Hickory Knob Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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McCormick, South Carolina
United States
Set-Up, Inc
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 02m 26s
Overall Rank = 14/189
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/
Pre-race routine:

Desperation to find the potty! For about half the drive down that morning (45 miles?) I had to go....BAD! And not the easy kind, either. Maybe that's what made me feel sick by the time I got there.
Event warmup:

Tried not to puke right before the race. Waded out into the water, and then swam around to stay warm. The swim leg is the actual warmup, right?
Swim
  • 10m 45s
  • 547 yards
  • 01m 58s / 100 yards
Comments:

Lined up on the outside, as usual. Avoided the havoc of the pack rounding the bouy. Felt some tricep fatigue left over, but did okay.
What would you do differently?:

um, go faster. Duh!
Transition 1
  • 01m 16s
Comments:

after my nap, T1 went okay. Maybe if the dude with the antique hadn't racked on top of my stuff, I would have been better off. And I thought I got there late! Luckily, I was in totally the wrong gear (54x12) coming out of trans, so I had to dork around with that.
What would you do differently?:

pull my head out of my butt.
Bike
  • 28m 34s
  • 10 miles
  • 21.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt good going up to redline and backing off to recover. If I was healthier, I may have been stronger.
Transition 2
  • 00m 55s
Comments:

Getting my socks on seemed like quantum physics for some reason. Somehow I got out of T2, perhaps by miracle.
What would you do differently?:

Not be sick the week before?
Run
  • 20m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt like a giant pile of dookie, even from the get-go. I almost quit 30 feet out of T2. If James hadn't come by me, I would have totally slacked off. I gained some time in the uphills, but didn't have any gas in the tank to close at the finish. I was deep in the red zone by the final push, and just couldn't process enough O2 with my lungs clogged up with junk.
What would you do differently?:

Not get sick. Seriously, I need to be like an astronaut the week before a big race; totally isolated in a germ free environment.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Sick and felt like poo.

Event comments:

Talking with the RD, about 1/5 of the volunteers actually showed up. Traffic control sucked.




Last updated: 2008-09-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:45 | 547 yards | 01m 58s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 30/189
Performance: Good
Incl run from lake, up hill, to T1
Suit: Sleeveless wetsuit
Course: 200m x 100m x 200m
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:16
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:28:34 | 10 miles | 21.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 16/189
Performance: Good
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: Hilly and technical. At least the traffic was poorly directed.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:55
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:20:58 | 03.11 miles | 06m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 12/189
Performance: Average
Course: Rolling, with a nice long uphill near the finish. I was passing some slow cyclists while running up it, though. :-)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4