Wawasee Kiwanis Triathlon - Triathlon


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Syracuse, Indiana
United States
Wawasee Kiwanis Club
77F / 25C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 07m 9s
Overall Rank = 7/92
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 1/4
Pre-race routine:

Set up transition and got body marked
Event warmup:

Did a swim warm up of 100 yards in lake
Swim
  • 11m 12s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 33s / 100 yards
Comments:

I struggle with wave starts as I get stuck behind slow swimmers and struggle to get around them. No rhythm. Big back up at pontoon boat turn around with guys stopping.
What would you do differently?:

Need to sprint out first 50-100 to avoid all of the slower swimmers
Transition 1
  • 01m
Comments:

No real issues
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Bike
  • 28m 29s
  • 10.48 miles
  • 22.08 mile/hr
Comments:

Actual bike riding time was 27:49, extra time was attributable to mounting and dismounting of bike and then run to and out of transition. 1/2 course had some rough roads. Wind was against on way out, with side wind on way back.. Course was shortened due to recent chip and seal of portion of course.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Tough course to get into good rhythm due to some poor road surfaces on portion of course.
Transition 2
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

This is where I screwed up. Left Garmin watch on bike and ran back into T2 to get watch when I had already left T2. Cost me 25 seconds
What would you do differently?:

Forget the watch. Not sure why I went back to get it. Bad decision
Run
  • 25m 38s
  • 3.37 miles
  • 07m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

It was really humid so I had a hard time breathing. Again, waited too long to make strong finish. Had steady splits. Would have preferred negative splits and average mile closer to 7:15
What would you do differently?:

Not sure. There were. Not many runners near me. I passed 2 in first mile. Got passed around mile 2 and then caught a third runner just before finish. Obviously, would have preferred negative splits after getting legs back.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some Gatorade, grabbed some wet rags, and then took bike and bag out of T back to vehicle

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Didn't sprint out on swim, wasted 25 seconds in T2 going back for watch and then not pushing miles 2 and 3 harder on run.

Event comments:

Nice race. If they can get bike back to 13 miles and perhaps on nicer roads, could improve quality of race. Nice awards post race and very nice post race meal.




Last updated: 2016-07-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:12 | 440 yards | 02m 33s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 46/92
Performance: Below average
Suit: Not wetsuit legal
Course: Out to pontoon boat and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:28:29 | 10.48 miles | 22.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/4
Overall: 3/92
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Ride out of town then an out and back with a couple of turns
Road: Rough Wet Cadence: 82
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:48
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:25:38 | 03.37 miles | 07m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/4
Overall: 8/92
Performance: Average
Course: Nice course around golf course and then along lake. Some hills, but nothing terrible. Longer than normal run for sprint triathlon.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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