Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Galveston, Texas
United States
EndorFUN SPORTS
74F / 23C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 12s
Overall Rank = 333/521
Age Group = 4549
Age Group Rank = 20/27
Pre-race routine:

Setup transition, walked over the swim out and walked through bike exit.
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 16m 34s
  • 528 yards
  • 03m 08s / 100 yards
Comments:

The first 300 yards were great and I rested once and then had to rest every 50 yards or so.
What would you do differently?:

I need to practice more open water swims
Transition 1
  • 03m 12s
Comments:

I still take too much time cooling down from the swim
Bike
  • 45m 5s
  • 12.5 miles
  • 16.64 mile/hr
Comments:

I just felt bad on the bike and had little training time due to being in Dallas for the previous two weeks with my wife in ICU.
What would you do differently?:

Train more on the bike
Transition 2
  • 01m 43s
Comments:

Just tired
What would you do differently?:

I need to drink at the end of the ride and before transition
Run
  • 28m 38s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

The course had too many turns to try and keep a steady pace. Thunderstorm hit with 1/4 mile to finish.
Post race
Warm down:

This was easy, It was flooding.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Consistant training the two prior weeks

Event comments:

This is the third sponsor of a Galveston triathlon and they did a great job with the festiville. The should straighten out the run and it would be better.




Last updated: 2007-05-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:34 | 528 yards | 03m 08s / 100yards
Age Group: 22/27
Overall: 0/521
Performance: Below average
Suit: Tri
Course: Out from Palm Beach around Colonel dock back to shore
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:12
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:45:05 | 12.5 miles | 16.64 mile/hr
Age Group: 20/27
Overall: 0/521
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Out to Seawall down to a turnaround and back
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:43
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:28:38 | 03 miles | 09m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 22/27
Overall: 0/521
Performance:
Course: Wiggle around Moody Gardens
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4