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Kelowna Apple Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada
The Kelowna Apple Triathlon Society
22C / 72F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 30m 4s
Overall Rank = 55/113
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/11
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4:30am. Had a shower, ate some yogurt, finished packing up. Ready to leave at 5:45. Arrived at the site and into body marking before 6am. A kid I taught a few years ago was my marker, LOL... Set up transition and chatted with my competitors, then wandered down to the water for a warm up swim.
Event warmup:

No wetsuit - water temp 22.8C. Got wet (brrr) then swam about 200m or so. Watched the sprint men go, then it was my turn! Didn't hear them say go, but did hear the horn and every ran into the water. Oh no, it's time!
Swim
  • 17m 13s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 18s / 100 meters
Comments:

Very happy with my time. Goal time was 20 minutes or less. Stayed with the pack, to the left. Got tired of people doing the breast stroke kick in front of me - it was hard to pass them. Breathed on right side most of the time to get more air.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure. I felt good. I could have swum faster if people weren't in my way. :)
Transition 1
  • 03m 1s
Comments:

I had a loooong way to run to bike. 500m?? T1 was as fast as I could have done, but I chose to put on bike shorts over my swimsuit so that slowed me a little.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe do the whole thing in my swim suit?
Bike
  • 38m 18s
  • 20 kms
  • 31.33 km/hr
Comments:

I did awesome on the bike - 16/112 for the women.
76/217 overall (men and women)
(51/105 in the men's times)

I passed lots and lots of people. Must have passed 10 people going up Knox. Yeah baby!

Goal time: 40:00
Goal speed: 30 kmh
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Be more aggressive with passing?
Transition 2
  • 01m 49s
Comments:

Started running to wrong rack. Then ran past my towel. Dumb.
What would you do differently?:

Pay more attention.
Run
  • 29m 45s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 57s  min/km
Comments:

I was going as hard as I could but it wasn't enough. My HR was 168-172 and my legs didn't hurt but they were tired. I don't think I could have run much faster. Ah well. People passed me here.
What would you do differently?:

Train harder I guess. I had to cut back on my running this last month due to shin splints.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, ate banana and graham crackers, drank water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too slow in transition? Poor running.

Event comments:

The Kelowna Apple Triathlon is an excellent race. Very well-organized.




Last updated: 2008-02-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:13 | 750 meters | 02m 18s / 100meters
Age Group: 5/11
Overall: 72/113
Performance: Good
Suit: Speedo swimsuit
Course: One big loop around 5 large orange buoys.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 23C / 73F Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:01
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:38:18 | 20 kms | 31.33 km/hr
Age Group: 3/11
Overall: 16/113
Performance: Good
Lap 1 - Lap 2 -
Wind: None
Course: One big hill (up to 10% for 1/2 km), two smaller hills, lots of downhill. 2 laps.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 81
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:49
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:29:45 | 05 kms | 05m 57s  min/km
Age Group: 7/11
Overall: 76/113
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat course, some uneven ground, boardwalk, gravel, but mostly ok and very scenic.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 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] 5

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2008-08-17 3:14 PM

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2008-08-17 3:19 PM
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Good job, you really rocked the bike!
2008-08-17 8:59 PM
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Subject: RE: Kelowna Apple Triathlon - Sprint Distance
Great job!! Sounds like you had a really good day out there, you totally ROCKED the bike! And it seems you beat all your goals for it, way to go! Keep up the good work!
2008-08-17 10:00 PM
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Awesome job today! Great looking numbers and looks like you had fun out there, most important for the 1st race! Way to go!
2008-08-18 12:16 AM
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WOOHOO - CONGRATS!!!!  Great job - 4/12 at your first race- fantastic!!!!

 

2008-08-18 7:53 AM
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Great race and race report. You really smashed that bike ride!

2008-08-18 8:01 AM
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Absolutely fantastic Barb! I knew you were going to rock the bike section. 4/11 in AG is pretty impressive. You've got to be walking at least a foot off the ground feeling mighty good.

Soooo...when's the next one?   

2008-08-18 9:26 AM
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Great job out there...you flew on the bike...smoked it!
2008-08-18 10:51 AM
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2008-08-18 12:59 PM
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Great job!  Way to kill the bike and excellent swim, too!
2008-08-18 1:58 PM
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Great race !!!! Congratulations.

Melissa

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