American Fork Splash n' Dash Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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American Fork, Utah
United States
Hilltop Aquatics
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 25m 24s
Overall Rank = 90/144
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 6/8
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5:15, ate breakfast and left w/ my daughter (14 years old-1st close to sprint distance tri for her). Rained hard on drive down, I was beginning to wonder how the weather would be, no rain last half hour of drive!
Event warmup:

A little bit of everything w/ bike, run and a short swim. I felt like I had a pretty good warm-up. Stood around a bit too long, but I always like to get there early enough to set up transition etc.
Swim
  • 07m 14s
  • 328 yards
  • 02m 12s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not too bad for me. Felt good whole way. Out fo pool not feeling too winded.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, just continue to work on form and speed.
Transition 1
  • 03m 13s
Comments:

Ok, so now it's time to start working on transitions. Much too slow. Wasn't sure how many layers to wear, ended up with two.
What would you do differently?:

I'm not sure what to do to get faster. In warmer weather putting on layers won't be an issue.
Bike
  • 43m 7s
  • 11.3 miles
  • 15.72 mile/hr
Comments:

Average biking for me. I am certainly consistent in my pace, I'm not sure what I need to do to get that up to 17-18 mph. 1st half of loop slow uphill grade with one smaller hill and one pretty good hill. Last half of the loop was nice, able to go pretty good without much effort which allowed me to save my legs for run.
What would you do differently?:

Not alot, I would just like to see that pace improve.
Transition 2
  • 02m 30s
Comments:

See T1 comments
What would you do differently?:

It is amazing how much time can be lost in transition.
Run
  • 29m 19s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

For me this was my best run yet. Mile splits by my garmin =10/25/10:08/9:08. My first mile may be as good as my second two, effort wise. That was a fair uphill grade almost the entire 1st mile. Finally got my average pace less than 10/mile, (slow, but progress for me).
What would you do differently?:

I thought this was a pretty good run for me. Overall pleased with maybe some progress.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, loaded up on furit, water and bagels.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm slow.

Event comments:

This is a fund raiser for local swim team so good cause. Small event but really quite well organized. Weather held out better than I had hoped though a little cool, at least it was dry. I got a pit in my stomach thinking that this was my last race for the year-yuck! I love these things!...And then there is my daughter. Probably the only tri I will beat her in. Get her a road bike and she is going to be great! 1st in Womens Jr division-She is awesome!




Last updated: 2006-10-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:14 | 328 yards | 02m 12s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/8
Overall: 81/144
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: 50 meter pool, serpentine swim w/ 6 lengths. Staggered start every 10 seconds. We submitted what we thought our swim time would be and we started based on that order. Finished 25 seconds ahead of estimate.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:13
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:43:07 | 11.3 miles | 15.72 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/8
Overall: 86/144
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Double loop course. 1st half of loop, mostly up hill with 2 moderate hills. 2nd half of loop down hill, traffic a little heavy though.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 70
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:30
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:29:19 | 03 miles | 09m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/8
Overall: 92/144
Performance: Good
Course: This followed the 1st half of the bike loop then cut across to the last mile of the 2nd half of the bike loop. This did include the 2 hills mentioned above, nice slow downhill grade for last mile.
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] 4