Clear Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Mt. Vernon, Washington
United States
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 25m 13s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Pre-race nerves were pretty bad this time. I went to bed about 10 on Friday night and was up and ready to go by 5 on Saturday morning. I tried to eat some oatmeal for breakfast, but didn't have much luck with that. Meg and the boys woke up about 6:30 and we were ready to leave the house at 7:15. Then we had to wait for my brother to show up. We finally left the house around 7:30. We got into Clear Lake around 8:15. Once we were there and I got my transition area set up, my nerves calmed down and the adrenaline kicked in. I had a gel about 10 minutes before the swim started, then got in the water to warm up.

Event warmup:

Got in the water 5 minutes before the start to get used to the temp.
Swim
  • 11m 20s
  • 600 yards
  • 01m 53s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was pretty unhappy with my swim. I had a tough time seeing the buoys. My goggles kept fogging, and we were swimming into the sun. I think that I zig zagged all over the place. I will not use my wakeboard wetsuit again! It seemed to slow me down.
What would you do differently?:

I will get a tri wetsuit before my next race. New goggles wouldn't hurt either.
Transition 1
  • 01m
Comments:

Race results aren't up yet, but this event was not chip timed, so I don't know that I will find out what my time T1 time was. I know that it was fast...somewhere around the 1 min. mark.
Bike
  • 45m 12s
  • 14.8 miles
  • 19.65 mile/hr
Comments:

I was happy with my bike split. I spun everything in my big chainring and maintained a high cadence. I really cruised on the downhills. I could have probably gone harder, but wanted to save some for the run.
What would you do differently?:

Go harder on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 00m 35s
Comments:

T2 was good. Not real sure of the time, but this one was also very quick. After my last experience in T2, I made sure to take good note of where my bike was racked.
Run
  • 27m 6s
  • 4 miles
  • 06m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

There was not much shade running on the road, but I managed not to overheat. I threw a cup of water on myself as I left T2 and that seemed to help. I also ran with a visor which kept the sun off of my face. I was really, really, really happy with my run.
Post race
Warm down:

I watched several other racers finish. Waited for my brother to finish. This was his first race and he did great!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A crummy swim.

Event comments:

This race was awesome! I will be back next year. It was well organized and very fun. My family had a great time hanging out in the park watching the action. I was bummed out that we had to rush in and then rush right out. I wasn't able to met up with anyone from BT. Maybe next time. My goal was to finish in the 1:25 range so I was really happy with my finish time.


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Last updated: 2008-06-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:20 | 600 yards | 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: Crummy one
Course: Counterclockwise around 2 very small buoys.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:12 | 14.8 miles | 19.65 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Out and back with some hills starting 5 miles in.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:35
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:06 | 04 miles | 06m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back along the first part of the bike course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5