Emerald Pointe Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Lake Lanier Island, Georgia
United States
Georgia MultiSports Productions, LLC.
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 18m 58s
Overall Rank = 204/749
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 48/103
Pre-race routine:

I live about 20 minutes from the race site, so I got up, had a breakfast cookie and headed out the door. Got to the site and picked up my packet, got my transition area set up and had thefine people at Roswell Bicycle adjust the limit screws on my rear derailleur.
Event warmup:

Stretched a little bit
Swim
  • 11m 29s
  • 400 yards
  • 02m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

OK - I stink at swimming and I am working on it. this was a very crowded swim and I never got any clear water. After getting kicked a dozen times and finally got into a rythm with about 100 meters to go. One of the swim coaches that I am working with from the Sportfactory started 4 minutes behind me and caught me with about 50 to go. Definately going to work on my swimming. I got out of the water around 9:10 and took the rest of the time to climb the hill to the transition area. It was the steepest hill on the course by far
What would you do differently?:

Need top practice alot more in the open water
Transition 1
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

Good T1
Bike
  • 38m 8s
  • 13 miles
  • 20.45 mile/hr
Comments:

Decent bike leg for me. I could have pushed it a bit harder up the hills. I really enjoyed the ride.
Transition 2
  • 01m 7s
Comments:

Good T2
Run
  • 26m 30s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

I thought I was running faster! I felt good and thought I was around an 8 minute pace (which would have been good for me). It took me about a mile to get my legs going and I had calf cramps throughout the run. I did not drink anything on the course and that was probably a mistake.
Post race
Warm down:

Met some great people at this race. It was by far the best post race atmosphere of the races I have done this year

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Conditioning and my swim

Event comments:

This was a good wrap up to my first year of competing. I improved since my first race in April and look forward to more improvement next year.




Last updated: 2008-05-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:29 | 400 yards | 02m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 81/103
Overall: 0/749
Performance: Bad
Suit: tri-suit
Course: 1 lap loop
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:47
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:38:08 | 13 miles | 20.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 29/103
Overall: 0/749
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Out and back loop
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:07
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:26:30 | 03.11 miles | 08m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 63/103
Overall: 0/749
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back loop
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5