Anthem Holiday Classic - TriathlonSprint


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Anthem, Arizona
United States
4 Peaks Racing
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 15m 21s
Overall Rank = 59/205
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/37
Pre-race routine:

Woke at 5AM and had coffee, half a bagel with peanut butter and honey and a banana. I would have finished the bagel, but it tasted like meat, and that's just not right.
Event warmup:

I swam 2 laps in the pool, mainly because it was much warmer than the ambient temp. They made us get out and wait about 15 minutes, wet. That's when my warmup backfired. My second warmup consisted of me shivering a lot.
Swim
  • 06m 36s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

First face-kick, goggle knocked off, in lap 2. That was exciting. Otherwise, I started in the 7-minute group, so I passed 4 people before it was over. I had a great swim. I think those 100's are paying off.
Transition 1
  • 01m 58s
Comments:

Ran past my bike rack, kept on running, just never saw my bike. Came back and looked and looked. It was comical. I need a brightly-colored towel.
Bike
  • 39m 24s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 18.93 mile/hr
Comments:

I had a good bike, took 8 minutes off the last time I did this course. I can't complain, but I would love to get above 20mph avg. It's not much of a hill, but it's enough to bring me to a slow crawl.
Transition 2
  • 37m 69s
Comments:

Good transition, nothing exciting.
Run
  • 26m 46s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

This one wasn't so good. I was hoping to break 25 on this. I really thought I could. Maybe I left too much on the bike, maybe I'm just not there yet. The weather was perfect for it, but that long hill just made me suffer. I had a stitch in my side the whole run leg. It was about 1 mile before my legs felt normal to run, and they were still really heavy and slow.
What would you do differently?:

I am going to add more bricks, more bricks, and more bricks.
Post race
Warm down:

I loitered around the pool and watched the women stand around in swim-suits, getting ready to race. I watched the women's T1 and some bike laps. Then I went to the finish to watch Sally, riorio, finish. Way to go Sally!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of make go run fast.

Event comments:

I like this race. The Anthem Community Center is nice, but the staff acts like triathletes have the plague. I'm sure they have a business to run, but it's just a bit odd the way they make you sign in to watch the race (after you just ran it) and use a separate door.




Last updated: 2008-12-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:36 | 437 yards | 01m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/37
Overall: 21/205
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:58
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:24 | 12.43 miles | 18.93 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/37
Overall: 46/205
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 37:69
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:46 | 03.11 miles | 08m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/37
Overall: 81/205
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool 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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4