Multisport Mayhem - TriathlonSprint


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Mattoon, Illinois
United States
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 28m 20s
Overall Rank = 63/90
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/12
Pre-race routine:

Clif bar, banana, and a gel pack for breakfast.
Event warmup:

1 mile run
Swim
  • 12m 31s
  • 413 yards
  • 03m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

First open water swim in 62F water with a new wetsuit and no open water practice. No surprise my swim fell apart into chaos.
What would you do differently?:

Practice open water swimming with my wetsuit well before event.
Transition 1
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

After the disaster of a swim it was good to get to transition and back to something I had practiced.
What would you do differently?:

Although ranked 28th for T1 I could have moved a little quicker and improved the time.
Bike
  • 46m 37s
  • 13.6 miles
  • 17.50 mile/hr
Comments:

Need more LT training to improve overall speed.
What would you do differently?:

Bike went well considering the terrible swim.
Transition 2
  • 01m 16s
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on the smoothness of getting bike shoes off and running shoes on.
Run
  • 26m 21s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Legs adjusted quickly from bike to run. This run was below race effort. Spent most of race running along with a young woman who was cheering on everyone she saw. It was a great way to end a race that started out so poorly.
What would you do differently?:

If I had been going for a race effort I would have ran the first portion the exact same and then continued to the finish.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Terrible swim due to lack of experience and no open water practice. The biggest limitig factor was allowing the initial chaos of my swim to effect the remaining swim.

Event comments:

This race had great trophies for the winners and had a good flat course. I look forward to trying it again next year.




Last updated: 2008-05-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:31 | 413 yards | 03m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 12/12
Overall: 70/90
Performance: Bad
Suit: Full suit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:46:37 | 13.6 miles | 17.50 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/90
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:16
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:26:21 | 03 miles | 08m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/90
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4