Parris Island - Triathlon


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Parris Island, South Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
56F / 13C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 35m 30s
Overall Rank = 303/400
Age Group = 56-60
Age Group Rank = 13/18
Pre-race routine:

Reviewed Check List, ate breakfast of peanut butter bagel, orange juice and coffee
Event warmup:

Able to swim a few easy laps in Marine pool prior to start.
Swim
  • 17m 1s
  • 500 meters
  • 03m 24s / 100 meters
Comments:

had a hard time getting into a groove. Felt like I lost my mojo early-like Lap 2! Just didn't trust myself to stick to my breathing plan and panicked, breathing every left rotation. Kept worrying about the people behind me. Stopped too often at the turns to see where others were.
What would you do differently?:

TRUST MYSELF AND MY TRAINING! Go my pace and be comfortable with it. Try to get in a groove as early as possible in the course and let go.
Transition 1
  • 03m 23s
Comments:

Biggest problem was trying to get my cycling gloves on at same time as I was moving bike out of transition area.
What would you do differently?:

If I can have Brian around at swim exit, have him hand me gloves and flip flops then. And start putting them on then. No suit to get out of so that was easy. I just put on my Sugar jacket so that was good. NEED to grab quick drink.
Bike
  • 44m 8s
  • 10 miles
  • 13.60 mile/hr
Comments:

The course was flat with very little grade so it had the potential of being pretty fast. BUT the headwinds! Ugh. Felt like they slowed me down. My gear changes were like BUTTER! Very smooth. I was very happy with my bike performance.
What would you do differently?:

Need to keep working on strength and speed with Spinning so that I can keep my bike in more challenging gears to go faster and work less. Drink something during course!
Transition 2
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

I was dying of thirst during bike because I didn't want to balance drinking and riding. Need to develop that confidence. I didn't ride with cleats so I was using my running shoes and flipped the pedals around. This worked very well for this course and saved me a lot of time in transition.
What would you do differently?:

1-use a race belt. Had to pin on my bib as I was leaving transition area.
2-Bring my chews or pin to race belt.
3-Make sure I have my head band on for bike portion so I don't have to fumble with that as well.
Run
  • 29m 12s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Good grief? I seriously can't believe this time. This would be a 5K PR for me! Best 5K was 29:52 (the HY-5 in Westlake in 2009!
Felt like I was slow trotting at best. I did take a few short walk breaks but overall kept moving. Carb Pro water was the bomb!
What would you do differently?:

Again, use race belt. Attach chews and Gym Boss timer. My goal was to run continuously during this portion, and seeing my time I wonder if the timer would have even helped me.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbing some fruit, cookies and sweet tea!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mental barriers. All the conditions were right for a good performance.

Event comments:

Parris Island Triathalon is a well organized, fun event. It's a great way to start off the Triathlon season here in South Carolina. It was well supported with volunteers. The event was fun and all levels and ages of athletes could compete and feel welcome. I would definitely recommend this race as well as sign up for it again in the future


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Last updated: 2017-02-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:01 | 500 meters | 03m 24s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/400
Performance: Below average
Suit: Zoot Try top/Orca Tri shorts
Course: Marine Corp Training Pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:23
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:44:08 | 10 miles | 13.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 113/400
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind
Course: Out and back along base through housing areas, training fields and golf course.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:29:12 | 03.1 miles | 09m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 88/18
Overall: 0/400
Performance: Good
Course: Flat flat FLAT! Out and back along base.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 5