Beaver Freezer - TriathlonSprint


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Corvalis, Oregon
United States
Oregon State University Triathlon Club
40?F / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 52s
Overall Rank = 139/300
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 11/23
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal, bananna, wheat toast with peanut butter, 3 glasses of water and a glass of milk. Cup of coffee on the ride down. All about two hours before my heat start time.
Event warmup:

Stretch and flex both at home and prior to the race. It was great talking to other first timers and knowing I wasn't all on my own out there.
Swim
  • 13m 26s
  • 500 yards
  • 02m 41s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Be more agressive in tapping someone I want to pass. I might have gained about 30-50 seconds if I did, but I also thought I might burn up my reserves too early so I paced myself. have the confidence to go ahead and do it!
Continue to work on freestyle technique and breathing to bring my times down.
Transition 1
  • 03m 58s
Comments:

Nervous about walking in cycling shoes. Worked fine at the dismount so I should have been running here and shaved off another 30 seconds or so.
What would you do differently?:

Run through T1 with the bike.
Bike
  • 39m 53s
  • 12 miles
  • 18.05 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Hammer it a little harder next year. Buy some aero bars. They would have helped into the wind!
Transition 2
  • 01m 44s
What would you do differently?:

Try pulling my feet out of the shoes and running bare footed to the rack. Practice getting into running shoes a bit faster
Run
  • 25m 51s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 20s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Pretty good run. train more for the next one. More speed work to get times down a bit more.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Crappy breathing technique in the pool. That's the #1 goal for future training is to work on the swim times!
Aero bars would help on the bike and more training time and speed work on the bike.
More speedwork on the run training.

Event comments:

First Tri and it was great! I'm hooked to find more. Build my swim confidence and find an Oly and then work towards a HIM.




Last updated: 2008-04-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:26 | 500 yards | 02m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/300
Performance: Good
Suit: pool/ no suit
Course: Dixon Hall pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 86F / 30C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:58
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:53 | 12 miles | 18.05 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/300
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Great course! Slight climb at the last turn around so it makes a good downhill on the return
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:44
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:51 | 03.1 miles | 08m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/300
Performance: Good
Course: mostly flat with a slight hill at the aid station near the end of the lap.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1
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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5