Norway Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Norway, Maine
United States
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 54s
Overall Rank = 28/91
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 3/8
Pre-race routine:

Up at about 5, went for a walk and had a light breaky. Got to the race about 1 1/2 hrs early and set up. Since this was my first race, I just copied other people's transition areas!
Event warmup:

Biked a bit, ran a bit, swum a bit- ate 1/2 an energy bar. I basically was just trying not to be too nervous...
Swim
  • 20m 10s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

My time was actually about 3 min faster than what is quoted... this was my first race and I came out of the water and (on the suggestion of the staff because of a 100meter run on woodchips) had my transition there. However, most every else just ran on the woodchips barefoot. Instead of transitioning in the transition area, I basically transitioned outside of the water and so added that time to my swim. Opps =)
But, the swim felt great! For my first race, I felt really strong and was actually second in my wave.
What would you do differently?:

Transition where I was supposed to. Haha.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

This was a pretty small race (37 women, 40 men) and we didn't get transition times.
Bike
  • 38m 58s
  • 8.9 miles
  • 13.70 mile/hr
Comments:

I have a mountain bike (and I don't have slicks yet). I knew this would be my slowest segment. But, I still was happy with how it went. I didn't get passed as much as I thought and I even passed a few people walking on the big hill- which I biked up simply because I refused to get off my bike.
What would you do differently?:

Get slicks...
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 25m 46s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good (besides the cramp in my calf). I felt like I had a good pace. Only had one moment of "I am so tired..."
What would you do differently?:

Pushed a little harder at the end.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked a bit, streched a bit. Was just pretty excited to have succesfully finished my first race.

Event comments:

The theme here- it was my first race and I was just happy to have done it. I felt as though it went better than I would have expected. I even got a medal for third in my age group =) and I got 7th in the women (which also can be attributed to the small numbers). I think I felt as good as I did because it was a very small race with lots of first timers so we were all nervous together.
My enjoyment of it brings me here to BT- and to planning to do one more spint before the summer is out!




Last updated: 2008-07-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:20:10 | 1094 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/8
Overall: 18/91
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: A triangle of three buoys in a lake- there was some chop from boats.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:38:58 | 08.9 miles | 13.70 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/8
Overall: 48/91
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Mostly a loop with small overlap at the beginning and end. One giant hill in the middle.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:46 | 03.11 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/8
Overall: 23/91
Performance:
Course: Mostly a loop, with a little overlap. Some rolling hills. Nice downhill finish.
Keeping cool Drinking
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?
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]