Black Bear Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lehighton, Pennsylvania
United States
CGI Racing
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 30m 8s
Overall Rank = 380/442
Age Group = 45/49
Age Group Rank = 36/46
Pre-race routine:

4:30AM Wake Up Call, perp and load equipment, coffie & 1 pancake
5:45AM Arrive at race. Drank sport drink racked bike and set-up gear

Event warmup:

Swin 10 min in suit tried aqua socks durning warm up but didnt need them.
Swim
  • 14h 22m
  • 820 yards
  • 1h 45m 06s / 100 yards
Comments:

Could of pushed harder, not sure how I was going to do being 1st time. Sighting was good, started up front held tight leftside.
What would you do differently?:

Push Harded now that I know what to expect.
Transition 1
  • 06m 39s
Comments:

Event added Swim + T1 eo over all swim time = 21:01
LONG RUN FROM BEACH TO T1
What would you do differently?:

Improve overall
Bike
  • 1h 19m 13s
  • 17.7 miles
  • 13.41 mile/hr
Comments:

Very hard, lots of hills, hit 44mph on down hill
What would you do differently?:

Train on more hills, work on gearing and cadance
Transition 2
  • 02m 38s
Comments:

Took to much time making sure I had everything.
What would you do differently?:

Better layout and just go for it
Run
  • 47h 18m
  • 3.5 miles
  • 13h 30m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Calf pull at mile 1, walked about 1/8mile, then pushed through the rest of the run.
I AM SURE THAT I COULD HAVE FINISED THE RUN IN ABOUT 32:00MIN IF NOT INJURED
What would you do differently?:

Give myself more time to recover from prior calf injury, Make sure that I was injury free.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk,hydra,streach

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Calf muscle pull, reacuring injury. not fully healed injury. 6 weeks out pulled muscle during training run in CT.

Event comments:

Will retune next year. Was a hard race for 1st timer.




Last updated: 2008-02-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
14:22:00 | 820 yards | 1h 45m 06s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 249/442
Performance: Average
Suit: NeoSport
Course: Event added T1 time to swim time - Swim + T1 = 21:01 LONG RUN FROM BEACH TO T1
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:39
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:19:13 | 17.7 miles | 13.41 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 345/442
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Hills and more hills. DID NOT DISMOUNT was goal #2 for race
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:38
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
47:18:00 | 03.5 miles | 13h 30m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 431/442
Performance: Bad
Course: Trail with some small hills. Over the dam,along the beach and through the covered bridge
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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] 4