Games of Acadiana Mini Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Lafayette, Louisiana
United States
Games of Acadiana
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 45m 14s
Overall Rank = 35/141
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 1/3
Pre-race routine:

Wake, coffee and bagels, shower, shave, drive to CajunDome. Parked at finish and rode bike to start, 3/4 miles away.
Event warmup:

Rode 4 miles on the bike just to get the blood going.
Swim
  • 03m 32s
  • 200 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not bad considering the lack of time I put in the pool this year. Only a few seconds slower than last year.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to swim correctly and practice.
Transition 1
  • 01m 10s
Comments:

Estimated time, couldn't have been much more than this.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. No hurry here, slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
Bike
  • 22m 1s
  • 8.25 miles
  • 22.48 mile/hr
Comments:

About a minute slower than last year, having to haul extra girth up those little hills. Still, not too bad.

What would you do differently?:

Be in better shape.
Transition 2
  • 00m 50s
Comments:

Time estimated again. This one went OK as well.


What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 17m 41s
  • 2 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Foot hurt from the start, still not bad considering I've run only once since June (RiverCities) and barely run at all this year.
Almost three minutes slower than last year.
What would you do differently?:

Train? Got to get over this PF.
Post race
Warm down:

Had some water and cookies, then walked back to the start, loaded up gear and rode bike back to finish and the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Injury which has kept me from running.

Event comments:

Good race, brings out a lot of first-timers. Lose points this year because they didn't have any jambalaya.

Third year in a row I won my AG, not many in it this year and one guy faster than me won the overall masters, so was taken out of the AG.




Last updated: 2007-08-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:03:32 | 200 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 59/141
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Time trial start, snake swim, up one lane, down the other.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder:
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:10
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:22:01 | 08.25 miles | 22.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/3
Overall: 12/141
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: per four mile loop, seven 90s and a 180, sixteen total turns over the 8.25 miles. Advertised at 10 miles, but everyone's computer read ~8.25.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:50
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
00:17:41 | 02 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 73/141
Performance: Below average
Course: Loop past Cajundome, around to Blackham Coliseum then back to the C'dome.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3