Long Island Gold Coast Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Port Washington, New York
United States
Long Island Gold Coast Triathlon
63F / 17C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 31m 30s
Overall Rank = 432/694
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 45/60
Pre-race routine:

Had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and sime gatorade at home. Got to the site and set up my transition area.
Event warmup:

Did a very short swim to just feel the water since this was my first OWS.
Swim
  • 17m 59s
  • 875 yards
  • 02m 04s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was the part that I was most nervous about. Standing on the shore the course looked much longer than 1/2 mile. I watched a few waves ahead of me and saw that the current was pushing everyone to the left. So I adjusted my starting position accordingly on the shore. Stayed near the back at the start of the wave. Once I got going I felt fine, I was able to do freestyle the whole way and no panic attacks. Got to the first buoy in good position to make the turn and headed for the second buoy. Rounded the second buoy and it felt like the shore line was miles away everytime I looked up to sight. I felt strong as the swim went on. Having a wetsuit helped. I could feel the differnce in the water.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. I will definitely try and get a few OWS before my next tri.
Transition 1
  • 02m 49s
Comments:

No problems here. The suit cam off rather quickly and I got my shoes on.
What would you do differently?:

I am thinking about getting shoes for the bike.
Bike
  • 48m 52s
  • 12 miles
  • 14.73 mile/hr
Comments:

I am very disappointed with my performance on the bike. It felt like everyone and their mother was passing me. I don't know if I'm not going hard enough. I am having issued with my tires, I pumped them up when I got to tranisition and when I jumped on my bike it felt like I had two flats or they were really low. I wasn't going to attempt to change them so a I went forward. This has been a reacurring problem that I hope will be solved when a take the bike to the LBS to get new tires and tubes. Maybe I just need more T.I.T.S., I have been dying to do that.
What would you do differently?:

I need to put in more time on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 12s
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 20m 38s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 06m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

This is the fastest run time I have put in in any of my races. I wish they had mile markers.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Had some water,gatorade and a snickers marathon bar.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Horrible bike time.

Event comments:

This was a good venue and race. I will be back to do it again next year.




Last updated: 2007-03-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:59 | 875 yards | 02m 04s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/694
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless
Course: Swim out to a buoy turn left to next buoy and head back to shore.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 63F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:49
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:48:52 | 12 miles | 14.73 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/694
Performance: Bad
Wind: Some
Course: 2 loops of a 6 mile course. A few turns and a couple of hills nothing major.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:12
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:20:38 | 03.1 miles | 06m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/694
Performance: Good
Course: 2 loops of a 3 mile course. Flat and some shade under trees and smaal run on cement that ran along the water.
Keeping cool Good 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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4