Los Alamos Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Los Alamos, New Mexico
United States
Los Alamos County Recreation Division
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 29m 49s
Overall Rank = 200/321
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 21/29
Pre-race routine:

This was my first triathlon.

Note: This race is Bike-swim-run.
Swim
  • 13m 14s
  • 400 meters
  • 03m 19s / 100 meters
Comments:

Terrible - could not catch my breath and ended up doing backstroke most of the way
What would you do differently?:

Walk (rather than jog) from T1 to pool to get HR down. And of course more swim training.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

T1 (bike-swim) included in bike time
Bike
  • 42m 13s
  • 12.4 miles
  • 17.62 mile/hr
Comments:

Mass bike start in waves. Hard to keep no-draft distance for first 1/2 mile, but then the climbing starts and the pack thins out quickly.

Very familiar course to me. I ride part of it on my daily commute. Started running out of gas on the return climbs.
What would you do differently?:

More training time in the saddle.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

T2 (swim-run) included in run time.
Run
  • 34m 21s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 11m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

No real problems here, this is about the pace I anticipated. Legs felt better at the finish than they did coming out of T2.
What would you do differently?:

More run training.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Limited aerobic base resulting from too many years of sedentary life.

This event is right in my backyard so I am sure I will do it every year.

Event comments:

Claims to be the longest continuously held triathlon in the US. Course altitude ranges from 7200 to 7800 ft.




Last updated: 2006-07-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:14 | 400 meters | 03m 19s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 264/321
Performance: Bad
Suit: De soto tri shorts
Course: (swim was 2nd event) 50m course in pool - serpentine swim
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:42:13 | 12.4 miles | 17.62 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 108/321
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: (bike was 1st event) Hilly out-and-back with climbs in both directions, but more climbing on the outbound leg than the return leg. First mile is on local streets past Los Alamos National Laboratory, then 5 miles around the border of the laboratory to the turn around. Course is on public 2-lane highway and open to traffic, but there is very little on Saturday mornings. Very scenic route through high-desert Ponderosa forest.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:34:21 | 03.1 miles | 11m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 246/321
Performance: Good
Course: Flat to gently rolling along city streets.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 4