Danskin Women's Triathlon-Seattle - TriathlonSprint


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Seattle, WA
United States
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 48m 4s
Overall Rank = 1883/3597
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 55/86
Pre-race routine:

The day before, my friend Ally and I went to pick up our race packets and get marked. We walked around for awhile and got some free stuff from the sponsers.

The morning of the race, I drove down with my friend Ally to the race site and parked on the street. I live only 1 mile away from the race so it would have been silly for me to drive all the way down to Safeco to park and ride the bus to the race site. I set up my transition area and waited for my wave to start. I was in wave 27 so I had quite a long time to wait.
Event warmup:

A little bit of jumping around to loosen up the muscles.
Swim
  • 12m 7s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

Finally, our wave was lead into the shoot and we waded onto the boat ramp. I tried to position myself in the front. Every wave at the race got a special word to motivate us. Our word was "SUPER!". We did a couple of cheers and high fives, then the countdown. I was off sprinting. The girl next to me was keeping up at a pretty good pace. I was worried that I was going to get caught in a big pack and get thrashed but I was able to pass everyone and was out in front as I rounded the first buoy. I started to catch up to the earlier waves and it was hard to pass people at times. I tried to pick the best path but sometimes I got stuck behind a pack and could not find an easy way around. I got passed by 2 girls in the end but over all I am happy about my swim.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. I still need to work on my endurance since I am more of a sprinter.
Transition 1
  • 05m 25s
Comments:

The trasition area was huge so most of my time was running to my spot and then running out. I had a little trouble getting the grass clippings off my feet.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster.
Bike
  • 48m 32s
  • 12 miles
  • 14.84 mile/hr
Comments:

I think I did well on the bike. I am still really slow but my biggest achievement was making it up Day St. without getting off and walking. A lot of women were walking their bikes up the steep hill but I toughed it out.
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Transition 2
  • 01m 28s
Comments:

My transition spot was not far from the bike finish so I was able to rack my bike quickly and run out.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 40m 30s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 13m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

My running stinks. I need to train a lot more. My friend Ally, who was behind me passed me at around the 2 mile mark looking strong.
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Post race
Warm down:

After I crossed the finish line, I found Ally and we walked around for a little while. I drank a Propel and ate some apples with peanut butter. The race expo was not as good as last year. We got as much free stuff as we could then found a shadey spot to strech and rest for awhile. We got our stuff and walked to the car. I felt bad for all the people who had to wait for the shuttle bus. The line was insanely long.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of skill and training in bike and run portions.

Event comments:

This race is a great first timer race. I probably will not do it again next year. Instead I want to volunteer as a swim angel so I will still get to participate in some way.




Last updated: 2005-03-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:07 | 880 yards | 01m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/86
Overall: 34/3597
Performance: Good
Suit: Ironman Instinct
Course: Triangle
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:25
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:48:32 | 12 miles | 14.84 mile/hr
Age Group: 45/86
Overall: 2413/3597
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Out along Lake Washington Blvd. up Day St. to the I-90 express lanes and back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:28
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:40:30 | 03.1 miles | 13m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 78/86
Overall: 2802/3597
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back on Lake Washington Blvd.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4