Batavia Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Batavia, 27106
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 12m 40s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

First tri, very nervous. Little sleep....not very confident in myself. Ate pb and drove over to the check in. Realized I forgot my helmet and freaked out. Raced back home (thankfully I live in town tri was in) and got back as quick as I could.
Didn't know how to set bike on rack and felt like a complete idiot. Set up the transition area and tried to calm dowm!
Event warmup:

None...too nervous.
Swim
  • 9h 50m
  • 437 yards
  • 2h 14m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was horrible. Water was too cold. No wetsuit. Got into water and immediately went into "dive shock." Breathing was very heavy and hard to even put face in water!! Got over it within first two minutes however the guy behind me had to go to the side because water was too cold.
What would you do differently?:

Need more training. Much more. And need a wetsuit!!!!!!!!
Transition 1
  • 04m 8s
Comments:

Honestly didn't seem that long to me....but went well overall. I was just so happy to be out of that freezing water!!
What would you do differently?:

First T1 ever...would have gone much smoother if I hadn't screwed around trying to open up the cliff shot bloks. **NEXT time open the damn things before the race starts!!**
Bike
  • 1h 04m 51s
  • 14.7 miles
  • 13.60 mile/hr
Comments:

Beautiful course so early in the morning. It was a great day and I took time to just look around and realize how lucky I was to even be able to do the tri.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more...bring fuel.
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Comments:

Legs very shaky....dehydrated. A bit discouraged at this point. Legs were numb had to jump around a bit to get the blood flowing.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster!
Run
  • 52h 18m
  • 4.1 miles
  • 12h 45m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Run was disappointing as well. Took me a good 1/2 mile to get my legs back. Hips hurt tremendously.
What would you do differently?:

More training from bike to run.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some water walked around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Endurance. And I think that 64 degree water zapped my energy right off the bat!

Event comments:

I'll be participating again next year...but with a wetsuit for sure!




Last updated: 2007-02-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
09:50:00 | 437 yards | 2h 14m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: None
Course: Swim out to 2 yellow bouys and back...do loop twice.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 64F / 18C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:08
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:04:51 | 14.7 miles | 13.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Course had more hills than I had expected but overall a great course.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
52:18:00 | 04.1 miles | 12h 45m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Trail run next to Fox River. Very nice. A bit of confusion near finish though...when you start the run you have to go PAST the finish line and some people tried to go through it. confusing.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 3