Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Galveston, Texas
United States
EndorFUN SPORTS
 		Total Time = 1h 19m 33s
Overall Rank = 115/
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 9/31
Pre-race routine:

Stopped in Hotel. Could only find Mexican Restaurant - burrito not ideal.
Got up at 5 am, ate oatmeal bar and had a coffee.
At transition 0600. Forgot goggle anti-fog managed to buy some. Set up bike towel and shoes, asked by official to keep stuff tight inside front wheel of bike. Ankle strap on left ankle (opp chain side easier to read).
0705 put on wet suit bottom half.
0715 walked to start and put on hat, goggles
Event warmup:

Not able to warm up, I left it too late.
Swim
  • 12m 3s
  • 600 meters
  • 02m 01s / 100 meters
Comments:

Still learning to swim but I felt this went well.
What would you do differently?:

Start a little faster. Not be put off catching people in previous wave.
Transition 1
  • 03m 22s
Comments:

First tri and no transition practice.
Practice transitions for future.
use C B races to do this.
What would you do differently?:

New easier to put on shoes
Bike
  • 41m 35s
  • 12.5 miles
  • 18.04 mile/hr
Comments:

Not bad. Only second time on bike after bad fall on first outing ribs were still sore and made me nervous.
What would you do differently?:

Get braver
Get an aero bottle (too scared to grab bottle and drink on the move in a race).
Transition 2
  • 01m 38s
Comments:

Fingers were numb after getting off bike. Must have been a white knuckle ride and I didn't even realize it. Made changing shoes awkward.
What would you do differently?:

Practice, practice, practice
Run
  • 20m 55s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

This went very well. Legs felt like jelly and felt like I was just managing my marathon speed. I was really encouraged to find I ran sub 7:00 miles
My first ever triathlon and a feel my way, C race. I was really happy (surprised) to find myself in AG top 10.
Post race
Warm down:

OH dear, too excited to stretch.

Event comments:

Great event. This was my first triathlon and I can't wait to do more.




Last updated: 2007-04-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:03 | 600 meters | 02m 01s / 100meters
Age Group: 9/31
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Blue Seventy
Course: Nice start and finish. Buoys well placed for easy sighting. Good visibility.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:22
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:41:35 | 12.5 miles | 18.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/31
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Flat and even easy to ride thank goodness. Only my second time with bike on road.Lucky for me the bike route was well supported, sign posted and manned since I am very new to all of this.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:38
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:20:55 | 03 miles | 06m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/31
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race?
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