DQ Triathlon at Marlton Lakes - TriathlonSprint


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Marlton Lakes, New Jersey
United States
DQ Events
75F / 24C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 24m 53s
Overall Rank = 290/363
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 19/25
Pre-race routine:

I try to pack as much as possible the night before. So I woke up at 5:30 had water and bagel with peanut butter. Loaded up the car, kissed the wife (semi sleeping) and stopped by to pick up Matt for the race. Got to race and racked the bike and got ready.
Event warmup:

I don't warm up.
Swim
  • 11m 23s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not much to say, Point to point, so we walked to the start and I was first wave so off we went. Very shallow, I think you can walk the whole way. As a matter of fact I saw 2 guys in my wave run the whole way. Pissed me off because the race director told everyone that if you have to stop you can stand but "don't" walk or run forward. Oh well who are you really cheating.
What would you do differently?:

Lose weight and train more. My training has been in the toilet.
Transition 1
  • 03m 54s
Comments:

I have to be the slowest person ever in transition. I have to get better at it, I was 320 out of 363. So I guess there are 43 slower.
What would you do differently?:

I don't know, there are so many things. One tip Kurt from my team gave me was to not worry about putting on gloves for a 11 mile ride. I think that is a good idea.
Bike
  • 35m 53s
  • 11 miles
  • 18.39 mile/hr
Comments:

This was my best sport of the 3. But that is not saying much. Pretty nice ride. Since I was in the first wave of the swim there were plenty of people behind me to pass me. I think I only passed 2 or 3 people.
What would you do differently?:

Lose weight and keep up the bike training. My bike is actually getting better.
Transition 2
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

A little better transition. I was 249 out of 363.
What would you do differently?:

Still a lot of room for improvement.
Run
  • 32m 4s
  • 3 miles
  • 10m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt ok off the bike and thought just maybe I could pull a 28 - 29 minute 3 miler. Well that was not the case. I decided not to wear my Garmin for the bike or run (even though I brought it. So I had no idea of my run times. Got to the turn around and I was going real slow at this point. I didn't walk but man did I want to. About 1/2 mile left I was being passed (again) but this time the lady encouraged me to pick it up and run with her. I did and that was great, thank you BIB # 104. I stayed with her until about 50 yards (guess) I told her to go for it. She sprinted to the line I jogged and sprinted with about 25 yards to go.
What would you do differently?:

Lose weight and run more.
Post race
Warm down:

Wife and kids come for the finish so I saw them and a bunch of other people from Team Triumph. Waited around for a while and then got stuff and headed home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Really not a good year form me training wise and weight wise. So I need to manage the weight and train.

Event comments:

Would have gave the race a 5 but DQ needs to do a much better job of keeping people out of transition area. I never feel safe with my bike and gear just hanging around after the race.




Last updated: 2008-07-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:23 | 440 yards | 02m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 313/363
Performance: Below average
Suit: None
Course: Point to point.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:54
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:35:53 | 11 miles | 18.39 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 236/363
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: 1 loop. Course was better than I thought it would be.
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:42
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:32:04 | 03 miles | 10m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 308/363
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back on community roads (very little if any traffic).
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4