Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park - TriathlonSprint


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Carrollton, Georgia
United States
Blue Sky Sports
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 27s
Overall Rank = 221/242
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 26/27
Pre-race routine:

Wake up at 5:30 am
Protein Shake
Shower
Leave hotel at 6:30am
Arrive at race at 7:00am
Put transition area together
Event warmup:

Stretch
Stretch

Swim
  • 17m 41s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

I could inhale but not exhale. I was nervous. It is my first tri
What would you do differently?:

Get in the water and warm up. Learn to crawl stroke. I did the breast stroke.


Transition 1
  • 03m 28s
Comments:

Long transition.
What would you do differently?:

put run number on during this transition.
swim with tri top already on. (this slowed me way down)
Bike
  • 45m 2s
  • 11.2 miles
  • 14.92 mile/hr
Comments:

I NEED A NEW BIKE. changing gears did work. I had to work way too hard on a cheap mountain bike. Road bike soon.
What would you do differently?:

BUy a new bike
Transition 2
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

Good transition simple bike on rack helmet off, forgot racing number (see above)
Run
  • 28m 9s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

I got beat up on the bike. Something wrong with my big toe
What would you do differently?:

Don't walk keep feet moving.
Buy a visor
I was beat up on the bike
Post race
Warm down:

Drink Water
Oranges
Coffee
SONIC!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Breast Stoke
Long First Transition
BIKE #1 Liabilty (I am buying a bike)
Plenty of energy after race. Need to push harder on the run

Event comments:

My First Tri. I wanted to finish at 1:15:00 I didn't but now I know why and will make nessesary improvements for the next race

Blog Entry Here: http://beyond05.blogspot.com/2007/04/john-tanner-2007-sprint-triath...

Photos Here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hambrick/sets/72157600157479485/




Last updated: 2007-04-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:41 | 656 yards | 02m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 26/27
Overall: 0/242
Performance: Below average
Suit: Tri Shorts
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:28
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:02 | 11.2 miles | 14.92 mile/hr
Age Group: 26/27
Overall: 0/242
Performance: Bad
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Bad Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:06
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:28:08.8 | 03.1 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 26/27
Overall: 0/242
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4