Midwest Mayhem Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Lawrence, Kansas
United States
Midwest Multisport Races
 		Total Time = 1h 36m 44s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30
Age Group Rank = 7/8
Pre-race routine:

Some knitting at the car and then making people laugh with my inability (and needed assistance) in getting my "swim helmet" on my noggin.
Event warmup:

Sitting in the water... sitting on shore... sitting in the transition area... is this bad?
Swim
  • 13m 59s
  • 500 meters
  • 02m 48s / 100 meters
Comments:

My first OWS in a tri. I started way to the side and too fast (as usual). I got my rhythm near the end, but that was fine. It was difficult to swim so close to people. Too much kicking and splashing! I felt good though.
What would you do differently?:

Start out slower, work on sighting more.
Transition 1
  • 00m 58s
Comments:

Hard to run uphill out of the swim in sand. Went quite smoothly though!
What would you do differently?:

Maybe dry off feet just a bit.
Bike
  • 46m 11s
  • 11.4 miles
  • 14.81 mile/hr
Comments:

Front derailer wouldn't work until after mile 9, but so it goes. So many hills. Tiring.
What would you do differently?:

Work on hills. Work on hills. Avoid hills?
Transition 2
  • 00m 49s
Comments:

Legs felt a twitch wobbily, but all right. Woo Woo - fastest in my age! Gotta love the little wins...
What would you do differently?:

Should have grabbed a Gu.
Run
  • 34m 49s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 11m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

Worst feeling on a run ever. Felt like my mantra of "puke and rally" might just come in handy (it didn't). This was WORK. I had to walk and that got me a bit discouraged.
What would you do differently?:

Work on hills?
Post race
Warm down:

Drink a bit. Stand and try not to ralph.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills. Blame the course, eh? More work on the hills and force myself to eat pre-race and ingest more during the race.

Event comments:

If you love Hills do it.




Last updated: 2007-07-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:59 | 500 meters | 02m 48s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/8
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 00:58
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:46:11 | 11.4 miles | 14.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: HILLS ARE PUNISHING.
Road:   Cadence: 19.
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Bad Hills: Bad
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:49
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:34:49 | 03.1 miles | 11m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/8
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course: Hills are not my friend. That first one out of T2 was EVIL. My running was a piss-poor-performance.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3