Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park - TriathlonSprint


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Carrollton, Georgia
United States
Blue Sky Sports
 		Total Time = 1h 19m 51s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Swim
  • 15m 54s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 25s / 100 yards
Comments:

Time includes running 100 yards or so to t-1. Goggles fogged up right on the start and I couldn't see much but blurred splashing, arms, legs, torsos and heads all around I got a good kick in the stomach that knocked the wind out of me at 100 meter mark -- Just couldn't get my act together from that point on - I broke down and did side-stroke until the final 100 meters -- Just messed me up physically and mentally I guess -- I'll get the swim before seasons-end - I work too hard on everything else to let the swim start me off in the back very time...
Transition 1
  • 01m 52s
Comments:

I'm surprised the time was not longer - I got stuck in my wet suit, staggered around on one foot trying not to fall all over the bike rack with one leg hung in the wet suit... pulled my chip off, and had to put it back on, and to add insult to injury my wife was standing there with the video camera giving me the old, "Lookin' good honey" :) )
Bike
  • 36m 19s
  • 11.2 miles
  • 18.50 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

One of the fastest t-2s in my AG -- Felt like I ran by, threw my bike on the rack and was out the other side...
Run
  • 24m 41s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 58s  min/mile
Post race
Event comments:

My overall time was about 4 minutes faster than this same race last year, but I was about 4 minutes slower than I wanted to be -- Improvement, just not as much as I'd hoped for -- But, for the first race of the season, I'll give it a B overal...




Last updated: 2009-01-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:54 | 656 yards | 02m 25s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:52
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:36:19 | 11.2 miles | 18.50 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Garmin had the bike @ 11.33, but, either way, it was a slow bike - Even though I passed a ton of people (That happens when you're in the 5th of 6 waves on the swim start and come out of the water in the back half of that wave). I still need to pick up about 1.5 mph average in this distance to feel good about the bike --
Wind:
Course:
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Turns: Cornering:
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Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:24:41 | 03.1 miles | 07m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
The run was the only discipline I felt really good about -- I came out of t-2 with a guy who usually finishes right about the same time overall as I do -- I knew he was a faster runner (He's passed me in a couple of past vents right at the finish). I didn't think I could keep up with him for the whole distance, but I knew if I ran with him the first mile I'd be fine at the finish -- We did the first mile at about 7:20 something, so I knew my run was going to be within my predicted time -- I was determined to make the run a good one for me, and that meant keeping the feet turning over up those hills, and not giving in to the temptation to just cost to the finish -- I passed another ton of people on the run.
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
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Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
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