Music City Triathlon - Triathlon


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Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Team-Magic
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 56s
Overall Rank = 41/293
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/27
Pre-race routine:

Ate my oatmeal and banana, drove to the race
Event warmup:

None to be had.Couldn’t get in the water, got there too late to ride. Just walked around the start for a bit
Swim
  • 10m 18s
  • 1500 meters
  • 41s / 100 meters
Comments:

Jumping off the riverboat to start was neat, but the distance was WAAAAAY too short. That being said, I felt like I swam very well. NAvigated well, kept it nice and smooth, and was just getting warmed up when it was time to get out. I was expecting a 24 min swim, and when I looked at saw just over 10 min, I felt shortchanged, as the swim is my best leg
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 02m 30s
Comments:

Luckily we had a long run into T1, as I couldn’t get my wertsuit unzipped. I finally got the zipper and was out of it by the time I got to the bike
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 1h 18m 54s
  • 44 kms
  • 33.46 km/hr
Comments:

Good ride on the new bike. Never pushed too hard, but felt comfortable the whole way. I wanted to save something for the run
Transition 2
  • 01m 1s
Comments:

Went well. Stood up while putting on shoes and socks and this helps save time
Run
  • 47m 40s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 46s  min/km
Comments:

I was nervous about the run, as I crashed so bad last time. It was getting hot, and I told myself to start out slow nad speed up as I felt better. First 2 miles were right at 15 min. Slowed only through the water stops the whole way. Never walked. Definitely slowed the last2 miles were almost16 min, but a solid effort overall
What would you do differently?:

More fast training
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around expo for 10 min and then drove home

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat, lack of speed training

Event comments:

Good race, well organized. I don’t know what to say about the swim course being less than half of what it should’ve been. That was bad. The bike course is nice with no traffic. The run course sucks. Double out and back with no shade in late July. It’s asking for a heat stroke.




Last updated: 2019-07-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:18 | 1500 meters | 41s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/27
Overall: 22/293
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless
Course: Down river swim. It was horribly short, I don;t know what the actual distance was but it was no more than 750m with a good current behind me
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:30
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:
Biking
01:18:54 | 44 kms | 33.46 km/hr
Age Group: 6/27
Overall: 57/293
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Double out and back, same as in the past
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:01
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:47:40 | 10 kms | 04m 46s  min/km
Age Group: 6/27
Overall: 54/293
Performance: Average
Course: Double out and back, same as always
Keeping cool Average 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4