Vancouver's All American Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Vancouver, Washington
United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 19s
Overall Rank = 37/93
Age Group = cly
Age Group Rank = 2/9
Pre-race routine:

Eat banana and gel on way to race
Event warmup:

stretch
Swim
  • 14m 30s
  • 890 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim, took an angle to first buoy and held line, tight quarters until second bouy then it opened up
What would you do differently?:

Check nav more often on long leg of swim
Transition 1
  • 01m 46s
Comments:

T1 in swim time
Bike
  • 35m
  • 11 miles
  • 18.86 mile/hr
Comments:

made two wrong turns on bike course - not clearly marked and lost over 1 minute
What would you do differently?:

Drink more and make sure front skewer is tighter - found it was loose when unloading bike after race and hanging it up.
Transition 2
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

Got a clean T2 - time is in bike leg for official timing.
What would you do differently?:

Good T
Run
  • 31m 24s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

Still the weakest link but kept a better pace didn't push beyond current limits. No support on run and had to stop at turn around to pour water into cup to drink. Got passed by div winner here.
What would you do differently?:

Get faster on run push a bit harder - I didn't leave it all out on course wanted to make sure I finished alive
Post race
Warm down:

Stretches and walk around

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Running training. Had a cold for the last two weeks before race and was concerned about health.

Event comments:

This was an inaugural event - moved from previous location. With better staffing could be a real good race




Last updated: 2007-09-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:30 | 890 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 22/93
Performance: Good
Suit: zoot
Course: loop of lake. marked well
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:46
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:35:00 | 11 miles | 18.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 23/93
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: More hills than expected - race director said flat over the phone - he was wrong
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:37
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
00:31:24 | 03.11 miles | 10m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/9
Overall: 82/93
Performance: Average
Course: Slight hill at beginning then flat out and back
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3