Tejas Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Sugar Land, Texas
United States
Out Loud Productions
84F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 18m 52s
Overall Rank = 489/694
Age Group = 40-44 Female
Age Group Rank = 17/35
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30 a.m., ate oatmeal with apples and pecans, drank coffee and some water. Packed up and drove to event.
Event warmup:

Stretched
Swim
  • 11m 32s
  • 600 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

I swam this with no training. Started near the front of the pack since I knew I would swim faster than most and didn't want to keep bumping into hands, feet, elbows as I swam past. Started feeling tight in the shoulders at around 300 yards. I tried to relax my breathing and extend my reach so that I could pull efficiently as possible. Periodically swam breast stroke to look around and see where I was.Drank lots of lake water!
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Transition 1
  • 03m 54s
Comments:

long distance between exiting the pool to the transition area. lots of people ran; i walked. I was tired. I could definitely improve in this area.
What would you do differently?:

run to the transition area.
Bike
  • 28m 6s
  • 11 miles
  • 23.49 mile/hr
Comments:

Good ride, considering I did very little/inconsistent training. It was a bit hard for me to breathe, but tried to relax and focus on evenly spinning my pedals.
What would you do differently?:

Train more so that I could average 20+ mph.
Transition 2
  • 01m 58s
Comments:

I guess I could improve time here too.
What would you do differently?:

i don't know.
Run
  • 33m 20s
  • 3 miles
  • 11m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Awful! Not nearly enough training. Stopped 5 times. At the 1.5 mile, I started to run 5 min. and walk 1 min. My slow speed is killing my ability to finish higher.
What would you do differently?:

Must focus more training on running.
Post race
Warm down:

What warm down???? Walking to find gatorade and water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training and slow run.

Event comments:

Very well organized race and well-thought out courses. All of the volunteers were helpful. Each course was well marked and easy to track. I'll be back next year!




Last updated: 2008-06-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:32 | 600 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/35
Overall: 0/694
Performance: Below average
Suit: tri top and tri shorts
Course: clock-wise course around vertically long lake. It's was murky and hard to see.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:54
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:28:06 | 11 miles | 23.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/35
Overall: 0/694
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: flat with some small inclines. one 11 mile loop; smooth rodes. Well-attended by police to block any on-coming traffic.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:58
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:33:20 | 03 miles | 11m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 27/35
Overall: 0/694
Performance: Bad
Course: Really nice course around the lake in New Territory neighborhood; pretty scenery to keep you mind off of hurting. Drink stations at every mile.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4