Buffalo Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Buffalo, Minnesota
United States
Buffalo Triathlon
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 11m 2s
Overall Rank = 75/731
Age Group = M 30-39
Age Group Rank = 31/178
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4 am, little over 2 hour drive to race. Energy bar and water along the way. One of the first in transition area, then went off in search of coffee to no avail.
Event warmup:

Biked a couple miles, ran maybe a mile, stretched. Had a lot of time to kill, tried to stay stretched. Recognized Denise2003 from her avatar and said hi. She was talking with mndiver, so I met him and his wife also.
Swim
  • 08m 52s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

Yes, I am a slow swimmer. But... this is the first race I have done entirely front crawl, so I am pretty psyched anyway.
What would you do differently?:

Just need more time in the water.
Transition 1
  • 02m 22s
Comments:

Very out of breath after swim, so slow getting out of water and pretty long run to transition area.

Having just learned to leave shoes clipped in, was a little worried with this uphill bike start. Went okay, though, just waited until I was up the hill to slide my feet in.
Bike
  • 37m 29s
  • 13 miles
  • 20.81 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt just okay, didn't feel like I totally had it today.

Got out of shoes way too early - there were like 4 turns in the last 1/4 mile that it would have been nice to be clipped in for, but I didn't really know how long I had. Should have scoped out the route ahead of time.
Transition 2
  • 00m 55s
Run
  • 21m 27s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Calves tightened up early, but refused to stop. Didn't really notice them after about 3/4 mile. Back hurt for awhile, which is new. Felt like a pretty strong run overall.
What would you do differently?:

More bricks!
Post race
Warm down:

Water, bananas, walked around a bit. Watched Chris Legh finish (wow). Found a Chipotle on the way home, yummy.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Half-mary last weekend probably didn't help. Felt a bit nauseous all day yesterday (dunno if it was pre-race nerves or nervous about daddy-daughter dance at the 5 yr old's recital last night).

Haven't biked all that much lately.

Event comments:

Huge event, very well run. Didn't stay for the post-race festivities, but it looked like there was plenty. Lots of volunteers. Only dig at all is the t-area could have been a little bigger, but not sure how they would have done that. Great event.




Last updated: 2007-01-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:52 | 440 yards | 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/178
Overall: 516/731
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless wetsuit
Course: Triangle around the inflatable swans (not to be confused with the inflatable ducks - that was the long course).
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:22
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:37:29 | 13 miles | 20.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/178
Overall: 35/731
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Moderately hilly, but no huge climbs. Very crowded (over 1200 racers). Impossible to not draft some with all the bodies out there. Most everyone behaved, but quite a few people weren't that great about staying to the right.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:55
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:27 | 03 miles | 07m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/178
Overall: 126/731
Performance: Good
Course: Pretty flat out and back, shared much of it with end of bike course but big shoulder to run in so didn't feel dangerous.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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