Panasonic People's Triathlon Series Race 1 - TriathlonSprint


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Maraetai, Auckland
New Zealand
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 19s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 26/42
Pre-race routine:

Drove over to the event on the morning, usually stay at friends nearby but as it wasn't starting too early preferred to stay at home.
Event warmup:

After racking my bike and organising transition went for a very brief run before a 10 minute warm-up in the Sea. Although it's the 6th sea swim of the season it still felt very cold jumping in the water.
Swim
  • 00m
  • 500 meters
  • / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

Might start a little nearer the front as I got caught behind a couple of swimmers slowing down near the first buoys.
Transition 1
  • 00m 60s
Comments:

Awesome transition, had the wetsuit half-off before exiting the water, quickly removed the suit, put on cycle shoes, helmet and was gone in under 60 seconds. The trick with putting baby oil on the outside legs of the suit really works as it didn't get stuck at all on my heels.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing this time around.
Bike
  • 00m
  • 20 kms
  • 0.00 km/hr
What would you do differently?:

I didn't managed to get into a bunch to draft very much on the race (which is good training for Tauranga) but not good for the first main race of the season, so probably needed to get some more bike training in.
Transition 2
  • 00m 60s
Comments:

For some reason they directed onto the grass at the bike in and could ride into transition rather than finish on the run and run which meant a shorter run off the bike. Quick transition to switch shoes, remove helmet and grab cap.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing this time around.
Run
  • 30m
  • 5 kms
  • 06m  min/km
Comments:

didn't get my legs into rythm until the drink station and turn-around point at the top of the first hill.
What would you do differently?:

Take it a bit easier on the bike.
Post race
Warm down:

A few stretches, a coffee and danish ;-)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Had a great race, taking 10minutes off my time the last time I raced this course so felt pretty good. Need more time on the bike to get the average speed up.

Event comments:

a great race, a number of the Tri squad were racing so had some familar faces around.




Last updated: 2006-08-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 500 meters | / 100meters
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Orca Speedsuit
Course: A clockwise boxed course of about 200m out 100m across and 100m back. Had a awesome swim started near the back and passed a few people to come out of the swim in the 2nd third of the pack. No problems with navigation or rounding buoys got into a good rythm and enjoyed the swim.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:60
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:00:00 | 20 kms | 0.00 km/hr
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong
Course: The bike course is an out and back along the waterfront and inland on a country road, a pretty good course but the road is rough chip seal.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:60
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:00 | 05 kms | 06m  min/km
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: The course is a single lap out around the headland before climbing to the park, back down to the waterfront and over the hill onto the main road before dropping back down to the race area.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4