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Sand Key Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Clearwater, Florida
United States
Tri This Inc
85F / 29C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 18m 25s
Overall Rank = 195/440
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 22/33

Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4:00 AM and showered and had a powerbar and a diet Coke and headed to the site. Got there and checked in and hurried off to the bathrooms. Parks dept hadn't opened the park bathrooms so there were 3 portolets for 700 people. I was lucky to get in early before the lines got long. Set up transition, found Mike T and headed out to the swim start

Event warmup:

Did about 200 meters of swimming to warm up

Swim

10m 55s
533 meters
02m 03s / 100 meters

Comments:

Decent swim. Very physical start and had to fight off a few people. Started out slower and built speed as I went, which seems to work best for me.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe start out a little faster or else start speeding up a little soooner.

Transition 1

03m 2s

Comments:

Pretty good transition, had to move some other peoples stuff that was all over the place. I was glad to see that all the bikes in my area were still there for a change.

Bike

33m 8s
11 miles
19.92 mile/hr

Comments:

Good ride with the exception of my cornering which was horrible today. I also had problems with my gears which would not shift into the small ring in the front leaving me to climb the 4 bridges in the big gear.

Transition 2

Comments:

Decent T2. I took the shoes off too early and one touched down on a final corner and went flying off.

What would you do differently?:

Gotta put the shoes on standing up.

Run

30m 33s
3.11 miles
09m 49s min/mile

Comments:

Tough run, but I did better than I thought I would. Kept a pretty steady pace and never got too fatigued.

What would you do differently?:

Run faster.

Post race

Warm down:

No beer, so I cheered on some finishers for a while and went home for pancakes

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The Run

Event comments:

I like this race because if is a good course, especially on the bike. The run is very challenging....but that is why we do this....and it is challenging for everyone.

Last updated: 2007-09-23 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:10:55 \| 533 meters \| 02m 03s / 100meters
Age Group:	20/33
Overall:	0/440
Performance:	Good
Suit:
Course:	Flat course....few hills. very slight current.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	81F / 27C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	03:02
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
00:33:08 \| 11 miles \| 19.92 mile/hr
Age Group:	18/33
Overall:	0/440
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Fun course. Out and back with the two major bridges in the Clearwater area so that you ended up having 4 climbs.
Road:	Potholes Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Below average	Cornering:	Below average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

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

Running
00:30:33 \| 03.11 miles \| 09m 49s min/mile
Age Group:	25/33
Overall:	0/440
Performance:	Average
Course:	Flat course with about 1 mile of paved road, 1.1 mile of sand. and 1 mile of packed trail and grass.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
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:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4