Bath County Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Warm Springs, Virginia
United States
Set Up
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 22m 46s
Overall Rank = 8/70
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/
Pre-race routine:

Stayed in a B&B in Hot Springs Friday. Didn't get much sleep. Got up & got dressed, the innkeepers were nice enough to let me fix my grits & they had some fruit & stuff I couldn't eat.
Event warmup:

Took my bike out to get my gearing right & got in the water to fill the wetsuit and warm up my arms right before the start.
Swim
  • 13m 56s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

I had a horrible swim. This should have been atleast a sub 12 w/ a wetsuit. The sun was just in a spot that blinded my sighting and I could not for the life of me find the course. Add to that going off 3 min. behind a sea of clydedales & over 40's that couldn't swim and yuck - one of my worst swims.
What would you do differently?:

Not much under my control, I don't know that given the same circumstances I could have had any other swim.
Transition 1
  • 00m 58s
Comments:

Pretty fast T1 for a wetsuit race. Felt good, just a little pissed at the swim - maybe that made me faster!!
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 40m 35s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 18.38 mile/hr
Comments:

Great bike for me, I actually suprised myself! I loved riding with the guys and passed a lot of guys! Only had one woman pass me (the one that won my age group) Rode so hard my legs were shaking, but then just kept riding. Here is where the IM training is paying off!!
What would you do differently?:

Fasten my aerobottle better!!
Transition 2
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

I think my legs were a little shakey here, I dropped way down in my time here but I'd rather have the bike I had & loose 15 sec. in T2 than have a slower bike to gain 15 sec. here!
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 26m 13s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

So I need to work on run speed after IM, I was 4th in the swim, 4th in the bike and 16th on the run! This was truly all I had on this course. I was panting I was running so hard. The 2nd place in my AG passed me and I tried to keep up and just couldn't do it. Still an ok run for me, 4 min. faster than last year's run!
What would you do differently?:

run faster?!
Post race
Warm down:

Just walked around smiling knowing that I was in the top 10 women!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bad swim, not a fast runner!

Event comments:

I love this course, even though it's in the middle of nowhere it is a beautiful, clean fun race!




Last updated: 2007-02-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:56 | 820 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 4/70
Performance: Bad
Suit: sleveless wetsuit
Course: Some odd shape, supposed to be a triangle but sure didn't seem like it on the course
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Bad
T1
Time: 00:58
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
00:40:35 | 12.43 miles | 18.38 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/
Overall: 4/70
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: gradual uphill for the first 6.2 miles, downhill for final 6.2 miles - great course but it stayed a little crowded
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 80+
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:06
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:26:13 | 03.1 miles | 08m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/
Overall: 16/70
Performance: Average
Course: Hills, Hills, Hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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] 5