XTERRA Charlottesville Sprint - Triathlon


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North Garden, Virginia
United States
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 		Total Time = 2h 02m 23s
Overall Rank = 13/43
Age Group = 40-44M
Age Group Rank = 3/5
Pre-race routine:

Typical orange juice and clif bar on drive to site. Checked in and then set up transition.
Event warmup:

Ran for about 10 minutes on the run course. Swam for about 5 minutes in the lake before the start.
Swim
  • 18m 7s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 25s / 100 meters
Comments:

I've put in much more time on my swimming and hoped to have a fast swim. I felt more comfortable than in past swims, just not much faster. I guess the swim feeling easier with the same time is an improvement.
Transition 1
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

Fastest T1 by 9 seconds.
Bike
  • 1h 16m 36s
  • 8.5 miles
  • 6.66 mile/hr
Comments:

Wow, that was hard! I've not done nearly enough mountain biking of late, but even if I had, I would not have been prepared for the toughness of this course. Lots of big roots and rocks on uphill sections were very difficult.
What would you do differently?:

Train more on mountain bike; buy a 29er; get full suspension
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Recover time. Much slower than my typical T2, but I was just trying to recover from the bike.
Run
  • 25m 34s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Passed several people on the run, so I was feeling pretty good. Finished first in my age group, so can't complain. Enjoyed the run and felt I put in about the best time I could. I had been having some calf and hamstring pain on some runs, but had none of that.
Post race
Warm down:

Gatorade, water, talking with family. Used outdoor shower and then changed in locker room. Family brought a picnic and we ate a wonderful meal together.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Biking.

Event comments:

It was a fun race, but extremely difficult. If I do it again, it will be on a different bike.




Last updated: 2014-06-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:07 | 750 meters | 02m 25s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/5
Overall: 19/43
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:48
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:16:36 | 08.5 miles | 6.66 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/5
Overall: 21/43
Performance: Bad
Wind:
Course: Very hilly and very rocky and very hard.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Bad
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:25:34 | 03 miles | 08m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/5
Overall: 7/43
Performance: Good
Course: First 3 miles of the bike. This was a much easier part of the course and was a pleasant section to run on.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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