Iowa's Best Dam Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Coralville Reservoir, Iowa
United States
Iowa's Best Dam Triathlon
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 10s
Overall Rank = 127/172
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 7/8
Pre-race routine:

Be nervous - my first ever Triathlon
Swim
  • 09m 7s
  • 500 meters
  • 01m 49s / 100 meters
Comments:

First Triathlon - I didn't drown!

Good thing I can swim fast because I sure couldn't bike or run.
Transition 1
  • 03m 47s
Bike
  • 52m 18s
  • 20 kms
  • 22.94 km/hr
Comments:

My first triathlon - I used the bike I had which was a mountain bike. It was not the best bike for the event but I finished.
What would you do differently?:

road bike / triathlon bike
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Run
  • 28m 25s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 41s  min/km
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Complete and total lack of knowledge and experience.

Event comments:

This was my first ever triathlon so I used the gear I had. Swam in my swim suit. Put on a tee shirt and jumped on my mountain bike. Change into my big box store cheap shoes and ran the best I could. I was just tickled to finish. I was concerned about making the published course cutoff times (that I don't think were actually implemented). I remember getting my finish time receipt and being excited about my 1:35 finish and the lady at the computer just looked at me like I was nuts. I was hooked on Triathlon - next race in 3 weeks.





Last updated: 2015-07-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:07 | 500 meters | 01m 49s / 100meters
Age Group: 5/8
Overall: 39/172
Performance: Average
Suit: swimsuit
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:47
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:52:18 | 20 kms | 22.94 km/hr
Age Group: 8/8
Overall: 148/172
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: Hilly
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:28:25 | 05 kms | 05m 41s  min/km
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 94/172
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]