Stone Harbor Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Stone Harbor, New Jersey
United States
Borough of Stone Harbor
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 25s
Overall Rank = 192/356
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 17/26
Pre-race routine:

Woke up 4:15 AM. Ate my bagel w/ peanut butter, drank some water.
Event warmup:

Arrived at the transition area around 5:45 and had my pick of spots. Picked up my race packet and went for a 15 minute jog. Came back grabbed my bike and went out for about 20 minutes. Got into my wetsuit and did about 15 minutes of swimming until the pre-race meeting.
Swim
  • 06m 59s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

Pretty satisfied. I've learned that just because something does or doesn't work for one race - it means nothing for the next race. After Avalon (front center start from a beach start) I decided to start the wave from the back and navigate through the mass. Took me a little while, but I found an opening along the back end of the course and found my rhythm. Didn't really have a lot of room to spread out. That led to a lot of pummeling.
What would you do differently?:

In a deep water start, I thing I can try to get out in front - instead of working from the back. next week's race will be a beach start - I will use the "work from the back" strategy for that.
Transition 1
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

Not much to comment on. T1 ranked #55 out of 354
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Run faster through transition.
Bike
  • 32m 19s
  • 11.4 miles
  • 21.17 mile/hr
Comments:

Pushed pretty hard today. Still taking too long to get my feet in my shoes and getting up to speed. Even though I was considering this race to be a B/C priority training race (NJ State is my priority A race) - I was really dissappointed with my 18mph pace at Avalon two weeks ago. I think I could have gone harder if the course hadn't been so crowded at certain points. Some slower riders riding all the way on the left. People running across the course to get to the beach, etc.
What would you do differently?:

More group rides.
Transition 2
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

no comment.
What would you do differently?:

run faster through transition.
Run
  • 34m 4s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

HAH! Imagine if I could pull off a 7 minute mile average. I would have finished in 1:03. Even an 8 minute mile pace and I'm at 1:06 minutes. Really though, I haven't run since Avalon two weeks ago because I've been nursing a strained hip flexor/groin on my left side - i did not want to push myself with my top prioity race next weekend (NJ State). Walked at first water station. Race belt fell off after statring 2nd mile. Walked again at water station on loop back. Plus I'm just slow anyway. I MIGHT be able to get down to an 8 min pace someday.
What would you do differently?:

Not get hurt. We'll see how it goes next weekend when i push myself during the run at NJ State. An 1:08/1:09 goal isn't out of reach.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch. Water. Shot blocks. Buffet.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Left hip flexor and the fact I didn't want to run myself out of competing in the NJ State next weekend.

Event comments:

Too many friends and family allowed in transition area. Turned into a real bumblef**k at times. Course not being closed probably affected people with their performance - not so much mine.




Last updated: 2007-06-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:59 | 440 yards | 01m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/26
Overall: 56/356
Performance: Good
Suit: Quintanna Roo Fullsuit
Course: Counter-clockwise rectangular course set up in the Stone Harbor Yacht Club lagoon. Pretty much surrounded by boat slips. No current.
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:30
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:32:19 | 11.4 miles | 21.17 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/26
Overall: 53/356
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Started from Yacht Club, up along 89th Street to Second Ave all the way down to 114th or 115th Street (?). Needed to do three (3) laps. The course was on clean roads but open to a lot of traffic (other tourists walking their dogs, going to the beach, riding their beach cruisers, cars)that the racers had to navigate through throughout the course. Wind wasn't that bad this week compared to Avalon's two weeks ago.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:32
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:34:04 | 03.1 miles | 10m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 42/26
Overall: 325/356
Performance: Bad
Course: One lap up to 87th/86th Street along Beach Ave all the way down to 110th Street and back.
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? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4