General Smallwood International Triathlon - Triathlon


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Marbury, Maryland
United States
Kinetic Multisports
65F / 18C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 36m 3s
Overall Rank = 49/181
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 6/18
Pre-race routine:

Stayed at Super 8 a few miles away. Dressed and ate oatmeal at hotel. Drove to race site. Set up transition with shes in plastic bag due to rain.
Swim
  • 29m 23s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 58s / 100 meters
Comments:

I was surprised at how open the swim was. Only late in the second lap did it get congested. The water was really nice. It was clear and a good temp with a wetsuit. The swim went pretty well considering I haven' swum a lot this spring.
Transition 1
  • 03m 50s
Comments:

It's probably a quarter mile or so to transition from the swim. I felt good after the swim and ran to transition, passing a lot of people on the way.
Bike
  • 1h 12m 24s
  • 24 miles
  • 19.89 mile/hr
Comments:

I tried to go pretty hard on the bike. I had to take the corners a bit easy due to wet roads and rain.
What would you do differently?:

My rear cassette was loose from when I put the wheel cover on. Shifting would have been better if I had put that back on more tightly.
Transition 2
  • 01m 55s
Comments:

This went well.
Run
  • 48m 32s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 51s  min/km
Comments:

Miles 1-2 and 4 were a little slow. I negative split the run by pushing the last two miles. I probably could have gone a bit faster if I hadn't started the first two miles as slowly. I haven't had a race with a good run in a while.
What would you do differently?:

Push the pace more, especially early.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some water and a Coke. Found the lunch and then went home.

Event comments:

This is another good race put on by Kinetic Multisports (VTS-MTS). The course is nice with a flat swim, rolling bike, and scenic run. The smooth roads of the bike course are really nice.




Last updated: 2018-05-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:23 | 1500 meters | 01m 58s / 100meters
Age Group: 7/18
Overall: 77/181
Performance: Good
Suit: wetsuit
Course: The course is an in water start off a dock. It is a rectangle with two longer sides on the way out and back. The olympic course was two loops.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:50
Performance: Good
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
01:12:24 | 24 miles | 19.89 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/18
Overall: 48/181
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: The course is a big loop on freshly paved roads. There were some sections with water due to recent heavy rains and rain during the bike leg of the race. It started to get a bit crowded the last few miles when the sprint course met back up with the Oly course. There were some rolling hills, but nothing too bad.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:55
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:48:32 | 10 kms | 04m 51s  min/km
Age Group: 8/18
Overall: 65/181
Performance: Average
Course: The course goes uphill out of the park, back out to the main road along the start of the bike course. It is an out and back for 3.1 miles and then goes through the back side of the park through trails and the campground. The finish is across a bridge and back up from the swim start. It has rolling hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5