Jamestown International Triathlon - Triathlon


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Williamsburg, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
66F / 19C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 38m 2s
Overall Rank = 128/300
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 7/14
Pre-race routine:

Normal routine. Up at 4:30 banana, some juice.
Event warmup:

Made sure the bike was in the right gear and headed down to the swim. In the water start so I did a little freestype to warm up
Swim
  • 33m 30s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 14s / 100 meters
Comments:

Good swim for me. Just slow
What would you do differently?:

Really want to improve my speed.
Transition 1
  • 03m 52s
Comments:

About 400 yards from the water to transition. Did a good job running there
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I had trimmed a few inches of the legs on the wetsuit and it came off really fast.
Bike
  • 1h 09m 23s
  • 40 kms
  • 34.59 km/hr
Comments:

Felt good on the bike. Was happy with my performance.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

One big mistake. I forgot to take my bike shoes out of the bag and put them on the towel. Took me about an extra 2o seconds to get them out.
What would you do differently?:

Get my bkie shoes ready.
Run
  • 49m 28s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 57s  min/km
Comments:

Felt goo getting off the bike and into the run. Legs were really tired by mile 5.
What would you do differently?:

Get some longer runs in during training.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked out the the road to watch Liz come in.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My swim leg. I really need to get some coaching on my swim

Event comments:

There was a young kid flagging the right turn into the park from Greesprings Road, he was not doing a good job getting people to make the hard right. Several people in front of me oveshot the turn.




Last updated: 2014-06-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:33:30 | 1500 meters | 02m 14s / 100meters
Age Group: 10/14
Overall: 239/300
Performance: Average
Suit: yes
Course: Rectangular along the shore. Was a slack tide so conidtions were perfect
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:52
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:09:23 | 40 kms | 34.59 km/hr
Age Group: 6/14
Overall: 115/300
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Fast out and back. Only one really hill over the Chickahominy River on the bridge.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 100
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:53
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:49:28 | 10 kms | 04m 57s  min/km
Age Group: 4/14
Overall: 102/300
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back with a loop aournd Greensprings trail in the woods which was nice
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4