Heart of Texas Triathlon #5 - TriathlonSprint


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San Antonio, Texas
United States
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 45s
Overall Rank = 26/37
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/6
Pre-race routine:

Well, this was our first Tri for me and my son (18), so we got up early and headed to our destination with plenty of time. After hours of reading posts and articles we tried to prevent all we could for our first time. Got to the gate (event held on a Military Base) pull out our ID’s and, what do you know, my son’s drivers license is expired by a couple of days… so we can not get in, we need a valid ID… For all the excitement we build up these past days, all of the sudden came a feeling of frustration. We showed him some School Id, but the guy was final on his decision… You can not pass. The only thing left to do is go Home (40 minutes away), grab his Passport and hope we make it on time. … … So we came back, the Registry Table was gone and everybody had started. Terrible feeling came back… but, finally a break! A nice lady saw us with all of our gear and call the Registry guys and they turn the computer back on… “Just hurry on to the pool, they are closing” she said. So we did, we just took everything out of the bag and throw it on the floor (so much for all the videos seen on how to prepare your station).
Swim
  • 00m
  • 400 meters
  • / 100 meters
Comments:

First time swimming in a 50m pool... feels great not making all that turns.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Not that bad considering everything was scattered on the floor
Bike
  • 00m
  • 12 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Wish I knew how many laps we had to do. I guess they gave out this info on the pre-race speech.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 00m
  • 3.11 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

Rough start, legs not responding well. Catch my breath after the first hill. Much better from that point forward.
What would you do differently?:

Train harder
Post race
Event comments:

Despite the problem at the gate, Great race to be our First Triathlon... Can wait for the next one =]




Last updated: 2008-08-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 400 meters | / 100meters
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/37
Performance: Average
Suit: No
Course: 50m pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average 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
00:00:00 | 12 miles | 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/37
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: 5k laps.
Road: Smooth Dry 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
00:00:00 | 03.11 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/37
Performance: Average
Course: Some hills.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4