Mid August Meltdown - Sprint Course - Triathlon


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Effingham, Illinois
United States
Cutting Edge Triathlon
 		Total Time = 1h 23m 42s
Overall Rank = 29/74
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/3
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, set up transition, stretch.
Event warmup:

stretch
Swim
  • 09m 41s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 25s / 100 meters
Comments:

Water was excellent - great lake to swim in.
What would you do differently?:

Start farther towards front.
Transition 1
  • 03m 28s
Comments:

Trouble getting into shoes and really spent for some reason.
What would you do differently?:

Have shoes ready to go.
Bike
  • 41m 34s
  • 13 miles
  • 18.77 mile/hr
Comments:

My seat decided it wasn't tight and soon I noticed the nose was way down making it hard to stay on saddle. Stopped at halfway point to look for wrench but didn't have one in saddle bag. Manually adjusted the seat back up and rode off. After a short while it went back down again. Eventually learned to sit up and with one hand and a body jerk adjust the seat each time it went too far down. This really messed up my time.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure the seat is not going to move.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

Took a while to hydrate and down a GU.
What would you do differently?:

Do the GU while still on bike.
Run
  • 27m 35s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 31s  min/km
Comments:

Run for me was decent considering knee and ankle ligament damage.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

walk and stretch

What limited your ability to perform faster:

knee and ankle ligament damage as well as starting the swim toward the back and my bike seat failing.

Event comments:

Wonderful area for the tri and will come again. They could put a little more effort into the post race activities ... pizza was nice but not much to do following the awards.




Last updated: 2014-07-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:41 | 400 meters | 02m 25s / 100meters
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 36/74
Performance: Average
Suit: Tri shorts
Course: clockwise triangle
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:28
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:41:34 | 13 miles | 18.77 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 20/74
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Minimal hills - decent roads - should have been fast.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:21
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:35 | 05 kms | 05m 31s  min/km
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 32/74
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4