Niantic Bay Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Niantic, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 29m 12s
Overall Rank = 204/389
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 1/6
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5 a.m., got dresed, ate a banana and bagel with eanut butter. Hopped in the car and Chris drove me down to Niantic.
Event warmup:

Walked around and got into the water for a little bit. Nothing serious.
Swim
  • 17m 26s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 59s / 100 yards
Comments:

Horrible, horrible swim for me. The course itself was poorly marked and to make things worse the sun was directly in my eyes on the way out. Like half the people in my wave I took a left turn too soon and ended up back tracking in order to get back on course. Plus lots of people to swim through and around making navigation even more difficult.
What would you do differently?:

Know the course???
Transition 1
  • 03m 13s
Comments:

Little bit of a run up a hill from the swim end to the actual transition area making for a fairly long transition time. Otherwise no real problems.
Bike
  • 38m 54s
  • 12 miles
  • 18.51 mile/hr
Comments:

First time on the bike I've sustained over 18 mph which is pretty cool. Maybe I'm actually getting a little bit better. The only thing that bothered me is that a girl rode my rear tire for the last 5 miles of so. So not cool.
What would you do differently?:

Keep working on the riding.
Transition 2
  • 01m 29s
Run
  • 28m 11s
  • 3.5 miles
  • 08m 03s  min/mile
Comments:

Run went really well. Kept my pace up the whole time. Didn't get passed by many people and actually passed a few people.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around with Chris, Matt and my parents, recoverite and some playing the the water.

Event comments:

Big improvement from last year.

2006 2007

Overall Time 1:37:30 1:29:12

Swim 18:30 17:26

Bike 40:35 38:54

Run 32:04 28:11




Last updated: 2007-04-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:26 | 880 yards | 01m 59s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 156/389
Performance: Below average
Suit: Sleeveless Orca Sonar
Course: Triangular shaped & poorly marked.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 67F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:13
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:38:54 | 12 miles | 18.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 214/389
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Rolling loop through Niantic. More hils than you would expect for a course on the coast.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:29
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:28:11 | 03.5 miles | 08m 03s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 264/389
Performance: Good
Course: A loopy series of out and backs through Niantic with a finish on the beach (got to love running in soft sand).
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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3