Winding Trails, sprint tri, mtb or road bike. - TriathlonSprint


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Farmington, Winding trails, Connecticut
United States
winding trails
88F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 10m 29s
Overall Rank = 110/168
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 34/45
Pre-race routine:

Race result mixed with mini sprint, road tri, mtb tri and kayak tri
participants. Not really an adequate reflexion of overall standings.

Swim
  • 08m 14s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Tough at first, due to the amount of people, my buddy got kicked in the head, but did well. Waters were calm with excellent vis.
No wet suit recquired. I actually swam better without it.
What would you do differently?:

Go all out.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 35m 17s
  • 5 miles
  • 8.50 mile/hr
Comments:

Good have gone all out, but being my first race here I was mcuh slower than anticpated as it was tough to see. I also did not want to take a digger. I saw many unexperienced riders fall over especially in the sandy areas.
What would you do differently?:

Know the trail and course, it was loopy and winding, but very well marked.
Do the road bike portion instead of the mtb portion. I Know now I that I really don't care for off road biking.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 26m 48s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 37s  min/mile
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not knowing the course.

Event comments:

Good race, Good people made it into a family like atmosphere. Beautiful area and race.




Last updated: 2008-07-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:14 | 440 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/168
Performance: Good
Suit: no wet suit needed.
Course: Rectangular.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:35:17 | 05 miles | 8.50 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/168
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: MTB was tougher than anticipated. I wore my sunglasses. It was dk and shady on the winding trails that were full of roots, sand and rolling hills. There was also a road bike course if you did not want to mtb. Next time I'll bring my crotch rocket.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Bad
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:48 | 03.11 miles | 08m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/168
Performance:
Course: Through the trails again. Nice to be off that bumpy bike! Again could have smoked the run, but I held back. AHHHHHH!
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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] 4