PBR Off-Road triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
Red Rock Company
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 09m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 12/13
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:30 (good pick on the hotel that was a mile from the S/F) and got my stuff packed up and the bike back on the car. After the incident in Show Low last weekend, never leaving the bikes on the car overnight again.
Event warmup:

Did some stretching and tried not to freak out about the mountain bike portion.

*All Overall placings are in the women's division
Swim
  • 21m 45s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 54s / 100 meters
Comments:

I SWAM THE WHOLE THING! No doggy paddle, no breaststroke, no kind of floating along. Full out freaking freestyle the whole 750 m! I was horribly slow, but I finished it, even managed to pass a couple people. Even my sighting was good.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster??? Which means swim more.
Transition 1
  • 10m 42s
Comments:

I started to run out of transition and realized my bike wasn't going anywhere easily. Damn flat tire. Plus ignoring sound advice of nothing new on race day, it was a new to me bike. No idea if the guy had been running tubeless or not. So I rip off the tire (once I got enough bearing to realize I was using the wrong end of my tire lever...) and it was tubeless and totally dry. So I rip out the rim strip (thank god for a husband who runs tubeless) and realize there is no rim tape on this thing. So I run it over to Landis Cyclery who had a tent out side of transition and the fixed me up with an electrical tape rim strip and got my tire back together for me.
What would you do differently?:

Not get a flat?
Bike
  • 1h 54m 17s
  • 10.95 miles
  • 5.75 mile/hr
Comments:

I need more practice on the mtn bike. Thankfully we had pre-rode part of the course so I knew little pieces of it. Especially the first downhill section that probably is not nearly as bad as it looks from the top but I walked it all three times. The first lap was a learning lap, the second one rocked and the third actually sucked because by this time it was all the slower, likely less experienced riders and it was hard to pass them sometimes. I also learned how my husband feels when he rides behind me and I stop suddenly.
What would you do differently?:

More riding. I can still count on 2 hands the times I've ridden it. Also, not get my bike stolen the week before, thus requiring me to borrow/buy and ride a new bike on race day.
Transition 2
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

Way better than T1. Since I'm still running platforms there was no shoe changing.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. I was still shaky from the bike so I was pretty clumsy with my stuff.
Run
  • 41m 26s
  • 3 miles
  • 13m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

I still hate running. The trail portion kind of sucked as my legs weren't really used to running after mtn biking which is a different feeling than running after road biking. Once I hit the top of the sidewalk I started feeling a little better since it was all downhill.

When I got about .1 mi from the finish a guy caught up to me and made me run with him to the finish. It was actually a run! No jogging here!
What would you do differently?:

Run more?
Post race
Warm down:

Tried to take a slide on the slip'n'slide but it seemed to be having some water flow issues and it was more a jump'n'flop. Walked around and grabbed some water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

New bike, hate running...flat tire??

Event comments:

This was my first off-road race and overall it went pretty well. I had some things I was really happy about and others that just sucked. But it automatically becomes a PR since it has no previous comparison!

Worst part was the race was sponsored by PBR but yet there was none at the finish line.




Last updated: 2008-07-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:45 | 750 meters | 02m 54s / 100meters
Age Group: 9/13
Overall: 50/
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless
Course: Large rectangle in Tempe Town Lake
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 10:42
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:54:17 | 10.95 miles | 5.75 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/13
Overall: 58/
Performance: Below average
Wind: None
Course: 3 loops through Moeur/Papago Park
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Bad
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:06
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:41:26 | 03 miles | 13m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/13
Overall: 59/
Performance: Below average
Course: First 1.5 miles was a trail run with a fairly steep hill section. Last 1.5 was sidewalk and then finally dirt/sand to the finish line.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4