North East Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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North East, Maryland
United States
CGI Racing
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 03m 37s
Overall Rank = 195/292
Age Group = First time
Age Group Rank = 20/47
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:30, cottage cheese, banana, and coffee for breakfast. Watched a little olympics, out the door at 6. Got to the race in plenty of time to set up, drink some water, etc.
Event warmup:

Didn't do much warming up, got in the water for about 2 minutes and stretched while waiting in line for swim start.
Swim
  • 22m 11s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

For the part I was most worried about, had a great swim in this race! First 200 m or so were difficult as I was getting used to swimming in the pack. I hung towards the back of the group since I didn't know what to expect, but since I was swimming better than average, I had to work past a lot of people. Got in good pattern of swimming about ten strokes between sighting.
What would you do differently?:

Try and start towards front of pack, attempt to draft off of other swimmers.
Transition 1
  • 02m 25s
Comments:

Didn't really practice transitions, but felt ok about it. Next time would probably try and speed it up a little, possibly look into some elastic laces or something similar. Also would rack bike by the seat instead of handlebars, got stuck a little using handlebars.
Bike
  • 1h 05m 48s
  • 15.5 miles
  • 14.13 mile/hr
Comments:

Did ok on the bike, but wish I had trained a little more. Need to work on keeping a faster pace for the overall ride.
Transition 2
  • 01m 49s
Comments:

Got a little tripped up coming off the bike, and started running the wrong way on the route out of transition. Otherwise OK.
Run
  • 31m 24s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Loved the cold towels. Probably could have gone a little faster but was really worried about using up everything I had left before I got to the finish line.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around about 5 min, drank some water.

Event comments:

Great race, will definitely be back next year!




Last updated: 2008-08-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:11 | 820 yards | 02m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 17/47
Overall: 109/292
Performance: Good
Suit: 2 piece speedo
Course: Rectangle out and back in NE river.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:25
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:05:48 | 15.5 miles | 14.13 mile/hr
Age Group: 23/47
Overall: 216/292
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:49
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:31:24 | 03.1 miles | 10m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 30/47
Overall: 232/292
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4