RYKA Iron Girl Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Georgia Multisports
75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 58m 10s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got early and drove to the race. Ate a an uncrustable and banana and had some coffee.
Event warmup:

Got transition ready then took a quick swim in the lake.
Swim
  • 13m 43s
  • 586 yards
  • 02m 20s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was a goos swim for me, but a bit slower than i woudl want. However, i did finally swim the swim leg and not gasp my way through it. I want to be faster but i am just not sure how to be....The feild was crowded which made it tougher to around the bouy.
What would you do differently?:

swim faster
Transition 1
  • 02m 48s
Comments:

THis transition was tough becasue there was a knarly hill into T that we had to run up. And it was long too. Otherwise i spent a few extra seconds trying to make sure i had everything and to catch my breath.
What would you do differently?:

run faster
Bike
  • 1h 08m 18s
  • 18 miles
  • 15.81 mile/hr
Comments:

Well i thought i was going faster than i actually did. My bike computer was not reading correctly. So i was not as fast as i wanted it to be and as i thought it was. But overall i feel like i did well on this course.
What would you do differently?:

go faster...
Transition 2
  • 01m 55s
Comments:

this was a long run from the dismount line to the rack.
Run
  • 31m 25s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

Kept a fuel belt botle of accelerade with me, which was perfect. This run was tough for me, my right ham string was cramping onme, and i knoew that would happen. It has been bothering me for a couple of weeks. I found myslef walking more than i would have liked, but i fininshed strong.
What would you do differently?:

run more...
Post race
Warm down:

walked around and visited with people

What limited your ability to perform faster:

i am not really sure how to answer this. I have been training a lot the last few weeks but still i was slow for this race. I cant seem to find race day energy to catapult me into overdrive and get faster.
Although i will say that this is the first race where i finally felt like a real triathlete and not a newby trying to survive. :) Now, just need to be a fast triathlete.

Event comments:

This race was great, very well suported and lots of volunteers. The iron girl org puts on an awesome race!




Last updated: 2008-01-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:43 | 586 yards | 02m 20s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: point to point along the beach
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:48
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:08:18 | 18 miles | 15.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind:
Course: this was a loop course, very hilly,
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:55
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:31:25 | 03.11 miles | 10m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: this was an out and back course, rolling hills, some were bigger than others.
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 Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4