6. MRRC Stadt-Triathlon München 2008 - TriathlonSprint


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Muenchen,
Germany
MRRC
50F / 10C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 25m 2s
Overall Rank = 133/195
Age Group = WAK2
Age Group Rank = 27/37
Pre-race routine:

got my stuff ready the night before, drove to munich around 0545am... it rained all the time and i was wet and cold before i finished the bike check in...
Event warmup:

swam a couple of laps to warm up
Swim
  • 08m 47s
  • 425 meters
  • 02m 04s / 100 meters
Comments:

new PB!!
What would you do differently?:

absolutely nothing :)
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

they had the weirdest system with transitions... you had to bring a bag you deposited outside the pool... when you got out you had to put the swim cap and the goggles inside the bag and hand it to a volunteer... the problem was that they had moved my bad and it took me a while to find it... then i lost a lot of time trying to get into my soaking wet shoes...
What would you do differently?:

i think i'll have to start practicing transitions... i lose way too much time there!!!
Bike
  • 38m 46s
  • 20 kms
  • 30.95 km/hr
Comments:

i kicked butt on the bike :D it was SOOO much fun!! i only got passed twice - and only by one woman... i even lapped a couple of athletes :) oh and an almost 31k average is also a new PB for me!!
What would you do differently?:

absolutely nothing :)
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

again - we had to drop off a bag with our shoes and they placed it in T2 for us... (2 different transition zones) the problem here was that my bag wasn't where it was supposed to be... my bib number was 96 and in the end i found my bag (with the running shoes) on the pile of numbers 165 - 180...
What would you do differently?:

see above... gotta train transitions!!! hahaha
Run
  • 32m 4s
  • 5 kms
  • 06m 25s  min/km
Comments:

ok i forgot to switch to the lower gears for the last couple of kilometers on the bike so my legs felt a bit heavy... the first kilometer was tough... the rest was ok... i'm the worst runner ever... it's so frustrating... if i ran as good as i'm on the bike and in the water i'd actually be a decent triathlete... but oh well... all i can do is train harder and get better :) actually i have no reason to be disapointed... in the end i was slow but still ran a new PB!! guess today was PB day!! :)
What would you do differently?:

well... i gave my best so i guess nothing? for the future: train more, train harder :)
Post race
Warm down:

walked it off a little

What limited your ability to perform faster:

my cracked wrist, the rain, the cold weather... bla bla bla excuses excuses... nah... nothing actually limited my ability to perform faster... i did my very best and i'm really pleased with my performance today :)

Event comments:

there were a few things i wasn't happy with (transitions) but in the end it was a fun race... lots of volunteers that made it worse competing... they rocked.. even though they had to stand in the rain forever... i'll be there again next year :)




Last updated: 2008-05-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:47 | 425 meters | 02m 04s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 85/195
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: pool swim... when i signed up for the race i didn't like that idea but with my cracked wrist i was really happy about it now...
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 26C / 79F Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:38:46 | 20 kms | 30.95 km/hr
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 85/195
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: 4 laps through the olympia park... lots of turns... there were only two places in the whole course where you could just keep going for a kilometer... since it was raining i had to slow down in the turns all the time... slowing down and speeding up was kind of exhausting...
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:32:04 | 05 kms | 06m 25s  min/km
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 185/195
Performance: Good
Course: up a hill and then mainly flat... 2 laps of 2.5k each...
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4