Niantic Bay Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Niantic, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
75?F / 0C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 27m 35s
Overall Rank = 272/499
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 9/28
Pre-race routine:

show up set my stuff up..hang out.
Event warmup:

swam a few yards
Swim
  • 15m 1s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

There was alot of chop that made sighting difficult. Everytime I looked up I took in a mouth full of water. I did something different this time went out in front of the wave rather than the back...which might lead to the OH WOW!!..I had no idea I was 3rd in my age group coming out of the water..Saweeeeet!!!! To bad I suck at biking....
What would you do differently?:

apparently nothing!!
Transition 1
  • 02m 26s
Comments:

Can't complain as its a 2 min PR since my last tri..still have trouble getting my wetsuit off.
What would you do differently?:

Hire me a personal stripper...wetsuit that is!;)
Bike
  • 42m 43s
  • 12 miles
  • 16.86 mile/hr
Comments:

Tied for 11th. I probably could have pushed myself a little harder. It was rather disheartening watching people in my AG pass me..I caught a few in the run though!
What would you do differently?:

nothing it is, what it is
Transition 2
  • 01m 50s
Comments:

Yeah what improvements I made up on T1 I blew in T2..there was a steep downhill coming into transition..nothing you can do about that. When I racked my bike I went to put my shoes on and dang there was something in my left shoe!!..shoot!! had put money in there last time I took them off. Cleared that and tried to put it on again..dang a couple of asthma pills were in there too! Oh well..next time don't store crap in your shoes.
What would you do differently?:

like I said don't store crap in my shoes!!
Run
  • 25m 36s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 08m  min/mile
Comments:

Took off slow..one of my biggest fears doing this race is its 2 weeks out from Tman and I didn't want to pull a calf muscle again. I paced the first mile at around 10. Once the kinks worked out sped up from there. I was definately doing sub 8s the last mile.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Good run passed a bunch of peeps including 3 in my AG..caught the last one 15yards out of the finish line!..Erica has a picture of her leaving transition in front of me..she took off out of transition and I was thinking bummer she is fast, no way I can keep up that pace!..heh..
Post race
Warm down:

stood around and talked with Erica and Kelley and Shaun

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I didn't go into this race thinking I was going to PR..too worried about being able to do Tman..I figured I would go all out on the swim. Try and improve T1 and the rest take it easy. I definately held back on the bike and it payed off later. Once I was into the 1st mile of the run..I felt great and ended with an 8:30PR!:)

Event comments:

How can you possibly beat a home town race and an 8:30PR?!




Last updated: 2008-10-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:01 | 880 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/28
Overall: 175/499
Performance: Good
Suit: full wetsuit
Course: half mile off one beach and into the other
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:26
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: Average
Biking
00:42:43 | 12 miles | 16.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/28
Overall: 330/499
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: rollers with two big up hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: ??
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:50
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:25:36 | 03.2 miles | 08m  min/mile
Age Group: 8/28
Overall: 247/499
Performance: Good
Course: flat run..they say its 3.5 miles but it was only 3.2 tops..finish line was moved up the beach again a bit if I had to guess.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %iwish
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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