Skinnyman Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Skaneateles, New York
United States
Skaneateles Labor Day Race Weekend
60F / 16C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 30m 34s
Overall Rank = 106/362
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 5/23
Pre-race routine:

Drove an hour, ate a granola bar and a banana, met a friend, panic about the rain, set up and hope for no rain, wait for portapottie, get rain, wetsuit and 10 minute warm up in the chilly water. Not bad for me.
Swim
  • 15m 28s
  • 800 yards
  • 01m 56s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim was good. I started out aggressivly, but I think that burned me up too fast. The rest of the swim was fine, but I'm certain that I swim faster than that. I also wondered if the course was long. I'm not great at drafting so I would do it, but I didn't do it enough. Once I'd caught the men's wave I had to do alot of dodging as well, making a fast swim a little harder. I also got clocked in the eye pretty good once, in the men's pack.
What would you do differently?:

Still be aggressive, but try to hold back a bit at the beginning so there is some spring left at the end.
Transition 1
  • 02m 13s
Comments:

Everything was as expected. My huge time loss was to a shirt. Because of the rain, wind and cold temps and my knowledge of how poorly I perform when cold I opted to put on a long sleeve dry shirt. While I was glad I did it while biking and running, when I saw that my time was at least a minute off I was kind of pissed at myself.
What would you do differently?:

Suck it up and be cold.
Bike
  • 49m 40s
  • 14 miles
  • 16.91 mile/hr
Comments:

Do you see that, how bad the bike is compared to the swim? Terrible!! When its wet I'm still nervous, I can't turn fast, I'm far more cautious downhill. I never took advantage of the hills here, should have tried to pick up some time there, I got passed by droves of women. Alot of this is confidence on the bike, but even if the conditions had been ideal I would be slower than all these women.
What would you do differently?:

How do I fix this? I know, more time, ride lots. I think my ride lots needs to include ride hard too.
Transition 2
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

Again, lost time to clothes. I also decided to change socks. I suppose i should have just gone sockless on teh bike, but my shoes hurt my feet then. So, my socks were soaked, completely and I changed them to save my feet a bit of grief. I also did not take my feet out of shoes, should have, but the rain stopped me.
What would you do differently?:

Stop the rain?
Run
  • 21m 41s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great, ran hard, no problems, happy with the long sleeves, passed 6 women, passed by one, was outkicked, by a split second by a 50 year old lady who totally hosed me on the bike, completely shattered me on the bike. That I at least caught her made me feel good.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, except beat the 50 year old.
Post race
Warm down:

CHanged, checked results, went home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rain

Event comments:

They can't help the rain. And its no the organizers fault that the chips are held on with plastic ties that leave cuts on my ankles.




Last updated: 2006-07-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:28 | 800 yards | 01m 56s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/23
Overall: 48/362
Performance: Average
Suit: sleeveless
Course: rectangle out and back to same point
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:13
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:49:40 | 14 miles | 16.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/23
Overall: 172/362
Performance: Below average
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: Windy, lots of turns and hills.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Bad Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:32
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:21:41 | 03 miles | 07m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/23
Overall: 72/362
Performance: Good
Course: loop
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4