Bath County Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Warm Springs, Virginia
United States
Set-up, Inc
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 58m 46s
Overall Rank = 146/168
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 7/9
Pre-race routine:

ate normal breakfast about 4:00am and arrived at race site a little before 6:00
Event warmup:

swim in lake and bike on the road
Swim
  • 27m 13s
  • 820 yards
  • 03m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

I did better with this swim. I have a LONG way to go but at least my time went down a little from my race 2 weeks ago
What would you do differently?:

practice lake swimming
Transition 1
  • 03m 9s
Comments:

time improved a little
What would you do differently?:

learn how to jump on bike with shoes attached
Bike
  • 53m 39s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 13.90 mile/hr
Comments:

turned the bike over on some gravel at the turn around-should have got off the bike to turn around
What would you do differently?:

I felt good on the bike and passed quite a few people. Just need more time in the saddle
Transition 2
  • 01m 43s
Comments:

doing better with this transition-decided to not put number belt on until I started running
What would you do differently?:

learn to run sockless
Run
  • 33m 4s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Slow run for me-maybe because I have not been running many hills
What would you do differently?:

practice more hills
Post race
Warm down:

stretch and drink water- no snack food-just the lunch which was good but snacks would have been nice

What limited your ability to perform faster:

need to keep working on my swimming-by next year I hope I can lower my swim time by 5-10 minutes

Event comments:

I loved the venue and the temperature




Last updated: 2007-12-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:13 | 820 yards | 03m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/168
Performance: Good
Suit: wetsuit
Course: Lake Moomaw
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:09
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:53:39 | 12.43 miles | 13.90 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/168
Performance: Good
Avr Hr-150 Max Hr-171 Min Hr-124
Wind: Little
Course: hilly out and back
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 51
Turns: Below average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:43
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:33:04 | 03.1 miles | 10m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/168
Performance: Average
Avr Hr-154 Max Hr-176 Min Hr-139
Course: very hilly out and back
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5