Crossroads Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Dewitt, Iowa
United States
Top Shelf Race Productions
72F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 31m
Overall Rank = 112/217
Age Group = M 25-29
Age Group Rank = 7/12
Pre-race routine:

Ate breakfast (Clif Bar, banana, 2 Hammer Gels (apple-cinnamon nasty), a cup of green tea, and water with carb stuff in it). Loaded up the car, drove to race site. Set up both transition areas (this was a point to point race) and drove back to the lake.
Event warmup:

Swam a little bit to get my neck warmed up, since the injury I hadn't swam much, so didn't want to wear it out. Got lined up with my age group, and talked with a few people as we waited for our wave to start.
Swim
  • 11m 41s
  • 500 yards
  • 02m 20s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not bad considering I didn't spend any time in the pool last month after I strained my neck. Could have stayed in freestyle longer, don't know why I switched to breaststroke, but after I switched I had trouble switching back.
What would you do differently?:

More freestyle. Less pre-race injury. More time in the pool.
Transition 1
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

I was on the first rack out of the water, which meant the longest run down the gravel road with the bike. Glad I didn't decide to make this the first race with the shoes already clipped into the pedals.
What would you do differently?:

Change my last name to be able to rack closer to the exit. Really, not much. Better fitness would have allowed me to run with the bike a little more, but I'm working on that.
Bike
  • 47m 20s
  • 15 miles
  • 19.01 mile/hr
Comments:

Ok, this wasn't a "tried for the first time on race day" kind of thing, because I'd done it on some of my long rides, and I'm not sure that it just didn't happen from the swim but...Had a carb+electrolyte replacement mixture in my bottles (was trying to avoid energy crash post-race, I know I don't need nutrition in these shorter races). Had a stitch and a stabbing pain in my right shoulder (that goes along with stitches) for the first 7 or so miles. In all reality, I thought this bike segment was really slow, because I felt weak the entire time.
What would you do differently?:

Just use water, or water + HEED.
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

My bike is ignorantly tough to rack. No matter how I try to do it, it still ends up with both wheels on the ground.
What would you do differently?:

Should have had my lace locks locked open, so I wouldn't have to mess with opening them and then pulling my shoes on. Should have put on my race belt as I ran through trans. instead of pulling it on first, shouldn't have bothered with the hat since the glasses cut the glare plenty.
Run
  • 29m 4s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

The level of suck in the run was all mental. Felt like I was falling apart.
What would you do differently?:

Spend less time talking to other racers and focus on dumping what energy I have left into the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked from shade to shade. Drank recovery drink + water. Ate a banana. Grabbed my stuff and left.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of swimming in the month leading up to the race. Lack of focus during the run.

Event comments:

The only thing that I would like to change would be to see a paved road out of the transition area. Other than that the race was about perfect. And I don't know what people expect from post-race activities...they had food and beverages, what more do you need?




Last updated: 2008-06-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:41 | 500 yards | 02m 20s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/12
Overall: 96/217
Performance: Below average
Suit: 2pc tri suit
Course: OWS course around the outside of the lake. Kind of a triangle, I guess.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:53
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:47:20 | 15 miles | 19.01 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/12
Overall: 103/217
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Course was *closed* county roads. couldn't believe that they closed the main road out of town for the race, but they had it shut down. Parts of the course were flat, but it had some good hills as well.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:29:04 | 03.1 miles | 09m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/12
Overall: 159/217
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back through some neighborhoods.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4