The Fantastic Nantasket Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Hull, Massachusetts
United States
73F / 23C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 13s
Overall Rank = 206/506
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 25/42
Pre-race routine:

Race was at 9am so I had 2 eggs, english muffin with PB, small OJ and coffee. Got to the event about 7:45, plenty of time to set up. GU 20 minutes before the swim.
Event warmup:

short run, maybe 1/4 mile. Did some stretching.
Swim
  • 11m 53s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was a shore start. Run out into the surf, swim straight out, round buoy, swim back in. Ocean was calm with some waves breaking at the shore. Water was colder than I expected but I warmed up quickly.
Transition 1
  • 02m 14s
Comments:

I was very close to the bike and run exits so it was easy in and out.
Bike
  • 31m 27s
  • 10 miles
  • 19.08 mile/hr
Comments:

The road was pretty bumpy on the way out. There were a few turns to deal with, the first one I almost missed because there was no volunteer there directing traffic, just a police officer directing traffic. It wasn't obvious to me I needed to turn until 2 guys in front of me went straight which prompted the police officer to start pointing us to the right. I just barely made the turn.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure I remember to put that missing screw in my riding shoe. That almost caused me some grief.
Transition 2
  • 01m 38s
Comments:

Got in and out pretty quickly. Took 1 salt tab. Took too much fluids and was a little sloshy on the first part of run. Turned out to be nothing.
Run
  • 29m 2s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a fun run on the beach. It was kind of disheartening to be able to see all the way down the beach and how far the turnaround was.
Post race
Warm down:

gatorade, 1 salt tab, and a banana. I felt pretty good today and enjoyed the race.

Event comments:

Overall, it was a pretty well organized race. Lots of volunteers and course was layed out and marked well (aside from that one turn on the bike). I would reccomend and run this race again.




Last updated: 2008-09-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:53 | 440 yards | 02m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 0/506
Performance: Average
Suit: Full Blue Seventy
Course: Straight out and back.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:14
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:31:27 | 10 miles | 19.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 0/506
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Pretty flat with one small hill out and one small hill on the way in.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:38
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:29:02 | 03 miles | 09m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 0/506
Performance:
Course: Beach run, hard packed sand. Out and back
Keeping cool Average Drinking
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4