Challenge Poconos - Triathlon


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East Stroudsburg , Pennsylvania
United States
Challenge
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 00m 51s
Overall Rank = 87/223
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 21/34
Pre-race routine:

Took GU Energy Gel
Event warmup:

Stretched mostly - didn't have enough time to warm up in the water..
Swim
  • 42m 32s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 50s / 100 meters
Comments:

Leading up to the race, my swim had deteriorated as my times seemed to get progressively slower.
What would you do differently?:

Need to seriously work on my form before my next race.
Transition 1
  • 04m 9s
Comments:

Long run into transition led to a longer T1 time.
What would you do differently?:

Had difficulty with the helmet strap as it was wrapped up twice upon itself, so probably do a better job prepping the helmet on the bike.
Bike
  • 1h 18m 32s
  • 25 miles
  • 19.10 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

Dropped my sunglasses as I was heading to my rack.
Run
  • 54m 59s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Kept pace with someone from my age group.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched. Took a cold ice bath.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat. My lack of training bricks.

Event comments:

Overall the race and venue were great. However, post-race, many athletes experienced problems picking up their bikes in transition as the route from the parking lot took them through part of the run course.




Last updated: 2015-08-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:42:32 | 1500 meters | 02m 50s / 100meters
Age Group: 34/34
Overall: 173/223
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Rectangular
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:09
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:18:32 | 25 miles | 19.10 mile/hr
Age Group: 23/34
Overall: 96/223
Performance:
Split Time Distance Avg Speed 1 3:35.7 1.00 16.7 2 3:43.4 1.00 16.1 3 3:25.5 1.00 17.5 4 4:41.4 1.00 12.8 5 2:55.2 1.00 20.5 6 2:25.8 1.00 24.7 7 3:02.9 1.00 19.7 8 2:22.1 1.00 25.3 9 2:58.9 1.00 20.1 10 2:26.4 1.00 24.6 11 3:06.4 1.00 19.3 12 2:40.5 1.00 22.4 13 2:51.6 1.00 21.0 14 3:10.1 1.00 18.9 15 3:07.8 1.00 19.2 16 3:31.6 1.00 17.0 17 3:22.3 1.00 17.8 18 2:20.1 1.00 25.7 19 2:43.4 1.00 22.0 20 4:40.5 1.00 12.8 21 3:15.4 1.00 18.4 22 2:49.5 1.00 21.2 23 3:05.7 1.00 19.4 24 3:00.7 1.00 19.9 25 2:10.7 0.54 14.9
Wind: Little
Course: Hilly, out and back course. First four miles was almost all uphill, with a lot of rollers following. Did not flatten out until the middle of the course.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:54:59 | 06.2 miles | 08m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/34
Overall: 87/223
Performance: Average
Course: Course was relatively flat and ran along the river, with one big hill towards the middle.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4