Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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New York, New York
United States
Green Brook Racing
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 06m 37s
Overall Rank = 80/448
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 8/32
Pre-race routine:

Drove out to SI at 5:45 in the AM with Wife, my 4 year old son and friend Peter (who also did the race)
Event warmup:

200m swim against current.
Swim
  • 07m 22s
  • 400 meters
  • 01m 50s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swam with the current. I couldn't believe that I was out of the water in 6 min. Took me 1min plus to run to transition area. No wetsuit...I was wearing a new UX2 tri suit, worked extremely well..
What would you do differently?:

swim fastere
Transition 1
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

This transition was good. Since it was a sprint I went without socks, fine for the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Put shoes on bike.
Bike
  • 32m 14s
  • 12 miles
  • 22.34 mile/hr
Comments:

Strong bike ride. Was super hot. There was no shade. I may have gone out a little too strong. I got up to 26mph the first mile or so then backed off b/c felt like I was overdoing it...I used the bigger sproket on the first 3/4 of the ride then switched to smaller sprocket to get my legs ready for high turnover, that tactic seemed to work well.
What would you do differently?:

Mount bike with shoes, dismount without shoes
Transition 2
  • 01m 41s
Comments:

I was exhausted from the bike, so took it slow putting on running shoes, no socks in running shoes either becuase of the short distance.
What would you do differently?:

Dismount without shoes.
Run
  • 23m 52s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt like crap for the first 10min of the run. LESSON: More bricks!!! I finally relaxed on the last 1.5mi and finished strong. There was absoutely no shade for the bike on the run, so by the time I finished I was pretty much baked....
Post race
Warm down:

Put my head under cold shower...ooooh that felt good, take pictures, eat yogurt and granolla, drink lots and lots of water. Roam around eat banna and orange, check out race results.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat.

Event comments:

Fun race. Really need to work on my transition from bike to run. Big news is that the swim was a blast...I actually caught up with people from other waves, that was weird, all of a sudden I was swimming at someones heels. That was a good feeling. I didn't feel the same anxiety I usually feel during the swim..perhaps it was the 200m warm up...Peter had a flat 3/4 of the way thru the bike, he was in the first wave and I was in the last, I caught up with him (only because of his flat) and we went neck and neck for the swim...was good to have someone there to keep up with. I am pumped about my top 10 finish for my age group, that was one of my goals for this race and I did it!!! YEA....




Last updated: 2006-07-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:22 | 400 meters | 01m 50s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 143/448
Performance: Good
Suit: None
Course: Point to point, well marked, bouys every 100 yrds. Swam with current so I was bookin...tis a PR for me.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:30
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:32:14 | 12 miles | 22.34 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 51/448
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: VERY flat, circular. 3 4mi loops
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:41
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:23:52 | 03.1 miles | 07m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 126/448
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4