Splash Pedal Dash Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Schaumburg, Illinois
United States
Schaumburg Park District
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 13m
Overall Rank = 24/297
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/29
Pre-race routine:

Eat a banana and drive to race, stop at T2 first and drop of shoes and hat. Then park near T1 and set up T1. There were no bike racks and bikes just sat on the ground. Bodymarking, and then line up for swim start. Race started about 5 minutes late. Avoided eating/drinking any Hammer products to see if I could avoid the stomach issues of the past few events.
Event warmup:

Swam about 200 meters in the pool as a warm up.
Swim
  • 07m 58s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not a good swim.
What would you do differently?:

I haven't been in the water in 2 weeks due to work travel, and it showed.
Transition 1
  • 01m 51s
Comments:

No swim cap required!!!
Bike
  • 43m 17s
  • 15 miles
  • 20.79 mile/hr
Comments:

Never really felt good on the bike. Wanted to push, but I had some mental block where I never really pushed. Sort of disappointed myself, in that I couldn't put the effort in that I wanted to.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure why I couldn't work harder, figure it out, and not repeat.
Transition 2
  • 00m 31s
Run
  • 20m 13s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 30s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Grab a water and hop in the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Didn't have the mental focus for this race. Not sure if was due to fatigue, or what, but never really pushed like I wanted too.

Event comments:

Lots of volunteers and police to direct participants on the course. Race gets poor marks however, due to the two transition areas, lack of bike racks in both, no bike/transition security, and racers and spectators were walking around in each transition throughout the race.




Last updated: 2008-04-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:58 | 437 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 0/297
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Pool swim.
Start type: Dive Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:51
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:43:17 | 15 miles | 20.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/29
Overall: 23/297
Performance: Below average
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course:
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:31
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:20:13 | 03.11 miles | 06m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/29
Overall: 30/297
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 2