Rage in the Sage - Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
BBSC Endurance Sports
Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4a. Had a PBJ and coffee.
Event warmup:

Lots of stretching. Not much in the way of swimming or biking
Swim
  • 16m 42s
  • 800 yards
  • 02m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

Made sure I didn't go out too hard on the swim. Stayed under control and had a slow pace. Swam a mix of 95% free and 5% breast to maintain navigation. Let lots of people go ahead of me and had a hard time getting to the first buoy. Did much better once I rounded the 2nd.
Transition 1
  • 05m 10s
Comments:

Changed into my shoes and ran the bike to the mount area. Got in and out of the suit with no problems. Tried not to rush and forget something.
Bike
  • 1h 01m 41s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 12.09 mile/hr
Comments:

Shipping my bike was too expensive and I wasn't going to be in town on time to rent one. I borrowed a mountain bike that is a great bike for cruising around town but not so hot for a race.
What would you do differently?:

My own bike would have been nice but this boiled down to not enough training. More miles and time in the saddle.
Transition 2
  • 02m 51s
Comments:

Kept my bikes shoes on for the run to the rack. Got into my running shoes just fine. Felt pretty wobbly for a while.
Run
  • 33h 41m
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10h 49m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

First mile was a bit rough as expected. Ran with a really nice woman from SoCal who had a good pace and great attitude. We had a nice conversation on the way. We wound up passing a woman in the last half mile who nearly caught me at the finish line. It was a good strong finish.
What would you do differently?:

Run more I guess. Im really not all that fast.
Post race
Warm down:

Light walking and lots of water. A handful of grapes. Back to my friends house and 30 minutes in the hot tub and an icy cold Molson. I felt kinda weird drinking at 10a, but hey it's noon somewhere right?

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I had a terrible last 6 weeks of training. I just didn't put in the time, especially on the bike. My own equipment would have helped, but it wouldn't have made that big a difference.

Event comments:

The guy who they hired to do announcements was a piece of work. He said a lot of obnoxious and rude things about us racers in a feeble attempt to be funny. Mostly he was a jackass.

The rest of the race went great. No massage available which I could have used, oh well.

I'd like to do this one again.




Last updated: 2009-02-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:42 | 800 yards | 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: full suit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:10
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:01:41 | 12.43 miles | 12.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: 12 miles 800' elevation gain
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:51
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
33:41:00 | 03.11 miles | 10h 49m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Slight uphill for the first .25 then flat as a pancake. Road was dirt with gravel and larger rocks mixed in and kinda lumpy. It started to warm up a bit on the run course as the sun was coming out in force.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 3