Parvin State Park Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Pittsgrove, New Jersey
United States
DQ Events
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 18m 1s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up and ate breakfast, peanut butter on a bagel with a banana & a cup of coffee.
Event warmup:

No warmup. I keep saying I should start warming up but I never do. Maybe next race.
Swim
  • 10m 31s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

I actually tried to draft at one point but that person was way too fast and comfortable in the water for me. My goal was to still just get out of the water :-)
What would you do differently?:

um...Swim freestyle the entire way. I would probably warm up in the water next time.
Transition 1
  • 02m 5s
Comments:

I'm happy with my T1 transition. I'll have to go online and check other people's T1 times to compare.
What would you do differently?:

I was pretty efficient in transition I thought. I didn't forget anything and moved quickly. There was a person in front of me while I was trying to get to where you could mount your bike. She was preventing me from moving quickly there. It was rather annoying. Finally the guys monitoring said "pick it up" and she started to move a little faster. I couldn't get around her.
Bike
  • 36m 32s
  • 12 miles
  • 19.71 mile/hr
Comments:

The road surface was bumpy at times but not too bad. I felt good on this course. I was trying to spin in an easy gear for a lot of it. I'm not sure why I was doing that. I can only assume I was thinking about saving my legs for the run.
What would you do differently?:

Go a little harder.
Transition 2
  • 01m 51s
Comments:

I don't know what I was doing in T2. I was dillydallying, I guess. I know I had some issues with thinking about putting on a shirt. I ended up deciding against it. Perhaps I spent too much time doing that. I'll have to work on t2.
What would you do differently?:

move a little quicker and maybe be a bit more organized.
Run
  • 27m 4s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

This run sucked horribly. On a positive note, my legs felt great from my first step. My hamstring was a little tight but that worked itself out quicker than it ever had before. I didn't have that horrible feeling after coming off the bike, which maybe means my spinning a little easier on the bike helped out a little. Unfortunately, about 5 f'ing minutes into the run I had the 2nd worse cramp I ever had. I don't think I ever wanted to walk to bad in my life. I ended up sucking it up but I really wanted to stop.
What would you do differently?:

I'm not sure. If I didn't have the cramp I think I could have pushed it much harder. I'll have to investigate side stitches and their causes ;-) perhaps it was the horrible baked ziti I had the night before.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some water and ate a bagel. We waited for Rusty to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

my side stitch and my anxiety in the water.

Event comments:

I enjoyed this race. I did the duathlon last year. It's a nice area and the folks that run it are nice and know what they're doing.




Last updated: 2008-02-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:31 | 440 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
I know this isn't lightening fast and it's also slower than my pool time but this is MUCH faster than my time coming out of the water for my last sprint last year. I have some serious open water swimming issues. I also swam freestyle to the first bouy and from the last bouy in. I only went to my backstroke for the middle section. There is some serious improvement there, too.
Suit:
Course: The course was counter clockwise. It was a nice calm lake.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:05
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:36:32 | 12 miles | 19.71 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Big loop.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:51
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:04 | 03.11 miles | 08m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: This was an out and back. You couldn't ask for a better run course. It's shaded and mostly on a softer surface.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4