Bismarck Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Bismarck, North Dakota
United States
Bismarck Triathlon
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 14m 30s
Overall Rank = 9/59
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 1/8
Pre-race routine:

2 eggs, banana, half Cliff-Bar at aunt Krista's house. Got to the transition area about 10:30 and began to setup and seek out other BTers to chat.

Took in 3 serveings of Hammer gel about 30 minutes prior to race. Washed down with 12 oz of water.
Event warmup:

1 mile high cadence spin on the bike, 1/3 mile jog, and then stuffed myself into the sausage suit to do a few strokes out past the dock and back.
Swim
  • 11m 4s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

Got swam over and jostled around at start. Found it hard to breathe every third stroke, with the curved route and the wetsuit maybe being too restrictive. Couldn't get settled in until after the turn around but still couldn't find a good 'pool' rhythm.

Water was cold but really didn't notice it during the event. The worst part was how brown cloudy the water was ... couldn't see anyone in front or beside me and was disorienting.
What would you do differently?:

fit into wetsuit better
maybe use a sleevless suit?
and, of course, train in open water once in awhile!
Transition 1
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

Was pretty tired out of the water and the short incline didn't give a lot of incentive to work on getting the suit off quickly:)
Was tough to get shoes on over heels, while riding, needed to put some bodyglide on the shoes.

Overall the best T1 I have had, due to it being the first time sockless and leaving the shoes on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Lubricant on/in the shoes. Other than that, was happy.
Bike
  • 35m 10s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 21.21 mile/hr
Comments:

Once I got the shoes on decided to go hard since I felt pretty strong ... until I got a little case of the 'pukesies'. Caught up with SneakySpeed and ImTriing and we all pushed each other. I think ImTriing and I knew we had to push it on the bike as we can't count on the run (yet:)).

Got out of shoes too early as I thought the first turnoff into Misty Waters was the transition (saw orange cones in the distance). Felt I was riding on top of the shoes for at least 1/2 mile longer than I should have been.
What would you do differently?:

Make visual note of where I should begin taking off the shoes, prior to the race.
Transition 2
  • 00m 45s
Comments:

Ran through the gate and past the flag line ... lost a few seconds there.

Best T2 I have had, due to going sockless and keeping the shoes on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Better rack placement.
Lubricant on the running shoes opening and arch area, just to make sure go on clean.
Run
  • 26m 31s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

Come off the bike in second place, so was quite pleased with that.
Stitch on right side coming out to the run. Stomach problems for the first 1/2 mile.
Couldn't get my legs moving, felt like I was dragging until the turnaround. Was passed by at least 7 runners. Then was able to get up to speed and catch ImTriing (who got me at Chain of Lakes Tri).
What would you do differently?:

Need to figure out pre-race nutrition, as it seems I get stomch trouble quite often.

Just need to continue to do speed work and drop in weight. This was probably my best 'real' run time I have accomplished in a tri, but felt poor since my training has been going better.
Post race
Warm down:

walked the running trail and then walked/stood around and chatted.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Don't know if it was too much water in my stomach prior to race, or maybe I got some stomach gass from the Hammer gels (which I usually train with), as I was burping a little when I had the pukey feeling. Need to get that figured out, as it wasn't the first time this has happened.

Event comments:

Pros:
Decent venue for the race, good to have a ND race too.
Small, friendly event.
Had rest rooms available.
Enough parking apace.
Plenty of water. Fruit/granola available post race.

Cons:
Didn't know what was going on post race. Looks like they had some medals/awards but must have missed them while I was loading up the bike and hanging out with my family ... as I came back to the table where the times were and seemed like several of the medals were gone and most people had dispersed.
No trash cans around.
No dressing area.
Could use PA system to help communicate information, results, and maybe announce finishers.




Last updated: 2008-04-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:04 | 547 yards | 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/8
Overall: 14/59
Performance: Below average
Suit: Zoot
Course: curved out and back
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 60F / 16C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:03
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:35:10 | 12.43 miles | 21.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/8
Overall: 4/59
Performance: Good
HR 163
Wind: Some
Course: fairly flat, small incline/declines, just enough to notice a little speed drop-off on the inclines. Overall a fast course.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 92
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:45
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:26:31 | 03.11 miles | 08m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/8
Overall: 25/59
Performance: Average
Course: flat out and back through future residential area.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 4