YMCA Colonial Beach Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon


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Colonial Beach, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 37m 12s
Overall Rank = 179/310
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 16/20
Pre-race routine:

My wife and I stayed at a hotel located 100 yards from the transition area. I awoke at 0500 ate a Nature Valley Protein bar and a yogurt, showered and pushed my bike across the street. I set up my transition area and got body marked and chipped. All uneventful except that I am still new at this and was nervous.
Event warmup:

I went for a ten minute slow run with a couple of pickups at the end and then popped back through the hotel room to take care of some business, this avoiding the Porta-Potty.

I got to the swim start and went for a short swim while the couple of waves in front of me were starting, as you will see, this proved to be a bad move.

Swim
  • 20m 34s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 44s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

In retrospect, there must have been a bit of an eddy, pushing me to the left and when I came out of it, the current set me way to the right. I should have been looking at the other waves in front of me and studying the current. The crazy thing is, I teach sailing, navigation and run a charter fishing boat… I know better! I should have watched the other waves go out in front of me and sighted more often.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

I have no idea of my time, I do not know why, but I have no times until the finish of T2. I crossed the pads, but maybe I did so at the same time as someone else? Does that matter?
What would you do differently?:

it went well...
Bike
  • 46m 22s
  • 14 miles
  • 18.12 mile/hr
Comments:

My Garmin did not synchronize with the satellites until I had been on the bike for a minute or two… I was going to start it when I pulled my helmet off the bars but did not until later in t-1. It showed an average of 19mph.
What would you do differently?:

Iwas pleased.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

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What would you do differently?:

I need to get some of those bungy shoe laces.
Run
  • 27m 9s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 26s  min/km
Comments:

I do not know what I am doing, so I the plan was to get off the bike, try to run at a 9:00 per mile pace, and try to hold that. I felt good and ended up speeding up a little each mile. I guess I should have started faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked, streched and ate pizza.

Event comments:

A great time, and a great learning experience. This was an hour from home and very well run, race. I will be doing this every year.




Last updated: 2014-07-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:20:34 | 750 meters | 02m 44s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/20
Overall: 0/310
Performance:
Suit:
Course: I setup on the left side of the course, as I usually tend to wonder to the right while swimming. The swim was in the Potomac River, a tidal river; the tide was falling, pushing me to the right as well. The start was relatively uneventful, I got bumped one or twice, but nothing major. I fell into a nice spot and was sighing occasionally. Every time I looked, I was going right at the mark and figured out that on the heading, the sun was at about 2 o’clock. The mark was getting closer and I felt good. Then it happened, I sighted and there was no mark! Eeekkk! I stopped and figured out that I was way below the mark, after several corrections I found myself swimming directly against the current with other swimmers coming down my right side having already rounded the mark. Once I got around it, everything else went well.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:46:22 | 14 miles | 18.12 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/20
Overall: 0/310
Performance: Average
including t-1 and t-2. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/540192865
Wind: None
Course: Country roads that were open with little traffic and controlled intersections.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 91
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:27:09 | 05 kms | 05m 26s  min/km
Age Group: 0/20
Overall: 0/310
Performance: Good
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/539683180
Course: Flat, Flat , Flat
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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