Riverbluff Triathlon - Sprint Course - Triathlon


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Ashland City, Tennessee
United States
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Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 40s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 16/19
Pre-race routine:

Got up nice and early, had a bagel with PB. Spent too much time on the phone with sis-in-law trying to get her to the hotel. Had to haul serious tail to the event.
Event warmup:

Brisk walk to make it to transition in time to set up.
Swim
  • 11m 3s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 46s / 100 meters
Comments:

Sucked water on 2 consecutive strokes. Managed to cough out the first one under water (I practice that), but took more water when I needed the bigger breath... not good. Side stroke for 2/3, back to freestyle for last 1/3
What would you do differently?:

CALM DOWN!!
Transition 1
  • 02m 35s
Comments:

Didn't rush, kept it smooth. Firehouse Subs pickle bucked helps!
What would you do differently?:

Maybe practice?
Bike
  • 50m 41s
  • 14 miles
  • 16.57 mile/hr
Comments:

I pushed the bike hard because the run was going to be bad anyways. I live in farmland... not much hill training available.
What would you do differently?:

Find some hills... or get a good trainer. Not push so hard.
Transition 2
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

Nice calm in and out.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe practice
Run
  • 53m 10s
  • 3.4 miles
  • 15m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

I knew this was going to be bad. Pushing the bike made it worse. I did manage to run a bit, but there was no gas left in the tank. I'm not sure if nutrition would have helped to be perfectly honest.
What would you do differently?:

Train, Train, Train, then TRAIN MORE!
Post race
Warm down:

cold towel over the head and stumbled around looking for my family... They showed up 20 mins later.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Fitness, pure and simple.

Event comments:

They ran out of Sprint distance finisher's medallions... bummer!




Last updated: 2014-06-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:03 | 400 meters | 02m 46s / 100meters
Age Group: 12/19
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Suit: Nope
Course: Jacked up triangle. Out across the current, slightly back against the current, then home stretch with the current
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:35
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:50:41 | 14 miles | 16.57 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/19
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back rolling hills with a big (for me) climb in the middle.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:11
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:53:10 | 03.4 miles | 15m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 16/19
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course: Relatively flat with one short steep down hill before the turnaround. Of course that made it a really steep up hill on the way back :)
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4