Tawas Triathlon Festival - HIM - TriathlonSprint


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Tawas, Michigan
United States
3Disciplines
60'sF / 0C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 28m 42s
Overall Rank = 52/99
Age Group = M20-24
Age Group Rank = 5/5
Pre-race routine:

Lots of hydration, a banana, apple, and granola bar. Set up transition, talked and looked around.
Event warmup:

Light stretching and swimming to get use to the water temp.
Swim
  • 09m 48s
  • 500 meters
  • 01m 58s / 100 meters
Comments:

Great swim. Started off with a hard freestyle up front and on the outside of the first turn. Avoided all the congestion and used breast stroke to navigate when I had too. Felt really good.
What would you do differently?:

Stood up a little too early and pulled suit off a little early. Should have swam a little closer to shore.
Transition 1
  • 02m 31s
Comments:

Felt a lot slower than it actually went. Had a little trouble with jersey and socks. Actually had to sit down. Wetsuit came off fairly easy.
What would you do differently?:

Put body glide on wrists and ankles to test it out.
Bike
  • 43m 36s
  • 12.24 miles
  • 16.84 mile/hr
Comments:

Went well initially, but the Gatorade I drank came back up at about mile 5. I spent 5 minutes on the side of the road puking and watching others pass by me. I felt fine afterwards and forced my self as fast as I could to recover time lost. Still only average 17mph, but had to work for it.
What would you do differently?:

No more gatorade or atleast water it down a lot more!
Transition 2
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

Good transition and fairly quick. Felt like I had more energy for the run than first tri.
Run
  • 32m 2s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

Ok run, about average. I thought I was pushing harder than I did, but my time wasn't much faster from a previous tri. Oh well better luck next year.

Had a fun sprint to the finish with the 4th AG though. He got me by just a couple of seconds.
What would you do differently?:

Build a much stronger running base for next year.
Post race
Event comments:

Great race, great venue, just a whole lot of fun even though my race didn't go as planned.




Last updated: 2008-08-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:48 | 500 meters | 01m 58s / 100meters
Age Group: 2/5
Overall: 10/99
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vector Pro X2
Course: Fairly simple.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:31
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:43:36 | 12.24 miles | 16.84 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/5
Overall: 56/99
Performance: Bad
Wind: Little
Course: Nice course, pretty flat.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: ???
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 00:48
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:02 | 03.11 miles | 10m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/5
Overall: 71/99
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 2