Falmouth Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Falmouth, Massachusetts
United States
Time Out! Productions
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 11m 34s
Overall Rank = 340/574
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 24/36
Pre-race routine:

1/2 Bagel and Peanut Butter
Gatorade
Up and getting ready at around 5ish to get to race early...a little hectic
Event warmup:

Walking around and talking. Quick swim to warm up. Light stretching
Swim
  • 06m 46s
  • 528 yards
  • 01m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

I felt horrible during this swim. I felt like my wetsuit was cutting into my throat and made breathing difficult. But I also got really unnerved at the start. I began the MOP. And just didn't feel comfortable there. There were a number of times I stopped doing freestyle - and just kept my head up out of the water and either waded or did breast stroke. It felt like I was out there for 15 minutes. I completely thought my time was absolutely horrible and was pretty surprised to find out what it was. On the way back in the tide really moved me - which I'm sure is how I made up time. All in all...I just wanted to survive the swim and get the heck out of the water.
What would you do differently?:

I don't think I had my wetsuit on "high" enough. So - i'd check that and make sure that my breathing was okay. I also would have started over to the side rather than in the MOP
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Nothing wrong with Transition really...i just need more practice. I navigated well for getting out of the water and to transition area. But, i was out of breath. I wanted to run faster...but, I couldn't. I also - in preparation for the ride - stopped and guzzled water at transition.
What would you do differently?:

Not drink during transition. Run with Bike. I think I really needed to psychologically relax after the swim - and I should have focused on that - and taking long, deep breaths to get back in it. I was just happy to be out of the water.
Bike
  • 36m 27s
  • 9.25 miles
  • 15.23 mile/hr
Comments:

I loved this course! I'm still getting used to the bike - but this was time I got out on the bike and just had a great time. All the rolling hills and curves were just fun! I did okay on the hills. At one point I lost time because of the traffic on the road. I felt pretty strong throughout the ride - although it doesn't necessarily show in my time.
What would you do differently?:

DRINK ON THE BIKE...especially since the salt water swim and the gallons I swallowed. Never used Big gear - which I would do.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

No comments really...can't recall what was going on
Run
  • 28m 20s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

I had an okay pace. I couldn't pick it up at the end at all though. I don't think I was going all out. It felt comfortable, but just couldn't pick it up as much as I would have liked at the end.
What would you do differently?:

I would have worn my sunglasses.
Post race
Warm down:

Jumped in water with friends! Yapped and yapped and then cheered!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hydration (as always) on the bike. Placing myself in the wrong position for the swim. Train more!

Event comments:

2nd ever....just another notch in the belt. Practice, practice, practice. I'm looking forward to doing it again next year. It was after this race that I decided I wanted to use sprints as training really...to get ready for transitions and get used to the group swims.




Last updated: 2007-08-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:46 | 528 yards | 01m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/36
Overall: 201/574
Performance: Bad
Suit: Orca John
Course: Rectangular ocean swim. Choppy.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Bad
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:36:27 | 9.25 miles | 15.23 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/36
Overall: 367/574
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Along the coast for first few miles - all flat and then became rolling hills & lots of twists and turns.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:28:20 | 03.1 miles | 09m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/36
Overall: 351/574
Performance: Average
Course: Flat and along the coast
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4