Triathlon by the Sea - TriathlonSprint


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Marblehead, Massachusetts
United States
JCC of the North Shore
60F / 16C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 01m 25s
Overall Rank = 33/248
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 3/10
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, bagel and a sleepy drive to Marblehead.
Event warmup:

Nervously walking up and down the bigass hill outside the JCC waiting for friends to arrive and the race to start.
Swim
  • 04m 6s
  • 250 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Ok swim. My arms were a little tired.

I don't normally swim in my tri shorts. Or if I do, they're under my wetsuit. So I guess I didn't pull them tight enough. On my second push off the wall, my shorts almost came right off! I had to slow down and pull them up. I took the rest of the swim a little slower than I could have since I didn't want to have to finish the swim naked. ha!
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

I wasn't mentally prepared enough for the first triathlon of the year. I hit T1 and hadn't yet really thought about what I was needed to do. Was definitely slower here than I should've been. Dropped a few things while rushing to put them on. Joanne was there telling me my transitions need some work (LOL!)
What would you do differently?:

Practice things a few times beforehand and come to the race mentally ready to go!
Bike
  • 35m 17s
  • 10.5 miles
  • 17.86 mile/hr
Comments:

I pushed pretty hard, but didn't feel like it was up to my potential. I think I actually averaged around 20.5, which is slow for me in a short race. But still an ok performance that I'm happy with.

Transition times lumped in with the bike split.
What would you do differently?:

Train the bike more consistently beforehand.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Better than T1. The run up the hill in cleats sucked!
What would you do differently?:

Put my Yankz on the new shoes.
Run
  • 22m 3s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

Best run ever! This was a HUGE improvement for me. I felt great off the bike and went out at a 7:00 pace, which seemed way too fast so I backed off a little. But when I hit the road, I saw someone about 100 feet in front of me and it was frickin on. For the first time in a tri, I really felt like I could pick some people off on the run. I slowly caught up to this guy and passed him on the first big uphill. It felt awesome. Then it was a few more. And I went from last years 93rd overall on the run to 38th this year. A big step forward.

I didn't drink anything on the course. Just threw some water on myself at the Mile 2 station to cool down.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder down the homestretch!
Post race
Warm down:

Bagels, bananas and water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Sketchy training over the last month and not being mentally prepared to race.

Event comments:

Another great year for the Tri by the Sea! They did a good job altering the course with the unfortunate construction going on.




Last updated: 2007-11-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:04:06 | 250 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/10
Overall: 18/248
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: 5-lap pool snake swim
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:35:17 | 10.5 miles | 17.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/10
Overall: 37/248
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:22:03 | 03 miles | 07m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/10
Overall: 38/248
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5