HRCA Tri-N-July Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Highlands Ranch, Colorado
United States
HRCA Tri-N-July Sprint Triathlon
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 26m
Overall Rank = 145/287
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1/3
Pre-race routine:

Sleeping
Event warmup:

Water
Swim
  • 11m 56s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 11s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster in the second half. Pass when necessary.
Transition 1
  • 00m 49s
Comments:

Great transistion
What would you do differently?:

Learn to mount with shoes already in the pedals
Bike
  • 42m 32s
  • 12 miles
  • 16.93 mile/hr
Comments:

I need to work more on the bike; i.e. hills
What would you do differently?:

Push it more on the flats
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Comments:

I had to sit down to put my running shoes on which slowed me down a bit.
Run
  • 30m 35s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

I definitely have lost some conditioning since my back injury. I have to work on more miles.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank three joints juices, ate some tacos, and drank a flat tire.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat and conditioning

Event comments:

Since the Boulder Peak is Sunday, it wasn't a sell-out so the bike racks were not as crowded. Otherwise, a decent work-out for a Saturday morning. Gave out ugly gray cotton shirts though..




Last updated: 2008-07-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:56 | 547 yards | 02m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/3
Overall: 0/287
Performance: Below average
Crappy wave. 500m instead of yards.
Suit: None
Course: 500 meter pool swim
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:49
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:42:32 | 12 miles | 16.93 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/3
Overall: 0/287
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Pretty easy course with about 2 miles and gradual uphill. I could have done better had I rode the course prior.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:30:35 | 03.11 miles | 09m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 0/287
Performance: Below average
Course: Steep hill in middle of the course. It was a pretty difficult course- considering there were no trees and the temp was in the mid eighties. I haven't run that slow in a race in years.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: 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] 3