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Aquarena Sprint (Texas State Sprint Triathlon) - TriathlonSprint

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San Marcos, Texas
United States
Seidel Productions
72F / 22C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 15m 15s
Overall Rank = 22/267
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/14

Pre-race routine:

A couple of waffles and a cup of coffee.
Downed a gel right before the start.

Event warmup:

15 minute run.

Swim

10m 55s
500 meters
02m 11s / 100 meters

Comments:

For some reason I had to breath every other stroke. I'm not sure what happenend.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe not go out quite as hard. However I felt pretty good about my swim time.

Transition 1

01m 2s

Comments:

Went pretty smoothly.

Bike

37m 44s
14 miles
22.26 mile/hr

Comments:

I think I could have pushed a little harder. The fastest bike split got me by 1 minute.
I felt a bit nauseous for the first several miles so I thought I was pushing the right pace. That 1 minute I got beat makes me wonder if I could hav egone a little harder.

What would you do differently?:

Pushed just a little harder.

Transition 2

00m 38s

Comments:

I entered T2 with another guy in a younger age group but I beat him out. He had better running legs than me but I put a bunch of time into him on the bike.
I fumbled a little with one shoe, costing me a few seconds.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing.

Run

24m 52s
3.2 miles
07m 46s min/mile

Comments:

I have been struggling with IT band issues for about a month. At the halfway point my knee siezed up. I was able to push through but my pace slowed a little.

What would you do differently?:

Get my knee taken care of.

Post race

Warm down:

Ice pack on the knee

What limited your ability to perform faster:

IT band and possibly breathing during the swim.
I've been fighting either allergies or a cold the last few days.

Event comments:

I really like this race because of the swim.

The results were a bit slow to be posted.

Last updated: 2009-02-09 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:10:55 \| 500 meters \| 02m 11s / 100meters
Age Group:	9/14
Overall:	0/267
Performance:	Good
Suit:	no
Course:	Aquarena Springs only allows swimming once a year. It is an ecological park so it is like swimming in an aquarium. The swim is a time trial start.
Start type:	Dive	Plus:
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.		Remainder:
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:02.4
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:37:44 \| 14 miles \| 22.26 mile/hr
Age Group:	1/14
Overall:	3/267
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some with gusts
Course:	The road was pretty rough. I had a good start but it was narrow so I had to squeeze past some people who were riding to the left.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:38
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:24:52.5 \| 03.2 miles \| 07m 46s min/mile
Age Group:	8/14
Overall:	0/267
Performance:	Good
Course:	Some grass, some uneven sidewalk, more grass, and an asphalt finish.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4