Reston Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Reston, Virginia
United States
Setup Events, Inc.
74F / 23C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 10m 57s
Overall Rank = 14/228 wo
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 5/34
Pre-race routine:

as i have been doing all this year so far, got up an hour before i had to leave. this gave me plenty of time for the ole digestive system to do it's thing. woke up to pouring rain and thunder. i thought ryan was joking when he told me. i didn't think rain was in the forecast. prayed for a cancellation, wasn't in the mood for a cold start, rain, or racing in general. overall cranky. on the way, we saw a jeep with a tri bike leaving the site, got my hopes up that the race was cancelled. no such luck.
Event warmup:

took a 5 minute spin on the trainer before we left. i liked this. i was cold before. it warmed me up. i also wore an extra pair of sneakers instead of flip flops to the start. did some light jogging around.
Swim
  • 07m 42s
  • 400 meters
  • 01m 55s / 100 meters
Comments:

snake pool swim in a 50m pool....this was my second pool swim. my first was also my first tri. that was a debacle. this was 1000x better. felt calm. wasn't a great time, but i felt okay. passed 1 or two people. never got passed. during the last lap there was a line of 2-3 swimmers that couldn't get around due to traffic in the lane yet the guy behind me felt the need to tap my foot for a full 50 meters. dude, i am not stopping to let you pass. me and the 2 people in front of me are also trying to pass. can you really not see this?
What would you do differently?:

need to swim more.
Transition 1
  • 01m 29s
Comments:

13/228
didn't feel too speedy, but whatever.
Bike
  • 35m 41s
  • 12 miles
  • 20.18 mile/hr
Comments:

the course was really wet with a lot of puddles. i very nearly died on the the last loop at the corner of wiehle and reston pkwy. my back tire skid about a foot and i almost lost it. should have slowed more. i am glad this happened on the last loop cause it rattled me. i really love my aero bar shifters. i feel like i am going much faster on the downhills and reaching max potential on the flats. i need to get more fit here though. i do not feel strong on uphills at all. this was about 4 minutes faster than i was planning on though. can't be upset about that.
What would you do differently?:

i need to train more. the hip has kept me from doing that, but that will be a large focus next year.
Transition 2
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

again, wasn't super speedy.
45/228
Run
  • 24m 36s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

rolling hills on reston's trail system. this actually is a rare case when a loop course feels more downhill than uphill to me. went hard in the middle section. felt a little burned out at the end, but finished strong. i was 1 second behind the next woman in my age group. i definitely would have pushed the end a little harder had i known that. staggered starts are rough that way.
What would you do differently?:

speed work.
Post race
Warm down:

nothing. as usual.
crossed the line (and here is where it gets emotional), looked at my watch, 1:11 flat. 3 minutes better than my goal. 3 minutes in a sprint?! that's alot! holy cow. maybe i placed? that time would have placed me 2 or 3 in my age group last year. oh my god! i sat down and drank some water and waited for results to post. looked at my splits on my watch....no swim time. there's the bike and transitions of 46min and a run of 24 and change, but no swim. i must have messed up and hit off instead of split after the swim. damn. i remember looking at my watch after the swim and i was at 7:30 ish. so instead of 1:11, i actually did it in 1:18 and change. i felt like a deflated balloon. i walked over to ryan (embarrassed) and told him i had made a mistake and had actually finished in 1:18. i was bummed. here i had started getting excited that i might have placed. nope. oh well. what are you going to do? i walked over to where they were posting the results. they had just put up the page going all the way through to the 1:20s. i searched the 1:18s, no lisa albrecht. crap, did i do even worse than that? nothing in the 1:19s, nothing in the 1:17s. what the hell? on a whim, i checked the 1:11s...nope. then, in the 1:10s something caught my eye. there i am. holy crap! oh my god. i didn't hit off. i just didn't hit the split either!!!! my 46 min split was my swim, my bike, and my transitions. oh my gosh. i could have placed. i probably placed. yay yay yay! i check above me. sigh. no place. i think i placed 5 in my division. ....but the up and down roller coaster that happened had me walking out really bummed that i didn't place. dumb, i know, but it is what it is. i need to move to a slower town :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

more volume on training.

Event comments:

heard some complaints about some foul ups at the start. didn't impact me. i was clueless and in line at the bathroom. ryan also said that water station was just setting up when he passed. they were there by the time i got by, but for 3 miles i don't really have a lot of needs anyway. i was fine.




Last updated: 2009-01-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:42 | 400 meters | 01m 55s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 35/228 wo
Performance: Average
Suit: no wetsuit
Course:
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:29
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:35:41 | 12 miles | 20.18 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 24/228 wo
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: 3 loop course. rolling hills.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Bad Cornering: Bad
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:32
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:24:36 | 03.11 miles | 07m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 16/228 wo
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4