Caine Halter Family YMCA Triathlon - Triathlon


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Greenville, South Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
74F / 23C
Overcast
Total Time = 53m 53s
Overall Rank = 19/127
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/11
Pre-race routine:

Same routine as normal, drove up from Charleston the day of, got packet pickup and then went over the course. in the morning it was coffee, steel cut oats, and a banana. picked up chip and body marking, portapotty and set up TA.
Event warmup:

did a couple mile ride on the bike and a few laps in the pool.
Swim
  • 05m 36s
  • 300 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

i was the only guy wearing a speed suit for the swim but it saves me 3-5 seconds per 100 meters so on this race easily saved me an extra 10 seconds and when we have to run a long distance to TA there is almost no penalty for wearing it. the swim was getting bunched up and i was 36 to go off so they really slowed down the entry times, this combined with the slow girl behind me left me with an empty lane for 3/6 of the laps.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 00m 46s
Comments:

really smooth TA, no gu this time because the course was so short.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 24m 33s
  • 8.4 miles
  • 20.53 mile/hr
Comments:

i was not expecting hills like that, being a coastal triathlete I am used to flat sections but averaging 20.5 mph is fine. I used the aeolus wheels because I was anticipating some climbing. I pulled my feet out of shoes about .25 miles early when I confused the ymca and a church. Some of the slower bikers caused accidents on the laps as the race went later. i was lucky and avoided any problems. I used bontrager aeolus wheels for this race.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m 49s
Comments:

My shoes had not dried completely when I last raced and had some mildew smell, so I tucked drier sheets into the shoes to help the funk, I only pulled 1/2 out of each so when I tried to put shoes on in transition it required me to pull them out and put them back on.
What would you do differently?:

get drier sheets all the way out
Run
  • 22m 10s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

I chose to run on the spongy path during the race because it felt good, after the race I learned it is slower to run on that than the hard path next to it. The run was pretty shaded and having 4 drink stations on the run was great, I pretty much only had water thrown on me to keep me cool. There were 2 steeps spots on the run that made it tough.
What would you do differently?:

run on path not sponge.
Post race
Warm down:

ran 1.5 miles caught up with my wife and my friend jason

What limited your ability to perform faster:

hill training, T2 shoe prep, spongy running surface

Event comments:

Good short course race that brings out a lot of fast upstate triathletes. Could use a few more portapoties. The body marking line was really long like most setup event races nowadays because they only had 2 people marking (bring your own sharpie if you know how to mark). Award ceremony seemed to be really late into the morning, kicking off around 10 with a race start time of 7 and the majority of people finishing around the 1 hour mark. The DJ for this event is the best in the world and should be used for all setup event races in the upstate! Bike leg only measure 8.4 miles by GPS not the advertised 9 miles.




Last updated: 2014-06-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:36 | 300 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/11
Overall: 22/127
Performance: Good
Suit: nineteen frequency
Course: 6 laps on a 25 yard pool ducking under lane line each times
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:46
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:24:33 | 08.4 miles | 20.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/11
Overall: 20/127
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: The 9 mile advertised (8.4 mile by GPS) course will consist of 3 fast loops before returning to the YMCA is what is advertised on the website. it really is steep climb out of TA, .5 miles flat then 3 laps where your speed is 36 mph or 10 mph then .5 miles flat back to TA. The 3 laps is all climbing or downhill, 3 hills per lap. there is no flap on the whole course. The course features 460 feet over over 8.4 miles
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Good Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:49
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:22:10 | 03.1 miles | 07m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/11
Overall: 23/127
Performance: Average
Course: This out and back style course will be run entirely on city sidwalks and the beautiful Swamp Rabbit Trail skirting along the Reedy River. Flat and fast is the name of the game on this 5K.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3