Ballwin Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Ballwin, Missouri
United States
City of Ballwin
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 27s
Overall Rank = 135/219
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 17/23
Pre-race routine:

Got up around 5:30, ate a Marathon bar and drank two cups of coffee, then biked to the start of the race.
Event warmup:

I didn't really manage to do any warm up besides biking to the event location which was less than a mile from my house and running the route from the pool to the transition area just to see if there was a route with less pebbles and what not.
Swim
  • 05m 46s
  • 300 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

I think the swim went pretty well according to plan. I probably need to train more, but other than that it was all good.
Transition 1
  • 03m 3s
Comments:

T1 seemed a little slow. I probably should have practiced it more. I think getting my feet clean and dry probably cost me 10-20 seconds more than it should have. I should also put my gu in the pocket of my bike jersey so that I don't have to pick it up.
Bike
  • 32m 53s
  • 9 miles
  • 16.42 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Well, my whole thing with this race was that I hadn't trained enough. I think next time I'll need to put in more fast miles and more hilly miles before the race.
Transition 2
  • 01m 15s
What would you do differently?:

once again I think the only thing that slowed me down here was changing my socks and keeping my feet clean and dry enough to put my running shoes on. Next time I may bring 3 towels, with one just for my feet.
Run
  • 37m 21s
  • 3.5 miles
  • 10m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

By the time I got to the run, it was hot and I was tired.
What would you do differently?:

I probably need to train in heat more and do more bricks before I do a race like this again. Also, next time I may strap on my water belt just so that I can have water the whole way. (even though three water stops on a 3+ mile run should be plenty.)
Post race
Warm down:

drank two bottles of poweraide and ate a fuji apple. packed up my stuff and biked back up that ugly hill to my house.

Event comments:

The reason I ran this race was that it's less than a mile from my house. Having said that it was pretty fun and very friendly. It was my third ever triathlon and I had a great time.




Last updated: 2006-07-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:46 | 300 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/219
Performance: Good
I think I only did 5 laps. The lane judge was supposed to wave a kickboard at us at the end of the 5th lap and I was looking at her to do that, but she told me to get out instead. I wasn't positive I hadn't done 6 until I looked at the time. At that point I was already out of the water so I figured I'd go ahead and keep going. It's not like I'm going to steal a trophy from someone.
Suit: trishorts
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:03
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:32:53 | 09 miles | 16.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/219
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: There's a pretty big hill just a little after the start. It's one I'm familiar with so I knew what to expect. The cones were too close to the shoulder for me to ride inside them most of the time.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:15
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:37:21 | 03.5 miles | 10m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/219
Performance: Below average
The race literature says 3.2, but I talked with the race director and he said it was really more like 3.5.
Course: Out and back on rolling hills on a residential street. 3 water stops. (two really, but you pass one twice.)
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3