Dust Devil Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Fallon, Nevada
United States
Churchill County Parks and Recreation
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 37m 56s
Overall Rank = 42/60
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/4
Pre-race routine:

Ate some oatmeal and headed out.. First to arrive. Chris and I ate some bad pasta salad because we both had GI issues. I used the bathroom 4 times before the race...good thin I was in the last wave! I have had bad sciatic pain and had not trained for two months. Sciatic pain was so bad the day before I could not sit at work. I wasn't sure I could do the race but felt the need to try.
Event warmup:

Does walking bak and forth to the restroom count? Got in the pool for a few minutes an swam some short lap.
Swim
  • 13m 28s
  • 525 yards
  • 02m 34s / 100 yards
Comments:

It sucks having people lap me.
Transition 1
  • 01m 6s
Bike
  • 48m 15s
  • 14.5 miles
  • 18.03 mile/hr
Comments:

Had to use an easy gear because of the pain in my sciatic nerve. Pulled myself up on my arms seemed to help my pain. I have not been on my bike for two months.
Transition 2
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

Had to stretch the sciatic.
Run
  • 33m 23s
  • 2.92 miles
  • 11m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Endurance base is low and I walked a lot. Some pain in my leg but not too much, My first step on my right leg hurt but after that there was not too much pain.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched especially my sciatic nerve Went to Lake Tahoe for retreat and had a busy day of events and swimming. The water was healing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Two months prior I injured my sciatic nerve in my left leg. Doc gave me meds and told me not to train. My leg still hurts and resting did not seem o help any longer The lack of training and being careful not to cause more injury limited me greatly.

Event comments:

When they announced the top three of our age group I was not announced, which I did not really expect to place. However, I was really discouraged because the person who got thid finished with a time 13 minutes longer than I finished last year. I knew I was slower but I hadn't expected to be THAT much slower. Finally read the results, a week later, and I was second in my age group! I was only 4 mins slower than I was last year. Whew!




Last updated: 2013-08-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:28 | 525 yards | 02m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/4
Overall: 0/60
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: 10.5 laps
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:06
Performance:
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:48:15 | 14.5 miles | 18.03 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/4
Overall: 0/60
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:42
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:33:23 | 02.92 miles | 11m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 0/60
Performance:
Course: Mixed terrain. Pavement and dirt.
Keeping cool Average 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4