Iron Girl Columbia Women's Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Columbia, Maryland
United States
The Columbia Triathlon Association Inc.
 		Total Time = 2h 55m 10s
Overall Rank = 1548/1671
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 709/803
Pre-race routine:

Set up transition area, stretch and walk over to swim start.
Swim
  • 30m 31s
  • 1100 meters
  • 02m 46s / 100 meters
Comments:

I could not believe how fast the swim was over. It didn't feel like I swam for 30 minutes. Not once did I have the panic feeling like I thought I would have.
Transition 1
  • 06m 8s
Comments:

Not a lot of space to move around. Had everything laid out in the order I wanted to put it on. Had problems getting feet dried/dead grass off. Saw gals with buckets/pans to stand in and wash feet off.

For not having ever done this before, ok.
Bike
  • 1h 32m 34s
  • 17.5 miles
  • 11.34 mile/hr
Comments:

Oh my goodness! If I had to ride up one more hill, I think I was going to go nuts.
What would you do differently?:

By far this is my weakest area. Need to become better at switching gears, and maybe consider a road bike.
Transition 2
  • 03m 17s
Comments:

Took a little extra time to stretch my hams/butt.
Run
  • 42m 42s
  • 3.4 miles
  • 12m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Legs didn't want to work for the first 1.5. Didn't feel comfortable running until about mile 2.5. By this time all I wanted to do was finish, and when I saw that I was going to finish before my over all goal time of 3:30-4:00 hr, I was estatic.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around for a little and then stretch. Got a bit to eat.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The bike really hurt me, both physically and mentally.

Event comments:

This was a great race for my first time. I'm so happy I did this.




Last updated: 2007-04-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:31 | 1100 meters | 02m 46s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/803
Overall: 0/1671
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 06:08
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:32:34 | 17.5 miles | 11.34 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/803
Overall: 0/1671
Performance: Bad
Wind:
Course: Rolling hills w/four major climbs.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Bad Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:17
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:42:42 | 03.4 miles | 12m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/803
Overall: 0/1671
Performance: Good
Course: Few hills and one major climb.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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