YMCA Lakewood Valley Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Whitesville, Kentucky
United States
YMCA Lakewood Valley Triathlon
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 53s
Overall Rank = 60/189
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/17
Pre-race routine:

Arrived at race, checked in and set up transition area
Event warmup:

walked around
Swim
  • 17m 45s
  • 800 meters
  • 02m 13s / 100 meters
Comments:

Much better swim this year. Did not get completely run over and found some good holes to swim through. Did a little drafting and kept my breathing under control.
What would you do differently?:

work on my endurance for a straight swim.
Transition 1
  • 02m 34s
Comments:

Legs still a little wobbly after running up the big hill to transition. Saved time by not putting on socks but have a couple raw spots on the feet today.
What would you do differently?:

Practice getting onto the bike faster
Bike
  • 48m 17s
  • 15 miles
  • 18.64 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode the tri bike for its first race. Was a hilly course and not sure the tri bike was the best choice. Did improve over last year.
What would you do differently?:

push harder on the bike. Possibly ride the rode bike instead.
Transition 2
  • 00m 45s
Comments:

Felt like i had a good transition here. got the shoe on quickly, again without socks and took off running.
Run
  • 28m 30s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

hot
Post race
Warm down:

grabbed a water and banana and went to talk with the family.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing, I took 10 minutes off my time from last year.

Event comments:

Good race, really is beautiful. Drinks and snacks after the race were lacking this year. Only had water and diet rite(?).




Last updated: 2008-09-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:45 | 800 meters | 02m 13s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/189
Performance: Good
Suit: no
Course: Lake swim
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:48:17 | 15 miles | 18.64 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/189
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Hilly!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:45
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:28:30 | 03.11 miles | 09m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/189
Performance: Good
Course: Hilly with rock, dirt and asphault
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4