Dam Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Perris, California
United States
SAW Sports Productions
66F / 19C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 31m 24s
Overall Rank = 38/97
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 9/16
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 3:35 am, had a waffle with PB and some water. Got the bike rack on the van and racked the bike. Double checked my transition bag against my checklist and everything looked good. Annie got up right when I came out so she was hanging out on the couch, I went to wake Linnea up and she woke up right at the second I was going to touch her arm, scared the crap out of her, and startled me too. Celeste was up and getting ready so I got Griffin and put him in the van along with the girls and we were off. Had to pick my mom up on our way out of town because she overslept. We got off about 25 minutes late so I was a bit stressed about our arrival time, but we ended up getting there in plenty of time.
Event warmup:

Got my bike into transition and set up my stuff. Came back to the van to stretch and get in a little run with the kids. They were all following me in my stretch routine, Annie has a nice downward dog to plank, she takes after her dad. Went back over to transition to listen to the safety talk and then headed down to the water to wait for the horn.
Swim
  • 14m 17s
  • 800 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

My breathing was horrific from the beginning. Been training with b/l but it went out the window after about two strokes, also was blowing out the whole time my face was in the water which was no good. About half way through I recognized this and tried to correct to blowing my breath out just before raising my chin for a breath. Avoided getting kicked in the face and had a few folks all over my legs, didn't feel my feet hit anyone in the face, so double bonus. I was able to stay with my freestyle for most of the swim which I was really happy about. Did ingest a couple of big mouthfuls of Lake Perris water (not tasty) in the first third of the swim which slowed me a bit. I feel like I sighted really well and stayed right on the lane buoys to the turn buoys. On my way in I was thrown off a bit on my position as I could see some guys were WAY off to my right on my breath, so I kept checking the lane buoys and I was right on target. I pretty much avoided drafting anyone since I have never done that, Celeste told me after that the bullhorn guy was saying "no drafting" which I neither heard nor saw in the race packet/info?? Made it into shore and started the LONG run to T1.
What would you do differently?:

More open water swim practice with b/l, stay with b/l longer.
Transition 1
  • 04m 59s
Comments:

The run from the water to T1 is ridonkulous, really long, need to find out how long that run is. I thought the transition went really well, I washed down my feet, seemed like they had some sand but maybe not, could have just been dirty. I got changed and out on the bike very well I thought.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, time warp that long run somehow.
Bike
  • 39m 55s
  • 12 miles
  • 18.04 mile/hr
Comments:

Was really glad to get to the bike, while I was in the water I was thinking "I get to ride pretty soon." I felt really good on the bike, but I apparently was going way too hard in retrospect, see my run and HR data. No stomach cramping so I was glad about that. I was passed by maybe 5-6 guys and all but one of those were on tri bikes (only one guy on a roadie) so I was liking that. One guy in front of me on a tri bike was having all kinds of mechanical trouble, felt bad for him. He stopped at one point and got off to fix something, but then came back to drop me a short time later and then blow me out on the run, good on him. I slowed a bit on the climb at the end and hammered it on the downhill back to transition.
What would you do differently?:

Pay attention to my HRM, listen to Gordo and save something for the run, but that's it, I had fun on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

Got my bike gear off well, went to put on my run shoes and had something in my right shoe. Figured it was my sock bunched up and tried to just head out of transition and work it with my foot, got half way out and felt it was something more. Stopped and took off the shoe...it was one of my ear plugs. Poorly played, would have been a bad move to do the whole run with that in there. Live and learn.
What would you do differently?:

Chuck my ear plug in the opposite direction of my run shoes.
Run
  • 30m 34s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

I blew up on the run. I was jogging but would probably have been faster if I would have power walked. I did not feel like I had pushed too hard on the swim and bike till I tried to run, I was hammered. Got passed by a bunch of people, including a 13 year-old kid. That kid was awesome. Didn't walk, but maybe should have, just have a thing where I am thinking "don't give in, don't walk" but I need to change that mindset, it is tough. My HRM was blowing up but I just could not bring myself to walk. Fortunately I didn't injure myself. I was pretty wiped out coming across the line. The family was there cheering though so that helped me finish up. Annie and Griffin came out to finish the run with me, Annie ran all the way through, Griffin got half way there and turned around running back to mom, that was classic.
What would you do differently?:

Keep training, spend more time running, don't kill myself on the first two therby avoiding the explosion on the run (hopefully).
Post race
Warm down:

Crossed the line and got some water, Gatorade, oranges, fig newtons, and bananas. Consumed snacks, cheered on folks finishing, went over and stretched in the grass. Again Annie demonstrated nice downward dog. Took the kids to Mimi's and was able to get more stretching in while we waited for our table.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Conserve more energy for the run, need more/more efficient training.

Event comments:

I missed my goal by 5 minutes, so that was a bit of a drag. But I feel like I learned from the race and had a lot of fun doing it. And the most important thing is that my left foot (heel and ball) feels great. Going into my last race my heel was bothering me and after the race the ball of my foot hurt too, everything is perfect right now. I'm really glad that I can get back to training next week. Had my mom there as well as my wife and kids so it was an awesome family day. I am very proud to have completed my third triathlon, can't wait for my next one.




Last updated: 2009-03-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:17 | 800 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/16
Overall: 0/97
Performance: Average
Suit: 2XU T:O
Course: Straight out to the yellow bouy, hang a left to the other yellow bouy, another left into the shore.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:59
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:39:55 | 12 miles | 18.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/16
Overall: 0/97
Performance: Good
Avg HR- 181 Max HR- 190
Wind: Some
Course: Leave lot 9 to a slight climb out of the park, nice downhill past the park entrance, got up to 35 mph or so, this section was fun. Pretty flat the rest of the way till the climb back into the park, big/short climb into the park, nice downhill back to transition
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:37
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:30:34 | 03.11 miles | 09m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/16
Overall: 0/97
Performance: Bad
Avg HR- 180 Max HR- 194
Course: Out and back on some rolling hills
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4