Middle Tyger - TriathlonSprint


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Lyman, South Carolina
United States
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 56s
Overall Rank = 40/86
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/10
Pre-race routine:

Meet at brother-in-law's house for approx. 2 hour drive to race site.
Event warmup:

Get everything set up at the 2 transition areas about 4-5 miles apart. Once ready, hit the water for 100 meter warmup swim.
Swim
  • 05m 52s
  • 330 meters
  • 01m 47s / 100 meters
Comments:

Decent enough swim. Started first leg a bit wide, but settled in. Once I started getting into my groove and picking up the pace, the swim was over.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster and sight better.
Transition 1
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

Straight uphill from water to T1, got shoes and helmet on pretty quickly. Then had to run 50 yards up the hill with the bike before mounting.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 42m 44s
  • 12.6 miles
  • 17.69 mile/hr
Comments:

Decent enough ride. The course was nice but hilly. As it was not a USAT race, you could draft. I never really did, but spent the ride chatting up folks (I don't really go fast, so I enjoy talking with people during the race, thanking volunteers, talking with locals as we go by, etc.)
Transition 2
  • 00m 50s
Comments:

Was able to get through T2 reasonably quickly.
Run
  • 34m 30s
  • 3.4 miles
  • 10m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Uggh run. Started cramping in calves (as always) about 1/2 mile into race. Stretched & walked for a bit. Took water from volunteers and used it to cool off - good idea. Caught up with a buddy who was having a hard time because of dehyrdation and finished the run with him. He was struggling a bit, and since this wasn't my A race, I figured I'd just hang out with him and walk/shuffle it in. I could've pushed the pace some, but didn't see the need. I even chatted with the locals as I ran by (Think Cletus, the slack-jawed yokel from the Simpsons: "Whachay'all doin'?" "We're racing a triathlon." "Y'all are crazy. I ain't doin' that." "Yeah, we're crazy alright .")
What would you do differently?:

Go faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Drink all the water they could hand out. That's also all they handed out.

Event comments:

This was a small-town, low-key event. Not big on production, but the folks were friendly and for a good cause.




Last updated: 2007-08-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:52 | 330 meters | 01m 47s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 21/86
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Supposedly 300 meter course, but was told (and confirmed via time analysis of times compared to certified events) that it was actually around 330 meters. Clockwise triangle.
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:47
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
00:42:44 | 12.6 miles | 17.69 mile/hr
Age Group: 24/10
Overall: 0/86
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Very hilly course! Had over 1200 feet of climbing, and the hills were the steep variety. :(
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:50
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:34:30 | 03.4 miles | 10m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 63/86
Performance: Below average
Course: Hilly course through local neighboorhood. No traffic whatsoever, which was nice.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]