St. Louis 5150 Triathlon - Sprint Course - Triathlon


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Innsbrook, Missouri
United States
Ultramax Sports
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 19m 57s
Overall Rank = 4/108
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/16
Pre-race routine:

Night Before: Chipolte Steak burrito with a bit of chips and salsa
AM: coffee and pb and banana bagel about 6:00

Event warmup:

bit of running not really much of anything
Swim
  • 08m 53s
  • 500 meters
  • 01m 47s / 100 meters
Comments:

one of my best swims
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

still need to work on a really quick mount
What would you do differently?:

nothing really
Bike
  • 46m 54s
  • 16 miles
  • 20.53 mile/hr
Comments:

good ride...had someone in sights to catch and caught her
Transition 2
  • 00m 48s
Run
  • 22m 19s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

had 3rd place girl in my sights and set my goal to catch her...pushed and got her, with about .25 mile she got me back with about 200 meters...
What would you do differently?:

kept on pushing through last 200 meters if possible.....great effort. best run
Post race
Warm down:

bit of stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not doing speed run work on hills

Event comments:

awards went to only top 1st finishers...not too much of a big deal. I would have been more disappointed had I stayed in 3rd and not 4th




Last updated: 2013-06-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:53 | 500 meters | 01m 47s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/16
Overall: 17/108
Performance: Good
Suit: no
Course: sort of an obtuse triangle
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:06
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:46:54 | 16 miles | 20.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/16
Overall: 3/108
Performance: Good
garmin game up with avg speed of 21.5 so mialage must have been a tad off
Wind: Little
Course: rolling hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:22:19 | 03.1 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/16
Overall: 6/108
Performance: Good
Course: gravel and grass hills hills hills
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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