Rock Hall International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Rock Hall, Maryland
United States
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Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 21s
Overall Rank = 28/453
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 2/12
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 345am, ate a banana, headed out to Rock Hall
Event warmup:

Short walk to the swim start
Swim
  • 21m 40s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 26s / 100 meters
Comments:

Managed to get to the outside for the swim start which helped tremendously. By the time I got to the first buoy I was comfortably drafting off another swimmer. I was worried about crowding on the second lap but it wasn't nearly as bad as I had expected.
What would you do differently?:

Sighting is getting better but I can always improve on that.
Transition 1
  • 02m 30s
Comments:

Struggle-town trying to find the strap for my wetsuit. Had a tough time getting it over my feet too. Suuuuuper slow transition.
What would you do differently?:

Practice transitions.
Bike
  • 1h 08m 6s
  • 24.5 miles
  • 21.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Race website advertised a pancake flat bike. This was definitely not a pancake flat course. I pushed the hills too hard and was definitely feeling it on the run.
What would you do differently?:

Practice hills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

Almost tanked getting off the bike. Managed to save it and run into transition.
What would you do differently?:

Practice getting off that bike.
Run
  • 46m 3s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Well the pain started about 1.5 miles in. Legs started cramping and I knew I would have to tone it down. First two miles were just under 7min, next two were around 7:20min, last two were around 8min. Not my best run effort but there's no way I was going to get a DNF.
What would you do differently?:

Work on my bike endurance, no way around that.
Post race
Warm down:

Little walking around, sitting in the shade, and lots of water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training, always.

Event comments:

Setup always puts on great events. Like Maritime though, I was a little surprised at the lack of security around the transition area.




Last updated: 2014-04-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:40 | 1500 meters | 01m 26s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/12
Overall: 4/453
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex Sleeveless
Course: Protected harbor swim, two laps
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:30
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
01:08:06 | 24.5 miles | 21.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/12
Overall: 50/453
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: One big lap
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:46:03 | 06.2 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/12
Overall: 68/453
Performance: Average
Course: Two laps with a couple out and backs to get the distance.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5