Holualoa Tucson Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Tucson, Arizona
United States
TriTucson
49F / 9C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 26m 51s
Overall Rank = 122/161
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

I woke up late but I did get all the neccessary 'stuff' in me prior to leaving the house.
Event warmup:

Just tried to stay warm in the cold wind. The sky started to clear up by swim start for my wave.
Swim
  • 14m 58s
  • 754 meters
  • 01m 59s / 100 meters
Comments:

The sinus infection reared its ugly head quickly and breathing in the pool was tough. I was way too slow per 100 and the first 200 should have bee a lot faster.
What would you do differently?:

Not get sick two days prior to a race! silly.
Transition 1
  • 00m 56s
Comments:

T1 was great. The new siglet prooved its worth here. I also left the socks at home and just went bare. The sun was still out during T1 so I left the windbreaker behind.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster! I had a heel stuck in one shoe and had a hard time with it.
Bike
  • 38m 17s
  • 12 miles
  • 18.81 mile/hr
Comments:

They need to pave Euclid Rd.!

The sun was still out until half way through the first lap. The clouds rolled in and the temp dropped 10 degrees. I was wishing I had my coat I left in T1. My chest, legs and feet went numb which was better than the burning sensation I first experienced.

I had to pause a couple of times to keep from puking. I think this was from still being a bit sick. This of course caused my race time to suffer.

Fluid intake was limited by nasuea and the bitter cold.
What would you do differently?:

Not be SICK!! hahaha
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

A great T2. Hey if everything else sucks do good T's count for anything? I love the singlet.
What would you do differently?:

I should have put the coat on here too... but alas I didn't;).
Run
  • 32m 15s
  • 3 miles
  • 10m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

I was pleasantly surprised by my run time. I had to stop several times just to concentrate on not puking. I continued a fast walk duirng those times so that had to have helped.

Again fluid intake was limited by nasuea and the bitter cold.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit until my HR came down. Drove home after collecting my things.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Being still fairly sick and only half way through my antibiotics.

Event comments:

I was really looking forward to this race and putting down a great time. All the split times came from my watch and may or may not be accurate. I had to cut my own T1 and T2 times as they lump both in the bike leg.




Last updated: 2008-03-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:58 | 754 meters | 01m 59s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 93/161
Performance: Below average
Suit: Shorts and Signlet
Course: 33 Lengths of the Hillenbrand Pool at U of A
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:56
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:38:17 | 12 miles | 18.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 71/161
Performance: Bad
Wind: Little
Course: 3-Laps around the U of A campus.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:15 | 03 miles | 10m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 134/161
Performance: Average
Course: 2-Laps of the 'Mall' at U of A campus.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3