Mudwater Triathlon - Sprint Course - Triathlon


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Goddard, Kansas
United States
Kansas River Valley Triathlon Club
71F / 22C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 32m 46s
Overall Rank = 29/64
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/4
Pre-race routine:

Well we waited around on the rain. I woke up at 3 a.m. because of the rain and couldn't go back to sleep. I ate my usual peanut butter and honey toast with a banana.
Event warmup:

I did some stretching, light running and other static stretches. I did very little swimming.
Swim
  • 15m 46s
  • 750 yards
  • 02m 06s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

I need to be a better swimmer.
Transition 1
  • 01m 52s
Comments:

I'm slow in transition and need to work on it.
Bike
  • 50m 56s
  • 25 kms
  • 29.51 km/hr
Comments:

I need to work harder on my bike.
Transition 2
  • 00m 52s
Comments:

My transitions are slow. I am not a flying mount or dis-mounter.
Run
  • 23m 30s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 41s  min/km
Comments:

The run turned out pretty good. I probably could have gone faster.
What would you do differently?:

Pushed my pace faster.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough bike workouts, slow transitions.

Event comments:

It was my first time doing this race and I thought it was well organized and well run. I had a lot of fun and I'm glad they got it in with the rain.




Last updated: 2013-07-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:46 | 750 yards | 02m 06s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/64
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: They made the course down and back. I'm just not a good open water swimmer. I think I should have started farther forward because I kept having to try and swim around guys. Not great but not terrible.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 84F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:52
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:50:56 | 25 kms | 29.51 km/hr
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/64
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Fairly flat with some rollers, but even rollers kill me.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Bad
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:52
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:23:30 | 05 kms | 04m 41s  min/km
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/64
Performance: Good
Course: extremely flat and through the campgrounds.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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