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Sandusky, Ohio
United States
REVOLUTION3 Triathlon
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 12m 52s
Overall Rank = 5/113
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/9
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early, ate a pop tart and drank a Starbucks iced coffee. Arrived at transition about an hour early and set things up.
Event warmup:

Long walk down the beach.. Drank a Gatorade pre-game fuel about 15 minutes before the start.
Swim
  • 14m 53s
  • 880 meters
  • 01m 41s / 100 meters
Comments:

In water start involved walking ~100 yards from beach to red buoy before start. Water was cold, but calm at start. Temperature took my breath away and made the swim to the first yellow buoy difficult; however, I was able to get into a pretty good rhythm after that. Wind and waves started to pick up a little bit in second half of course.
Transition 1
  • 01m 44s
What would you do differently?:

I don't recall anything out of the ordinary happening during this transition.
Bike
  • 32m 50s
  • 12 miles
  • 21.93 mile/hr
Comments:

Very start of course was not marked at all, and the volunteers weren't in place by the time I left T1. Normally, I'd accept responsibility for not "knowing the course", but REV3 did not have course maps for the sprint bike posted online or available at the expo. Cedar Point Road was in pretty rough shape and had standing water in some places, but the rest of the course was OK.
What would you do differently?:

Try harder to figure out the course layout BEFORE the race begins.
Transition 2
  • 01m 28s
Comments:

Pretty uneventful other than the person beside me had thrown their wetsuit over my spot in the bike rack which cost me a few seconds. Putting powder in socks definitely helped!
Run
  • 21m 56s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 23s  min/km
Comments:

Was hoping for some more interesting scenery, but the run stayed outside of the park (with the exception of maybe a 1/4 mile). Legs felt pretty good off the bike and I was able to hold off a guy who was slowly catching up with me.
Post race
Warm down:

Had to leave fairly quickly after finishing to get to the rear of the park for the beginning of the Honda Family Festival 5k.

Event comments:

Issues at the beginning of the bike course withstanding, this was a great race experience and I'm very happy that I participated. That said, you could definitely tell that the sprint was near the bottom of list of priorities versus the half and full events on Sunday. Finisher and AG winner medals were probably the coolest I've ever received. Swag and AG awards were top notch as well. Staff was very accommodating of my requests (held my AG award and let me keep bike in transition while I went to participate in another race).

Major changes due to merger with Challenge withstanding, I definitely want to come back in 2015 to participate in the half!




Last updated: 2014-08-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:53 | 880 meters | 01m 41s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 5/113
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Point to point starting near Hotel Breakers and ending near the entrance to Cedar Point.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:44
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:32:50 | 12 miles | 21.93 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 8/113
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Leave Cedar Point grounds on Cedar Point Road, follow US-6 back towards Sandusky and take Cedar Point Drive back onto CP property.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:28
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:21:56 | 05 kms | 04m 23s  min/km
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 8/113
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back course, mostly on paved path along beach and in the main parking lot at Cedar Point.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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

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