Tremont Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Tremont, Illinois
United States
Tremont Park District
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 05m 28s
Overall Rank = 9/110
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/13
Pre-race routine:

0500 - Ate Bowl of cereal and Blueberry pancake.
Waited for the storm to pass. The race was slightly delayed 15-20 minutes. Rode bike the whole 4.5 miles from home to transition.
Event warmup:

Got in some decent swim time before waiting my turn to start. 1 gel about 15 minutes before start.
I ended up first in my age group and the first home town male finisher!!!
Swim
  • 07m 11s
  • 400 yards
  • 01m 48s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim for me. Didn't start too fast, but maintained a good pace throughout. I was number 71, so there was a little wait, but not bad.
What would you do differently?:

Just keep putting time in the pool.
Transition 1
  • 01m 1s
Comments:

Put my bike shoes on in transition today instead of trying to mount the bike then do it. I like having them on better, I can jump on bike and worry about getting up to speed without having to worry about getting shoes on.
Bike
  • 34m 13s
  • 12.8 miles
  • 22.45 mile/hr
Comments:

I missed the fastest bike split by like 19 seconds. I'm happy with my bike. Took 1 gel with about 3 miles left to go on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Use the aero bottle instead of regular bottle in cage.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

All seemed to go smoothly.
Run
  • 22m 24s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

It never seems like I'm running "fast" off the bike, but my times say otherwise. Paced pretty good. Had a little left fot the end.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked and cheered for others.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

IM training, although with the 2 travel days right before this tri, it was like a mini taper.

Event comments:

RD did a good job for his first time. Everything seemed to go smoothly, even with some weather concerns.




Last updated: 2008-05-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:11 | 400 yards | 01m 48s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/13
Overall: 28/110
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Outside pool swim. Stay in one 1/2 lane and swim 8 laps. Then get out and run length of pool and out gate to transition. Timing mat was just outside of the gate.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:01
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:34:13 | 12.8 miles | 22.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/13
Overall: 2/110
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Out of town make a square then back in the same way. Bumpy ride, but I've practiced on this course, so I knew what to expect.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence: 86
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:22:24 | 03.11 miles | 07m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/13
Overall: 22/110
Performance:
Course: Basically an out and back. Pretty flat.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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] 4