Title 9 Women Only Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Hopkinton, Massachusetts
United States
Max Performance
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 35m 48s
Overall Rank = 311/581
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 12/46
Pre-race routine:

Bagel with PB and some water; drove to Hopkinton with Lisa, our bikes having fun on the roof rack on top of her car! Lisa's parents were there to cheer for us which was really sweet.
Event warmup:

took a quick swim in the water to acclimate to the temp and the slight chop in the water.
Swim
  • 13m 28s
  • 440 yards
  • 03m 04s / 100 yards
Comments:

not my worst swim at all; the start was kind of a kick-fest but once everyone spread out it was fine. my breathing was good. Did freestyle the entire time. Why am I so SLOW in OWS's?? I can do a 100 in 2:15 in the pool. sigh.
What would you do differently?:

I guess I need to practice open water swims.
Transition 1
  • 01m 54s
Comments:

T1 was good. I am sticking with no bike gloves. Also I didnt rinse off my feet - they were already dry, so I just wiped off any dirt and threw my socks on. ( I am NOT ready to go sockless!!)
Bike
  • 42m 38s
  • 11.8 miles
  • 16.61 mile/hr
Comments:

Good ride; only got passed by a few people. Rolling hills.
What would you do differently?:

I need to do hills. 'The only way to get better at hills is to DO HILLS'
Transition 2
  • 00m 46s
Comments:

A guy racked my bike for me! I told him it felt like IMLP. LOL. but unfortunately the bike ended up falling on my next door neigbors' stuff, which really sucked because that was LISA's spot. SORRY Lisa! :(
Overall a fine tranny.
What would you do differently?:

Don't trust others to rack my bike!!
Run
  • 37m 4s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 11m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

GRR! I started out fine; shuffled up the hill directly out of the trans area -so was pleased with that. Kept a good pace thru mile 2, I thought, based on RPE. (my garmin battery was dead). Totally ran out of gas at the beginning of mile 3- I felt like my tank was empty. I walked up the hill after gulping a cup of water, (woulda taken gatorade but felt a little nauseous) then ran the rest of the way to the finish line. Since I ended up with 12-min miles with the walk, I think I might have gone out too fast and flamed out. oh well.
What would you do differently?:

I just need to stick with my running training. I'm definitely getting better but still have a lot of work to do!
Post race
Warm down:

Found Lisa and her parents - and ate some food, drank some gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

fitness level and weight.

Event comments:

The event started late I think because of the cleanup involved with the tropical storm - so no worries there. I am so glad the RD didn't cancel the race, it was a PeRFECT day! Great race, well-run, I'd totally do this one again. Am also glad they put the newbies at the last waves too; that helped to keep the field safe for the more experienced racers. Was a great race for first-timers, I'd encourage any newbies to do this one!




Last updated: 2008-09-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:28 | 440 yards | 03m 04s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 453/581
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: out-and back in lake. since it was windy, there was a slight chop to the water but nothing too bad
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:54
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:42:38 | 11.8 miles | 16.61 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 127/581
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Loop course thru Hopkinton, past the BM start line( that was cool!!) and over a few ugly hills! I used the granny gear a few times bleh!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:46
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:37:04 | 03.2 miles | 11m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 475/581
Performance: Below average
Course: loop thru the park. one hill to get up to the foot bridge and around to the finish line. Nice run course!!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4