the numbers.




Last updated: 2013-06-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:43 | 440 yards | 01m 59s / 100yards
Age Group: 11/29
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: LS vortex
Course: A loop. It is so short that anyone can do it, which means anyone does it.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 64F / 18C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:53
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:43:16 | 12.8 miles | 17.75 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/29
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Hilly course this year now that the road work is done, around the lake. Much safer course than in the past--just right turns. Weird detour through a parking lot.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:44
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:24 | 03 miles | 08m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/29
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Around the lake, pretty flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3