Rattlesnake Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Aurora, Colorado
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 19m 6s
Overall Rank = 180/600
Age Group = 35 - 39
Age Group Rank = 26/58
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and had an english muffin and some gatorade. Then drove to the race venue. Met Regimom out there and we got our stuff into transition. Got body marked and then went and picked up timing chip.
Event warmup:

Stretched a little. Talked to my son. Got in the water just to feel the temp and check the goggles.
Swim
  • 08m 10s
  • 547 yards
  • 01m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

I really thought I nailed the swim. I jumped in and just went for it. I verred to the right for a while. I was sighting off a buoy that was inside the turnaround one. I kayak came over and pointed me in the right direction. It was a little hard to see because the swim out was straight into the sun. Good thing those buoy's were big and orange. After that I just cruised around the turn buoy and headed for shore. I felt great coming out of the water which was my goal. I ran up the beach, gave a thumbs up to my son and then promptly stubbed my toe and took a header on the beach with my wetsuit around my waist. Jumped up and kept running into transition. Somebody yelled nice recovery, I just hope someone got it on film. My practice in the open water has definately paid off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. By far my best OWS ever! The digger in the sand on the beach I could do without next time though!
Transition 1
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

Got to my bike, got the wetsuit off, got my helmet and bike shoes on, took off and bumped the bike on the end of the row. The bike helmet went flying. I stopped and picked it up and put it back on the handlebars. Slowed me down, but it was the right thing to do.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, just be more careful going through the isle.
Bike
  • 42m 10s
  • 12 miles
  • 17.08 mile/hr
Comments:

This course had some long big hills. When I was going down them at 30 mph, I knew I had to come back up them the other way and so I just pedaled as hard as I could going down hill. Coming back up I stayed at a good pace. Triathlon bikes with disc wheels sound like jets when they blow by you. I was on my mountain bike with road tires.
What would you do differently?:

Ride a road bike or triathlon bike next year.
Transition 2
  • 01m 4s
Comments:

Shoes and helmet off. Running shoes and race number on. Hat on. Grabbed some water going out of transition and looked for a garbage can to put the cup in and wasted some time. There wasn't one, so I dropped the cup and took off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Transition went pretty smooth. No socks on this one and it made for speedier transitions.
Run
  • 26m 10s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

I thought I had a good run. I"ll have to see what my time was. I thought my first mile was around 7:30. When I hit the 2 mile marker, I was at about 16 min, so I was on pace, but I didn't start my watch right at the transition mat, so I was a little slower. When we were coming down the home stretch I saw a guy with a 38 on his calf and I dropped the hammer and blew past him. The last 100 yards I had super long strides and I was flying across the finish. Finish hard my cross country coach always taught us.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster. I need to keep building speed.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, Gatorade, sandwich. Talked to my son. I stuck around and waited for results and awards. I really wanted to know my time and I was hopeful for one of the top 5 newbie slots. I didn't get any hardware today, but having my son there to see me race for the first time was more fulfilling than any award they could have given me.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Only having a mountain bike. Taking a header on the beach. Getting stuck in transition. The bikes in transition were too close to each other, the isles were very narrow.

Event comments:

This was the Spring National Championship. I believe the overall male winner had a time of 54 min. There were a lot of guys that were 1:00:00 or better. It was a very fast race and a lot of good racers and a lot of fast bikes. My goal was to break 1:20:00 and I DID IT! My other goal was to get out of the swim and actually run to transition instead of walk. I DID IT! I had a good time! Met some fellow BT'ers, had my son there and a few friends cheering me on. It was a good day. My big toe on my right foot hurts. I'm sure it will for a bit, but I had a great race today!


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Last updated: 2006-12-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:10 | 547 yards | 01m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 19/58
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Good
Suit: ProMotion full wetsuit
Course: Triangle swim. Out to a buoy in the lake and then right turn back to the beach. Time trial start on the beach, run and dive in. After the swim exit it was about a 50 yard run up to transition. About 25 yards on the beach and 25 yards on concrete sidewalk.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:30
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:42:10 | 12 miles | 17.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 34/58
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Very hilly course. Out and back with a turn around half way. Open road course, so we had to watch for traffic. The website says it is a 12 mile bike. My bike computer showed 13.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:04
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:26:10 | 03.11 miles | 08m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 24/58
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back. Rolling hills on concrete trail around the lake. It was hot out there.
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