Marathon Sports Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Middletown, Delaware
United States
Marathon Sports Sprint Triathlon
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 25m 35s
Overall Rank = 101/294
Age Group = 30-34 M
Age Group Rank = 6/14
Pre-race routine:

Nutrition: 2 Ensure, 1 egg, 1 toast, water, Starbucks Iced Coffee

Arrived at 6:30. Parking & Registration was easy.

Transition area was a free for all for the bike racks. I got a decent spot since I arrived early.
Event warmup:

None. My HR was us just waiting to start.
Swim
  • 09m 16s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 07s / 100 yards
Comments:

water was very warm and I wore a wetsuit. I was overheating and my HR was way up. My googles were smudged despite tryint to clean them while in the water and navigating was tough therefore had a hard time getting into a groove.
What would you do differently?:

I really haven't been swim trainging so I got what I deserved.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

T1 was not timed. There was a 1/4 mile run from the swim to Transition area.
Bike
  • 53m 36s
  • 16 miles
  • 17.91 mile/hr
Comments:

T1 and T2 were not timed. The bike split included T1 & T2, including the run from the lake. My watch had my true bike split at 50mins (19.2mph).

It took awhile to bring my HR down after the swim. Then I settled in and did ok. I wasn't passing people but I wasn't really getting passed much either.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

T2 was not timed. It was included in the bike split.
Run
  • 22m 43s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

I started to suffer on the run, but I hung in there.
Post race
Warm down:

gatorade, water & pizza... enjoyed watching people finsh.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

low training volume.

Event comments:

I would like to see the race timed via chip timing. Otherwise it was a great day, well organized and a lot of fun.




Last updated: 2007-11-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:16 | 440 yards | 02m 07s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 90/294
Performance: Below average
174 HR (above LT)
Suit: Sleeveless Orca
Course: Out & Back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:53:36 | 16 miles | 17.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 115/294
Performance: Good
165 HR
Wind: Little
Course: 2 loops, mostly flat with a few rollers.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:22:43 | 03 miles | 07m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 108/294
Performance: Average
HR 175
Course: Cross country course / train run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 3