Cornman Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Gladbrook, Iowa
United States
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 43m 17s
Overall Rank = 296/356
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 42/42
Pre-race routine:

woke up and ate Powerbar 1, and drank 20oz water
then drank another 20oz water about 1hr before swim start.
Event warmup:

stretched out, swam ~200y, ate a gel just before swim start
Swim
  • 11m 7s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

lots of kicking, pulling at legs, and people running into me, seemed like a bunch of newbees trying to win the gold in the first 200meters
What would you do differently?:

start in the front or the back, and not the middle, it was more of a fight for the first 250meters then actually swimming
Transition 1
  • 02m 57s
Comments:

ate a gel in transition

missed the clip on firs try, had to stop and regroup
Bike
  • 54m 3s
  • 14 miles
  • 15.54 mile/hr
Comments:

Hot+Hills ... defenitely more than other Iowa races I have done so far.
I did not feel good on the bike at all. I also had to pee the whole ride, which made holding the aero position a bit difficult.

Drank ~40oz of water with Nuun tabs
What would you do differently?:

wait to drink the second 20oz of water to just before the swim start, not an hour before.
Transition 2
  • 02m 40s
Comments:

decided not to wear socks this race for the bike or run, when I put me running shoes on the inner lining kept on bunching up, had to take off shoes 2 times before I got it right
What would you do differently?:

wear socks for the run
Run
  • 32m 33s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

did I mention it was hot?
What would you do differently?:

could not do much differently here, I think I was hydrated enought prior to the run, and expected water every 1 mile, there was only water at the start and at 1.5mile. Would bring somoething with me next time.
Post race
Warm down:

drank water and poured it a buch of it on myself to cool off. walked around

What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat, hills, the the fact that I did not taper at all this week (put in about 7hrs of training prior to this race)

Event comments:

the 9am start was way too late for this weather.

I got to finally meet Noz (Adam)and his wife Rachel (also a triathlete) and watch him receive his first place hardware. Congratualtions!




Last updated: 2007-06-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:07 | 547 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 36/42
Overall: 203/356
Performance: Average
Suit: no
Course: out and back along the buoy line
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:57
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:54:03 | 14 miles | 15.54 mile/hr
Age Group: 40/42
Overall: 305/356
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back to the town of Gladbrook with a good wide turnaround, no congestion. Traffic stopped everywhere in town by police. One major hill during 3rd mile was an out of the seat grind all the way up. Some hills on the rest of the course, but none as bad as the first one. Most of the ride through open fields with usual Iowa winds.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:40
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:32:33 | 03.11 miles | 10m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 40/42
Overall: 285/356
Performance: Below average
Course: good road surface, pretty scenery, run along the lake with moslty rolling hills, except for the one hill (mentioned on the bike) that was steep, long and without any shade.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3