Music City Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Team Magic
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 230/309
Age Group = CorpRly/BegFem
Age Group Rank = 0/13
Pre-race routine:

5am, ate toast and peanut butter. Drank a Gatorade on the drive up there.

PLEASE NOTE: I did the first two legs of a relay in this race due to an IT band injury. In all "Age Group" rankings in this report, I have compared myself to the other Beginner Female athletes, even though I actually raced in the Corp Relay category.
Swim
  • 36m 21s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

Checking out this swim course from shore, it looked REALLY long. Not to mention that I overheard one of the USAT officials comment that it looked a bit too long. The Team Magic guy replied that it wasn't, but I was already intimidated by that point. That said, I started out the swim feeling unsettled & nervous. I felt like I couldn't get my body/breathing under control and was having some negative thoughts about my abilities. Suddenly I looked up and realized I was already at the first buoy and instantly began to feel better. By the end of the swim I was in a good groove and finished strong.
What would you do differently?:

Chill out! This is all SUCH a mindgame! Need to warm up.
Transition 1
  • 03m 11s
Comments:

It was a long haul from the swim to transition, but thankfully that was just extra time for the sand to fall off my feet. I had a water bottle there to squirt off my feet and that worked well. The biggest problem was that I kept losing my balance as I tried to stand on one foot to put my bike shoes on.
What would you do differently?:

Need to think about which direction would be most efficient for me to rack my bike (pointed towards me or away from me).
Bike
  • 1h 19m 28s
  • 22.3 miles
  • 16.84 mile/hr
Comments:

I felt like I was running out of steam by the end of the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Train harder. Put something other than plain water in my bottles.
Transition 2
  • 00m 47s
Comments:

This is the transition where I passed the chip to my relay teammate. I ran in, racked my bike, then ran over to the relay tent with my helmet and shoes still on. I'm not sure if it would have taken me longer to change my shoes vs passing off the chip. Hard to tell.
What would you do differently?:

Heal my knee so I can run!! What a bummer! At this point, I really wanted to keep going, but my knee was bugging me just running around in transition. Next year...
Run
  • 00m
  • 6.21 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

My relay teammate completed the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and had some Gatorade. Waited an hour or so before having any snacks, didn't feel hungry. Watched everyone finishing the run, that was neat.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I had originally trained for a sprint, which occurred 3 wks before Music City. I had a great time at the sprint and wanted to do another race. So I cranked up my training and injured myself. Nice. Next year I'm going to train properly and come back strong.

Event comments:

A great challenging course. I look forward to improving next year.




Last updated: 2006-08-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:21 | 1640 yards | 02m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/13
Overall: 278/309
Performance: Good
Suit: One Pc Tri-suit
Course: Clockwise swim around buoys. The start was along the back edge of the swim area at Nashville Shores. Each wave group would wade out to the swim area markers, wait for the official "start," then begin swimming. Also, the last leg of the swim back to shore was directly into the rising sun. It was kinda hard to see where you were going.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:11
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:19:28 | 22.3 miles | 16.84 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/13
Overall: 254/309
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back with 2 turn around points. Lots of hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:47
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:00:00 | 06.21 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/309
Performance:
Course: Across a grassy slope, out a service road, across Old Hickory Dam, then descend to the base of the dam (huge vertical drop). Turn around and go back. My relay teammate swore it was uphill all the way back to the finish. Some people seemed to be stumbling a bit due to the finish coming across the grass.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5