Aquarena Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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San Marcos, Texas
United States
Seidel Productions
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 52m 49s
Overall Rank = 214/300
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 13/16
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast cereal, water, and a short drive.
Event warmup:

Short stretching & some chatting with new friends
Swim
  • 12m 33s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 18s / 100 yards
Comments:

Ok this is the first I have swam the entire course without stopping. It was great!
What would you do differently?:

Didn't find a good line to swim so the swim was longer than expected.
Transition 1
  • 03m 22s
Comments:

Ok I need to focus on this. Every time I struggle with my shoes, my shirt, & can't seem to get out smoothly.....
What would you do differently?:

Shoe laces, & Tri-Shirt.
Bike
  • 1h 00m 57s
  • 18 miles
  • 17.72 mile/hr
Comments:

This race course was very hard. Huge hill that was tough to climb and scary coming down...
What would you do differently?:

Climb harder! Ride smoother, corner easily....
Transition 2
  • 02m 24s
Comments:

Slow slow slow. need to practice transitions!
What would you do differently?:

Zip shoe liners!
Run
  • 33m 32s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Hot uneven and me without stretching..... hit pothole, turned ankle, but I didn't stop running the whole course (A First!).
What would you do differently?:

Need to run smoother. Lengthen stride and finish strong!
Post race
Warm down:

Never I mean never run in a black shirt! So I was steamy hot and just a tad under-hydrated.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too hot! Needed white shirt or Tri little shirt so I can be fast & cool! Of course I am cool...

Event comments:

One of the drink staions was shut down and another evaporated!




Last updated: 2007-07-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:33 | 547 yards | 02m 18s / 100yards
Age Group: 14/16
Overall: 204/300
Performance: Good
Suit: None
Course: Cool smooth clear swim!
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:22
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:00:57 | 18 miles | 17.72 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/16
Overall: 193/300
Performance: Good
Wet, muddy, huge hill, and very slippery....
Wind: Little
Course: Tough hill, really wet and even you could speed up it was too spookie to....
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Bad
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:24
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:33:32 | 03.11 miles | 10m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/16
Overall: 235/300
Performance: Below average
Course: Tough grass to asphalt to concrete to mud!
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3