Mullet Man Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Perdido Key, Florida
United States
Florabama
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 40m 15s
Overall Rank = /393
Age Group = Clydesales
Age Group Rank = 21/30
Pre-race routine:

Woke up...got dressed...went and set up.
Event warmup:

Stretched and stared at the waves...Man they were big!
Swim
  • 16m 49s
  • 400 yards
  • 04m 12s / 100 yards
Comments:

Most of my time was taken getting to the 50 yard bout. There were people turning around and the rescue swimmers were pulling people out, so I think just making all the way through the swim was a big thing. There was one guy that I passed who was holding on the the last bouy for dear life. I felt bad for him, but that was just the kind of thing that this swim did to people.
What would you do differently?:

Not take too long getting to the 50 yard bouy, and find someone to draft on. A lot of people were scattered because of the waves. The swim was Red Flag, so if you were not a strong swimmer then you were done.
Transition 1
  • 09m 31s
Comments:

I had not practiced T1 and had forgotten my towel so T1 was a disaster. I was kind of wiped after the swim so I knew that I had to start slow on the bike. Took a little too long to catch my breath.
What would you do differently?:

Have everything laid out on a towel like I saw a lot of experienced people doing. That made a lot of sense. Also a bucket of water to wash the sand off. That was a good idea as well. Will not take so much time next time.
Bike
  • 1h 15m 31s
  • 16.2 miles
  • 12.87 mile/hr
Comments:

The swim had taken a lot out of me, so I didn't have much of a get up and go. Started off waaayyyyy to slow. I am about 50 pounds overweight, but that is better than the 80 pounds that I started at before christmas. Need to drop those extra lbs and I think that will give me a little bit more speed. There was a big headwind going out and that turned into a semi-tailwind coming back. Picked up 3-5 mph on the ride back.
What would you do differently?:

Drop the weight and push a little harder. I could have done more.
Transition 2
  • 02m 30s
Comments:

Some goofball just dropped their bike or laid it down on our rack so others were having to shuffle to get their bikes back on the rack. Some poeple are just plain stupid. Luckily they were gone before I got back or I would have given them a piece of my mind.
What would you do differently?:

Put yanx on my running shoes and learn to just chunk stuff, but my OCD can be a bad thing.
Run
  • 56m 20s
  • 4 miles
  • 14m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

I should have done a lot more brick workouts. I was wiped after the first two events and I had not done much bike to run training. My legs felt like lead and for some reason I just couldn't get going. Overall not the race I wanted to run, but I will chalk it up to a learning experience.
What would you do differently?:

A lot more brick training and probably hydrate better the day before.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around for a few minutes and then cleaned up my transition area.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight...lack of proper hydration.

Event comments:

Will do this again next year, but I will do this again about 50 pounds lighter and I hope it will drop my time about an hour.




Last updated: 2008-04-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:49 | 400 yards | 04m 12s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 0/393
Performance: Below average
Suit: Orca Tri Suit
Course: Looonnnnggggg! The waves were taller than me all of the way out to the 50 yard bouy. It made the course really take a lot out of you.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: High
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 09:31
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:15:31 | 16.2 miles | 12.87 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 0/393
Performance: Below average
Wind: Cross-winds
Course: My odometer said that this was more like 18 miles. A lot of road construction and a decent bridge. Head wind going out and a tail wind coming back.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:30
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:56:20 | 04 miles | 14m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 0/393
Performance: Bad
Course: Flat and straight. Really hot.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3