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Bicycle Crossing Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Allentown, PA
United States
Bicycle Crossing
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 35m 38s
Overall Rank = 130/216
Age Group = F 25-29
Age Group Rank = 8/14

Pre-race routine:

Double checked everything in bag, had a balance bar, tried to psych myself up mentally.

Event warmup:

Mild swim just to get used to the water.

Swim

18m 14s
750 yards
02m 26s / 100 yards

Comments:

2nd open water swim ever, and it was hard. I felt cold, breathing was hard, and I was afraid to put my face in the water & breathe properly. I need to get over the fear of open water (and the things that live in it) and kick butt in the swim like I know i can.

What would you do differently?:

WET SUIT!

Transition 1

02m 24s

Comments:

Okay transition. I felt a little wobbly from the run, but otherwise I thought it was okay.

What would you do differently?:

Go faster. I spend too much time just dawdling. I need to speed up my T1s a lot.

Bike

44m 19s
13.9 miles
18.82 mile/hr

Comments:

I had some bike issues this time but I still rocked the bike part. The left side of the front break was on the whole time and my rear derailleur was slightly misaligned so I was having some shifting problems. Other than those frustrations I was still able to go fast and I felt good. The road surface was all full of wholes and we had to ride over 2 sets of train tracks (at least I'm used to that!)

What would you do differently?:

If I notice my front break is touching my wheel again in a race I'll bend down and undo it. Not the safest thing, but I'd still have my rear break.

Transition 2

00m 32s

Comments:

Good, fast transition.

What would you do differently?:

I need to learn to dismount my bike while its still moving.

Run

30m 9s
3.1 miles
09m 44s min/mile

Comments:

I felt good with the run. I didn't push myself too hard and I purposely didn't look at my watch when leaving T2 so I couldn't get grumpy with myself for running slow. I just did what worked for me. I had to spit out my gummy bears b/c I tried to eat too many but other than that it was an okay run. not the best, but thats okay.

What would you do differently?:

eat less gummy bears and maybe push myself a little more.

Post race

Warm down:

walked around, had some water, ate a few delicious bananas and 2 slices of pizza :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Open water fears/difficulties and running speeds.

Event comments:

This was a good race, and a good one to come back from the awfulness of the c'ville race. It wasn't my best race ever, but I felt good and I was doing this more as just something to do and to race with my training partner. For the most part I had a good time, and I think its one I might do again.

(I also just saved photos from the photographer's site. I didn't want to pay for prints but I didn't find a digtal option, hence the annoying blue bar across every photo.)

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Last updated: 2005-07-12 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:18:14 \| 750 yards \| 02m 26s / 100yards
Age Group:	10/14
Overall:	152/216
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	Javelin Tri Suit
Course:	125 yards with current across river to first buoy. Left turn, 350 yards against current along river. Sharp left, 225 yards across river with current.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:24
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
00:44:19 \| 13.9 miles \| 18.82 mile/hr
Age Group:	4/14
Overall:	85/216
Performance:	Good
from my odometer: avg speed: 18.46 max speed: 29.0
Wind:	Some
Course:	Leave T1. go out on closed roads. do about 3 loops of relatively flat course (a few small but gradual hills). turn out of loops and go up some more challenging hills and one great downhill to a different T2 area.
Road:	Potholes Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Below average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:32
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Below average
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:30:09 \| 03.1 miles \| 09m 44s min/mile
Age Group:	12/14
Overall:	167/216
Performance:	Average
Course:	A pleasant loop in the park, mainly on a crushed limestone trail, but occasionally on grass, over various bridges (wooden and grate), or on asphalt. Relatively flat but a few noticeable ups and downs
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	No
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3