Dunedin Rotary Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Dunedin, Florida
United States
Dunedin Rotary
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 02m 15s
Overall Rank = 14/359
Age Group = 35-39 M
Age Group Rank = 4/40
Pre-race routine:

Smart Start Healthy Heart, Banana
Event warmup:

Swam a little
Swim
  • 06m 5s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

Overall a great swim. Bi-lateral breathing and all. Happy to be in the top 10 in the swim, never have been.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

Best T1 I have ever had. used some pointers from the BT transition video and simplified, simplified, simplified!!!! Clipped shoes ionto bike before race, did the rubber band thing, worked great. Body Glided the insides of the bike shoes, great!!! Suit came right off. It was just a great, fast T1!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 30m 43s
  • 12.28 miles
  • 23.99 mile/hr
Comments:

Obviously a good ride. First in AG, third overall. It was a good ride. Obviously my strength. Came off the bike in 1st place in AG, never done that. Very odd getting back to T2 and NOOOOO bikes for racks around me. Wish I had that picture!
What would you do differently?:

Ride a touch harder. Missed 24MPH avg by .01 MPH and missed 2nd overall by 1 second. Errrr :-)
Transition 2
  • 00m 35s
Comments:

Back to this simplification. Put number on race belt and tucked it into shorts before swim, so I did not have to mess with that. Wore the Rudy's for the run also, so did not have to change them, got out of shoes before dismount, so that was set... Simply had to rack bike, put on visor, put on Zoot's (no socks, glide on inside of shoes), GO!! Great, great T2!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 23m 35s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Not a bad run for me, was hoping to break 24. As mentioined, came off bike in first, so as I was passed I was watching my top 5 slip away. Luckily, only got passed by 3 in AG. Very hot and have not done any speed work. I will just never win one of these big sprints until I can run a 20 min 5k, which I just do not think I can do. I was happy with this run, I left nothing on the table and that is all I can ask of myself.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, got some oranges, some water, some beer...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing, had a good race.

Event comments:

I thought it was a good race. Really fun course, nice volunteers, pretty well marked for such a complicated bike (through the parking lots). Some thought the volunteers were a little sparse, but I have seen worse. Would have liked mile markers on the run, that is my only feedback. I was not going to do this race, but am REALLY glad I did.

1 more piece of feedback, wish it was USAT sanctioned. This was my highest overall finishing place (% of total) ever finishing in the top 4% overall and top 10% in AG. Would have liked to see this hit my ranking. Oh well...




Last updated: 2008-06-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:05 | 440 yards | 01m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/40
Overall: 35/359
Performance: Good
There were a few oddities on this swim. 1) Huge current, helped a ton. 2) It was really shallow, alot of people "ran" the swim course. I got in behind some dope running the course and drafted him. He must have been SMOKED by the time it was over.
Suit: Point Zero 3
Course: Out, over and back.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:20
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:30:43 | 12.28 miles | 23.99 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/40
Overall: 3/359
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out along the causeway, over some bridges, back, through several turns in the park, then again (2 laps).
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:35
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
00:23:35 | 03.11 miles | 07m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/40
Overall: 50/359
Performance: Average
Course: Out along parking lot, accross some loose sand (not too loose, but loose), through some off road trail stuff with soft sand, back onto bike path and parking lot, done!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4