Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon Festival - My First/Next Tri

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Buford, Georgia
United States
66F / 19C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 19m 22s
Overall Rank = 143/668
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 3/21
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5 and ate pb&j english muffin and had big cup of coffee, guy next to me on the rack said to scrunch all your junk under the bike or latecomers will push your stuff around-good advice!, had way too much stuff out-should've kept it much simpler
Event warmup:

jogged briefly in parking lot but felt pretty warm with workout suit on
Swim
  • 10m 53s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 28s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 02m 39s
Comments:

pretty easy with the tri suit, very glad i had water to wash off my feet dirty from running from the lake, up the beach, over the bridge, up the steps, up the steep chute..ahh!
What would you do differently?:

didn't get the velcro on my cleats tight enough rushing
Bike
  • 41m 37s
  • 12 miles
  • 17.30 mile/hr
Comments:

no real issues other than folks not knowing to keep right
Transition 2
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

loved using yankz for shoe laces, very quick and easy
Run
  • 22m 52s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

ok so i over did it on the bike which i love, paid for it on the run, legs really not that wobbly, just breathing hard, hated that steep chute up the hill to get to the road
Post race
Warm down:

no real warm down other than waiting in long line for t shirt, drank my gatorade bottle left over

What limited your ability to perform faster:

pushed the bike a little hard, may need to balance a bit better

Event comments:

a great first race for me, really just focused on putting all three sports together, dealing with transition logistics, excellent for that, had a blast




Last updated: 2008-11-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:53 | 440 yards | 02m 28s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/21
Overall: 0/668
Performance: Below average
Suit: Tri top and shorts
Course: along shore of the lake, cluster getting in the water, had to breast stroke till i could clear the pack, swam further out into lake to avoid, still got plenty of good kicks along the way, didn't like folks walking along the shore-uh probably faster than i was swimming,no buoy to go around in the water at the end and folks ran up the beach for awhile, trouble getting out of the water because a couple were going piggy back in front of me, i want my damn lime green swim cap-not provided, glad i had my own with me,
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:39
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:41:37 | 12 miles | 17.30 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/21
Overall: 0/668
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: had done it one time before and drove thru it nite before
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:20
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:52 | 03 miles | 07m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/21
Overall: 0/668
Performance:
never run that fast in my life without stealing something, short course
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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Subject: Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon Festival - My First/Next Tri
yeah, i know my left leg was sticking out in the pic!

Edited by r28723 2009-06-09 10:58 AM

2009-06-09 1:20 PM
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Subject: RE: Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon Festival - My First/Next Tri
Great time for your first tri.  I would suggest a USAT sanctioned event for your next.  This one was not very well organized IMO.
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