Winding Trails Offroad Tri Series - Triathlon


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farmington, Connecticut
United States
Winding Trails Recreation Assoc.
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 01m 14s
Overall Rank = 82/152
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 6/15
Pre-race routine:

Had the luxury of the day off. Drove up with plenty of time.
Event warmup:

Swim w/u - ~300yds - I like this - it is sort of calming and preparatory at the same time.
Swim
  • 07m 43s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

Field size is getting so big that they gave us 2 waves. #1-150 went in the first wave and #151 and up went 5 mins later. Definitely helped squashwise but doesn't give you feedback on who is close to you race/time wise. Can't have it all I guess.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Lined up on the far R. Takes me wide at the first buoy but seems to work and let me hit my rhythm more.
Transition 1
  • 01m
Comments:

Arrived at rack to find that someone had knocked a bike onto my bike and that they were both lying in a heap on my gear so had to rack both bikes before I could get changed. Probably only cost :10 - :15 or so but was a bit of a bummer.
What would you do differently?:

Rack bike somewhere else?
Bike
  • 27m 42s
  • 5 miles
  • 10.83 mile/hr
Comments:

Less traffic due to wave starts but still had to jokcey a bit for position into the single track sections. Couldn't get passed one teen going into one section and when I came up behind him he panicked and then stacked it so I had to get off and run.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Worked a little to get out of saddle and back up to speed after the corners. Need to be alittle more aggressive/apply a little more power.
Transition 2
  • 00m 30s
Comments:

Am getting more dialled at this.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Run
  • 25m 20s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

About 400 yds into run a woman comes up behind me and comes past saying "come on, come on, we can pick off 6 or 7 people". Seemed like a good idea to me but she was in her rhythm more than me (we were still on the uphill) so I let her go a bit. Then she was just ahead a bit for a mile or so as we did indeed pick people foff - I guess she was a good carrot for me. Into the last mile aI realised I was catching her and passed her with about 1/2? mile to go. She encouraged me but with 1/4 mile to go I could hear her footsteps behind me and I could hear her saying "come on, come on, catch her, pass her" (meaning me) It was quite funny. If she had just run by me I think I might have let her go but her pep rally kind of annoyed me so I decided to pick up the pace and see how long I could stay ahead of her. Into the home stretch I got by one more guy who I thought might make it harder for her to come past me and I stayed ahead of her to the finish! Nice - v. happy with that effort.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Maybe work a little harder on the first uphill part?
Post race
Warm down:

Cleared up stuff. Went in the lake. Stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training overall and bikes being dumped on my stuff but generally please - was only :20 or so off last week's time. Seem to be in a groove for ~ 1:01 on this course. Still would like to go sub 1 hr so might have to crack out the wetsuit for next week.

Event comments:

I am getting bored with the course although it really does let you experiement and get quick feedback week-to-week on stuff. Was nice to have 2 waves. Wonder if they'd ever run the bike and run courses backwards just for a different view of the trails?




Last updated: 2007-07-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:43 | 440 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/15
Overall: 0/152
Performance: Good
Time is to the beach.
Suit:
Course: Rectangle that parallels beach.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:27:42 | 05 miles | 10.83 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/15
Overall: 0/152
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: winding trails thru the woods, windy, mixed surface.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:30
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:20 | 03 miles | 08m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/15
Overall: 0/152
Performance: Good
16:55 @ 2 miles. Missed 1 mile split - bummed about that as tried to work hard in first mile.
Course: same as bike trails.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4