Spring Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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San Diego, California
United States
KOZ Enterprises
60F / 16C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 14m 38s
Overall Rank = 425/600
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 9/17
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4 a.m. banana dipped in grape nuts trail mix. Cup of tea, stretch, load bike. Get family up. Try and calm nerves and excitement.
Event warmup:

Stretch. Walk around. Went to bathroom!
Swim
  • 10m 59s
  • 500 meters
  • 02m 12s / 100 meters
Comments:

Started near back again and then had a hard time getting past people. Kept hitting their legs and couldn't get between, so I swam way outside and not a direct route to buoy at all.
What would you do differently?:

Try starting a little closer to front and just swim for it!
Transition 1
  • 00m
What would you do differently?:

Just need to be smoother here. Transition times weren't broken out from overall bike time.
Bike
  • 36m 18s
  • 9 miles
  • 14.88 mile/hr
Comments:

Biking was good, but since they include transition times in my total bike time looks pitiful! I was actually passing quite a few peeps. But also got passed some, mostly by the men from the wave behind us.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 27m 21s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

As in last time, my run time was competitive for my age group. I seem to have plenty of endurance at the run. The sand prevented me from hitting it harder. I was afraid I'd tweak my calf again. I did wear the brace as a precaution.
I had quite a kick (for me) and was getting a bit light headed at the end.
I hadn't slept well in a couple of nights so that contributed to the light-headedness, me thinks.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around. Stretch. Drink water, eat oranges.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My calf. My inability to swim farther up.

Event comments:

I have only done 2 at this point, so my experience is limited. The atmosphere wasn't as light and friendly for me as the Desert Tri was. Glad I did it and glad I did the full sprint and not the super sprint.




Last updated: 2008-04-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:59 | 500 meters | 02m 12s / 100meters
Age Group: 10/17
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Average
Suit: my usual
Course: rectangular course. Started after treading water for 5 minutes. That sucked.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 64F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:36:18 | 09 miles | 14.88 mile/hr
Age Group: 9/17
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Around Fiesta Island one big loop and one small one.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:21 | 03 miles | 09m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/17
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Good
Course: Sand and sidewalk.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3