Tawas Bay Triathlon Festival- Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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East Tawas, Michigan
United States
3D Racing
70F / 21C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 32m 37s
Overall Rank = 42/53
Age Group = 45-50
Age Group Rank = 4/4
Event warmup:

Swam a little to make sure everything was OK with wet suit
Swim
  • 11m 53s
  • 500 meters
  • 02m 23s / 100 meters
Comments:

This was my best swim of my four triathlons this year. My time would have been better, but they count the time it takes to walk from the swimmable water to the beach, that took an extra minute, and was way more tiring than the actual swim
What would you do differently?:

This was my first swim with a wet suit, I might try taking it off in the water next time
Transition 1
  • 03m 5s
Comments:

I have done better on T1. I can't really complain, because this was my first time with a wet suit.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more with the wet suit
Bike
  • 45m 9s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 16.52 mile/hr
Comments:

I think I can improve a lot on the bike. I plan on hitting the weight room a lot to get more strength in my legs in the off season.
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Comments:

Not a bad T2, way better than T1
Run
  • 31m 29s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Not a bad run for me. I will be concenrating more on my run this fall, I have entered a couple of races. I hope to get under 30 minutes next year
What would you do differently?:

I relaxed a little too much on my second mile, and tried to make up for it on my last one. I will try to even my pace out more next time
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, enjoyed the fact that it was raining

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The usual, inexperience in endurance events, lack of talent, lack of training time, laziness, life

Event comments:

It was a pretty well run event. A lot of the planned activities probably got rained out. I didn't stick around, so I don't know for sure




Last updated: 2008-10-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:53 | 500 meters | 02m 23s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 4/53
Performance: Good
Suit: Wet Suit
Course: Your basic down and back, parallel to the beach
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:05
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:45:09 | 12.43 miles | 16.52 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 66/53
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: I really liked the bike course, it was just hilly enough to make it fun, but it didn't kick my but like the first 2 tri's I did.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 80
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:31:29 | 03.11 miles | 10m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 70/53
Performance: Average
Course: A nice run along the harbor, besides all the pain, I really enjoyed it
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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