Scenic City Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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chattanooga, Tennessee
United States
Scenic City Velo
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 39m 32s
Overall Rank = 96/129/
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/4
Pre-race routine:

Drove 20 minutes to race site-arrive about 6:30 am, started setting up my stuff in transition.
Event warmup:

Got on wetsuit-swam about 50 yards to get the feel of the water and check to see if I would be too cold. Water temp was brisk-about 63F
Swim
  • 15m 58s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 26s / 100 yards
Comments:

Totally freaked out and couldn't get into rhythm-couldn't site well kept getting off course.
What would you do differently?:

I don't know at this point what to do.
Transition 1
  • 02m 31s
Comments:

I was just feeling mad at myself and flustered.
What would you do differently?:

Don't know
Bike
  • 53m 55s
  • 14 miles
  • 15.58 mile/hr
Comments:

Very tough bike course-I took me a while to get really going and tough it up the hills-tried to make up for it on the downhills and some flats-and I tried to go hard around the sharp turns.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster somehow
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

Faster in T2 than T1
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 26m
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

I wished I had gone faster-took me a little while to start my pace-almost felt like my calves were going to start cramping, but they were just very tight. Managed to start going a little more brisk and pass a few people-at least one in my age group.
What would you do differently?:

Just dig deeper and try to push harder
Post race
Warm down:

Good food and refreshments available.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Open water swim freak out

Event comments:

This was an excellant race and venue-I feel that Scenic City Velo did an outstanding job of putting on this race and I hope it grows each year-this was the first year. Lots of door prize giveaways, great rewards, made everyone feel special, great post race food and refreshments, had wonderful goodie bags-sunscreen, swim cap, really nice socks with race logo, and other items.




Last updated: 2007-04-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:58 | 656 yards | 02m 26s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 111129/
Performance: Bad
Suit: Sleeveless Quintana Roo Women's
Course: Rectange shaped-out to first buoy-turn left-travel along buoys, turn left at big yellow buoy to steps
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 63F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Bad
T1
Time: 02:31
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:53:55 | 14 miles | 15.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 102/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Very hilly with very sharp turns
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:26:00 | 03 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 70/
Performance: Average
Course: Very pretty course through the park and campsite area. Shady for parts of it-very pleasant out and back loop
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5