Pensacola Beach Triathlon - Triathlon


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Pensacola, Florida
United States
Multisport
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 48m 41s
Overall Rank = 5/250
Age Group = M50-54
Age Group Rank = 1/17
Pre-race routine:

Drove over from home early...left at 4:15am. Usual breakfast etc...
Event warmup:

Did a warm up run then swam 5-10 minutes before swim start
Swim
  • 03m 54s
  • 300 yards
  • 01m 18s / 100 yards
Comments:

Went off in the "elite" wave of about 12-15 racers. Hard to get a rhythm in such a short swim.
Transition 1
  • 01m 15s
Comments:

Pretty basic....no issues
Bike
  • 23m 16s
  • 10 miles
  • 25.79 mile/hr
Comments:

Started off around 245-250 watts into the wind. After the turnaround I felt good with the wind at my back and pushed pretty hard. Passed two of the guys that were in the first wave with me and gained ground on the two that were ahead of me coming into T2 right behind them. Strong bike split for me. Watts were approx 255 avg
Transition 2
  • 00m 35s
Comments:

Misjudged the turn for the bike in and still had one foot in a shoe...slowed me a bit.
What would you do differently?:

Pay more attention to bike in....was assuming it would be like years past.
Run
  • 19m 41s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Struggled on the way out with the wind....didn't feel like I was going anywhere. Was in third out of T2 and there was no way I would catch the top 2. Got passed by guy that ended up third with about a mile to go and another guy with about half a mile to go. Couldn't hang with him but kept up the pace to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Should have been another 5-10 sec/mile faster on the run. Wind hurt me on the way out and I wasn't able to make it up on the way back.
Post race
Warm down:

Cool down run

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing really-pretty solid effort

Event comments:

Always a fun race. Good post race party. Was about two minutes faster this year than 2014.




Last updated: 2015-05-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:03:54 | 300 yards | 01m 18s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/17
Overall: 32/250
Performance: Average
Suit: Tri shorts
Course: Approx 200 yards parallel to the beach then left turn at buoy back toward the beach. Water was shallow in many spots. Likely short given my time
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:15
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:23:16 | 10 miles | 25.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/17
Overall: 2/250
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Headwind/crosswind on the way out and tailwind/crosswind on the way back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:35
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:19:41 | 03 miles | 06m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/17
Overall: 13/250
Performance: Average
Course: Out onto the main road for about 1/3 mile then through the neighborhood and return. Headwind on the way out
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4