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My First Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Lake Chelan, WA
United States
85F / 29C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 49m 7s
Overall Rank = 73/102
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Drove the course the night before.

Event warmup:

Didn't really know how best to warm up. Mostly walked around the park, should have gotten in the water.

Swim

13h 54m
400 meters
3h 28m 30s / 100 meters

Comments:

Cold water took me by surprise, knew it would be cold, didn't know what to do about it.

What would you do differently?:

Get in the water and do a warm up swim before race.

Transition 1

Comments:

Took my time, tried not to waste time, but didn't stress about going as fast as possible. First race, so just wanted to have a good experience.

What would you do differently?:

Have a plan of what to do and in what order, make trans more smooth

Bike

52h 34m
12 miles
0.23 mile/hr

Comments:

Again, not sure what to expect so took it pretty easy. Had a very sore left knee by the end of it, no idea why. But overall a very pleasant bike, easier than expected. Could have gone faster.

What would you do differently?:

Try a little faster pace. Buy a bike computer so I can see how many miles left to go and see what speed I'm going.

Transition 2

Comments:

T2 was easy, not much to do. Felt it went pretty smoothly.

Run

42h 41m
3 miles
14h 13m 40s min/mile

Comments:

Planned to run half the 3 miles, ended up running less than that due to sore knee and fear of overdoing it. During the run decided my strategy would be to run all the downhills (they were not steep ups and downs, just gradual). I think it worked well, but could have run a little more I think.

What would you do differently?:

It's just going to take time to get my running up to par. I knew that was my weak point.

Post race

Warm down:

Took pictures, walked around the park, etc. Nothing special.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just in-experience and physical ability. Will keep at it and get better.

Event comments:

It was a great experience. Everyone was helpful and friendly and catered to the beginner.

Last updated: 2004-05-29 12:00 AM

Swimming
13:54:00 \| 400 meters \| 3h 28m 30s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/102
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	tri suit
Course:	swim mostly along shore
Start type:	Wade	Plus:
Water temp:	70F / 21C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	00:00
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	No
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
52:34:00 \| 12 miles \| 0.23 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	57/102
Performance:	Average
Wind:	None
Course:	Felt shaky getting on bike at first, but just took my time and it was fine. Course was reported to be "pancake flat" but definitely had hills. Not bad though, it was very do-able in a road bike. MTB users were struggling in places though.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
42:41:00 \| 03 miles \| 14h 13m 40s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	82/102
Performance:	Average
Course:	nice out and back run along the road. Light traffic, no problems.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Too much

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:
Race evaluation [1-5]