Wilmington YMCA Triathlon 2008 - TriathlonSprint


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Wrightsville Beach, NC , North Carolina
United States
Set-Up Inc
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 5s
Overall Rank = 101/577
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/59
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30, ate a slice of toast with honey, had coffee and some Gatorade. Left the house at 5, got there at 5:10 and started setting up.
Event warmup:

Rode the loop, ran down to the swim start at about 7:10. I had a throw-away sweatshirt on, so I was able to stay warm.... till I got in the water.
Swim
  • 22m 4s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 21s / 100 yards
Comments:

I made the mistake of taking the swim for granted. I did not pay attention to the earlier waves to see what the current was doing, an ended up more to the right than I should have. Looking at times of other people that I swim with, I probably lost 1-2 minutes due to poor navigation.
What would you do differently?:

Navigate better, draft.
Transition 1
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

4th fastest T1 in my AG.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, been working on getting smoother on the transitions.
Bike
  • 35m 10s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 21.21 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt pretty good on the bike, I thought that I would have a first, not getting passed by anyone in my AG. I got passed right at the very end, so still a good bike for me
What would you do differently?:

Continue to bike more.
Transition 2
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Good transition, nothing special
Run
  • 21m 32s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

One of those rare runs where everything felt great, not tired, nothing hurt. Maybe my best run split for a triathlon. I'm going to guess that more biking has something to do with it, because I certainly have not been running as much as I usually do. Mentally this was my best tri run, there were guys in my AG from our tri club that I wanted to be and I was able to pick them off one by one.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some water, bannana and just walked around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Good race for me, less than a minute slower than last year but I don't think we had as much current this year.

Event comments:

We had about 90 people from our tri club doing this race so it is always one of my favorites, the weather was perfect for racing and we had a lot of podium finishers.




Last updated: 2008-09-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:04 | 1640 yards | 01m 21s / 100yards
Age Group: 14/59
Overall: 116/577
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Point to point, in the ICW with the incoming tide.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:08
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:35:10 | 12.43 miles | 21.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 16/59
Overall: 155/577
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Crappy:) Not a very good bike course, and getting worse every year. Airlie road is dangerous with all the ruts and potholes, the bike lanes on the rest of the course were not cleaned. The single file recipe they had going on and off the bridge stinks.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:13
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:32 | 03.11 miles | 06m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/59
Overall: 125/577
Performance: Good
Course: Flat, a couple of turns and a short out and back down a side street.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4