5 Mile Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Federal Way, Washington
United States
BuDu Racing
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 33m 47s
Overall Rank = 97/145
Age Group = F25-29
Age Group Rank = 5/9
Pre-race routine:

I woke up at my normal time for work. 4:00am. I had everything ready to go I just had to put it in my car. I got to the park at around 5:45. Check in started at 6 so I sat in my car for a little bit and listened to music. I ate some Simbree for breakfast. After I received my packet and stuff I set up my transition area. Soon some of my tri teammates arrived and I talked to them while waiting for the race to get started.
Event warmup:

I thought about warming up but my wave was starting 15 minutes after the first wave and I was worried that I would get too cold standing around wet. I don't ever really warm up anyway.
Swim
  • 05m 25s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 14s / 100 yards
Comments:

There weren't many women in my wave. Probably around 30. I ended up starting behind some girls that were much slower than me. I was kicked and slapped a couple of times. I had to slow down to find an opening to get around them. After I rounded the first buoy I started to get into my groove. I drafted off the lead girl until we rounded the second buoy. Then she started to go a little off course so I ended up passing her. I was first out of the water in my wave. She ended up passing me into transition because my hair got caught up in my wetsuit. I need to remember next time to unzip my wetsuit before I take my cap off. I am pretty sure the swim course was short.
What would you do differently?:

Start in the front. Unzip my wetsuit before I take my cap off.
Transition 1
  • 02m 37s
Comments:

My T1 time is always slow. My wetsuit came off easily. Most of the time was spent on washing off my feet. Maybe I don't really need clean feet for future races.
What would you do differently?:

Be more efficient.
Bike
  • 52m
  • 14 miles
  • 16.15 mile/hr
Comments:

I am fairly pleased with my bike performance. I was leap frogging with a couple of women at the beginning of the course but I picked up my paced and passed them on the second loop. I think that I could have pushed myself even more. I guess I like to slip into old bad habits.
What would you do differently?:

Push myself more.
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

This was my first race with clipless so my time is slower than I am used to.
What would you do differently?:

Practice my transitions more.
Run
  • 32m 29s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

I allowed myself to walk too much this race. I could have done a lot better.
What would you do differently?:

Not be such a wimp and suck it up!
Post race
Warm down:

None.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I could have done much better on the run. I need to work on my endurance.

Event comments:

This was a fun race. I have done other races on the same course and really like the course. I ended up winning a prize in the drawing. Some Nuun and a water bottle. I will do this race again in the future.




Last updated: 2007-06-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:25 | 437 yards | 01m 14s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 27/145
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:37
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:52:00 | 14 miles | 16.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/9
Overall: 100/145
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:32:29 | 03.11 miles | 10m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/9
Overall: 123/145
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4