Mighty Montauk Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Montauk, New York
United States
Event Power
60F / 16C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 05m 3s
Overall Rank = 25/332
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 16/36
Pre-race routine:

One full bagel with whipped cream cheese. Half a power bar. A good amount of Gatorade. 2 Endurolytes.
Event warmup:

Short group of striders in running flats to stretch legs.
Swim
  • 14m 27s
  • 750 meters
  • 01m 56s / 100 meters
Comments:

This swim was the most miserable I've ever done. The wind was so strong and I just couldn't get into a groove. I was sucking in tons of water and choking and I got water in my goggles. Not fun.
What would you do differently?:

I would pray to the god of winds.
Transition 1
  • 01m 16s
Comments:

This was fine, except I forgot where my bike was located.
What would you do differently?:

I would make sure I knew exactly what row my transition gear was located.
Bike
  • 30m 22s
  • 10.56 miles
  • 20.86 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a solid bike, but I got slowed down by the wind, which really caused me to drag in certain bits of the race. Obviously this affected everyone, but I think my small mass made it easier for me to be thrown around.
What would you do differently?:

I would become more aero and also pace myself better up the hill.
Transition 2
  • 00m 45s
Comments:

I forgot where my transition zone was--again.
What would you do differently?:

Visualize and memorize transition zone!
Run
  • 18m 15s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 05m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt the burn in my legs right from the 3rd minute of the run. I knew I had to pace myself and probably ended up being too conservative. I ran negative splits, and had a pretty blistering last mile, but I can't be disappointed because I was truly worried about cramping up.
What would you do differently?:

Go harder from the start. Grow a little more balls.
Post race
Warm down:

I went backwards on the run course to cheer Sophie and Jon Wu on.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hmm, I'm going to blame the wind, but I also think the swim ruined the bike and the run portions. I simply went extremely anaerobic from minute 5-15 of the race.

Event comments:

This race was awesome. A great location to vacation and a great place to tri.




Last updated: 2007-10-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:27 | 750 meters | 01m 56s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/36
Overall: 101/332
Performance: Bad
Suit: Xterra Vector Pro 2
Course: 300m out, 150m across, 300m back. Extremely windy with direct headwind on the out portion.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: High
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:16
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:30:22 | 10.56 miles | 20.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/36
Overall: 44/332
Performance: Good
183bpm average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Again, this course was very windy, but relatively smooth. There is one relatively challenging climb that had to be traversed in both directions. I definitely felt the burn from it.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 92
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:45
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:18:15 | 03.11 miles | 05m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/36
Overall: 13/332
Performance: Good
179bpm average 1st mile was around 6:15 2nd mile was around 6:10 3rd mile was presumably under 6:00 last bit was full-out sprint and a pretty good one at that.
Course: The course is one clockwise loop around Fort Pond. It has relatively no shade.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5