The Rookie Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint


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New Braunfels, Texas
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 52m 29s
Overall Rank = 24/701
Age Group = Open Wave
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got to race early and got a pretty good transition spot after getting the bike checked and body marked. Got transition area set and when I pumped up my tires broke the valve seal part of my presta. Not a good thing having to change a tube 1 hr before race.
Event warmup:

2 laps around swim course... NOT ENOUGH need to run some and stretch the legs some more...
Swim
  • 03m 55s
  • 328 yards
  • 01m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

Went out fast to get away from dragging people in my wake, Open wave had some fast swimmers. Exited water 3rd....
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on T1 exited 3rd from swim and started the bike leg 14th... flapped a little with my race number belt and T1 was horrible....
Transition 1
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

Got killed on T1... there is no other way to put it absolutelty horrible lost 30+ sec to the rest of the group in the Open wave
What would you do differently?:

Pratice, practice, practice,
Bike
  • 33m 18s
  • 11.1 miles
  • 20.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Need to work on the bike, Legs really hurt but I think that a proper warm up and strecthing would have alleviated some of that....Need to hydrate more too... The rest of the pack really took off from me on the bike leg avg 20 mph.
What would you do differently?:

WARM UP AND STRECTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Transition 2
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

Much better than T1... overall this Transition seemed to go much better...
What would you do differently?:

Overall T2 went much better than T1
Run
  • 12m 43s
  • 2 miles
  • 06m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run needed to do some catch up but not enough to pass anyone that had gotten me on the bike..
What would you do differently?:

WARM UP AND STRETCH
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and got an assessment from the recovery Docs drank accelerade and water. ate ice cream and cookies

What limited your ability to perform faster:

WARM UP AND STRECTH GOTTA MAKE TIME

Event comments:

Not too bad for my first tri, definetly learned some things that need to be improved upon. Great race had a blast, can't wait to do CAPTEX!!!!




Last updated: 2007-03-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:03:55 | 328 yards | 01m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 8/701
Performance: Good
Suit: Zoot Ultra
Course: Out and back
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:42
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:33:18 | 11.1 miles | 20.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 54/701
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Pretty flat with some hills. Some good shaded areas on the backside.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:12:43 | 02 miles | 06m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 21/701
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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] 5