Carls Family YMCA Happy Trails Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Milford, Michigan
United States
3 Diciplines
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 50m 5s
Overall Rank = 148/178
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 16/17
Pre-race routine:

1 hour drive from Carleton, half asleep. Got there around 6:30. Walked around alot, talked with Kathy's cross country coach and a co worker that I inspired to get back into triathlon.
Event warmup:

Walked, just before the start I got in the water and swam around a little. It helped me get comfortable.
Swim
  • 22m 41s
  • 800 meters
  • 02m 50s / 100 meters
Comments:

I started OK, mostly crawl, but after a while I got winded and had to side and back stroke for a lot of the race. I finally got my breathing under control rounding the last bouy and did crawl the rest of the race. I was happy about that.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really, I just need to bust my but a little more in the pool and do more open water swimming
Transition 1
  • 03m 6s
Comments:

I didn't bother with socks because it was raining and they were wet. That actually helped my time
Bike
  • 48m 27s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 15.39 mile/hr
Comments:

I went all out on this, I was actually faster than my time in Big Fish
What would you do differently?:

Try to get more hill time in training
Transition 2
  • 01m 22s
Comments:

I didn't rush this because I was still pretty beat up from the hills. It still wasn't a bad time.
Run
  • 34m 31s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 11m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

I really paid for my more agressive bike ride with the run. My legs felt like spaghetti. It was slower than Big Fish. I had to walk up some hills, and I walked through the water stations.
What would you do differently?:

I just need to keep training for improvement
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

inexperience, missed training sessions, life.

Event comments:

I really went all out throughout the whole race, I wanted to see what I was capable of instead of worrying about finishing.I liked the venue and the organizion. Waiting in line 15 minutes for a toilet wasn't that great, but I don't know what they could do about that




Last updated: 2008-06-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:41 | 800 meters | 02m 50s / 100meters
Age Group: 15/17
Overall: 244/178
Performance: Below average
I was in Zone 3 and 4 for most of the swim
Suit: 2XU Tri Suit
Course: Kent Lake, The course was parallel to the beach in a rectangular configuration. There was has about one foot of visibility
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:06
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:48:27 | 12.43 miles | 15.39 mile/hr
Age Group: 15/17
Overall: 191/178
Performance: Average
I was in zone 3 for most of the race, and probably 4 & 5 up the hills
Wind: Some
Course: This course was definately a challenge for me, there are NO hills in Monroe county, so I am not used to them. The park is beautiful, was a very enjoyable ride...with killer hills
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 85
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:22
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:34:31 | 03.11 miles | 11m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 16/17
Overall: 232/178
Performance: Below average
I was in zone 3 & 4 most of the run
Course: Some hills, not a bad course
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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