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Spring Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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San Diego, California
United States
KOZ Enterprises
68F / 20C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 21m 8s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 50-59
Age Group Rank = 2/15

Pre-race routine:

Daughter and I raced this together...spent the night at her apartment, got up at 5am and thru on tri suit, sweats, and bike gear and we both rode our bikes with all our gear for the race in our backpacks....she lives at the beach and the race was at Fiesta Island in the bay just past Sea World. Took us about 15-20 minutes to bike there. Immediately lined up to get in the transition area...set up our gear, found some other BTers (Amy - abud7373) and put on my wetsuit. Had the name Dave Martin on one side of my swim cap and Dorothy on the other....DD did the same...many of the triathletes were honoring the fellow who was attacked and killed by the shark just up the rode from here...I had to also honor Dorothy (my sister n law who passed away in the ironman competition last year) on the other side since she is the whole reason that I am on this site. Went down and watched my DD take of with her wave....she did fabulous, all the lifeguards that were out in the bay were her surf buddies...and so they were all helping me find her amongst all the other swimmers in white caps...she did great...just plugged right along! and was out of the water well before my wave went off...was able to cheer her up the boat ramp....went over to get ready for my wave...still had one more before I went off, so I just tried to calm myself...then I found the a swim buddy that I had been talking from this site....(madcow) - TOM YOU ROCK! you sooo made my swim very comfortable and I really did not have much time to think about all the jelly fish that I kept seeing...and on occasion kicking or slapping with my hand...thanks to you I avoided lots of clusters of them!!

Event warmup:

None. Tried to find Tom and did not think I was going to end up swimming with him, then just as I gave up...my guy in shining armor appeared!

Swim

14m 58s
500 meters
02m 59s / 100 meters

Comments:

Tom my swim buddy told me that he would be on the side that I took my breaths...for each and every stroke...and darned if he was not! well almost every stroke...at one point I looked over and he was not there...I then stopped and turned around to see him helping one of the girls behind me...he caught back up to me in no time....dang I must be really slow!! but I was not the last one out! ;) and I felt a lot better at the end thanks to my swim buddy!!! you are the "BESTESTESS" Tom!!!

What would you do differently?:

Need to swim OWS...could not get into my breathing rythym...but was able to swim the entire race...and I truly thought I would freak with all the jelly fish we had out there!?

Transition 1

03m 49s

Comments:

I had many people tell me that I was really quick in the transition...I do not see how this is possible as I struggled with that darn wetsuit to get it over my feet! finally one of the girls two bikes down gave it a yank...I thanked her after the race. Grabbed my number belt, helmet and socks (yes socks) and shoes and was out within a few minutes....ran to the exit...jumped on bike and the girls videoing me showed me how I passed many in the transition area running and also when I hopped on the bike, I went past two guys right away....woo hoo..this is the fun part...

What would you do differently?:

Practice taking off the wetsuit...was a total rookie and it was totally tiring me out!! ;)

Bike

29m 58s
9 miles
18.02 mile/hr

Comments:

Need to remember to hydrate. Just seems to take too much time and I am soo used to using a camelbak when I rode my mtn bike, so to reach down seems to slow me down...need to practice this.

What would you do differently?:

drink more water....

Transition 2

03m 2s

Comments:

Thru off the bike shoes, helmet...one last drink of the cytomax in my water bottle for good measures....grabbed my hat and shoes..I still use the lace up and tie running shoes, have not had time try out the quick lace shoestrings....and did not want them to be too tight for the run.
Headed out fairly quickly...almost got taken out by a guy who was running past with his bike...the volunteer pointed me right into him...very close call.

What would you do differently?:

Not much...felt good

Run

29m 1s
3 miles
09m 40s min/mile

Comments:

want to start running more endurance runs...seemed as though it really took me some time to get my legs together for the run...felt like lead and would say about 3/4 miles into the run, I finally was able to get my stride to where I wanted it.

What would you do differently?:

pre run the course days before...so you know what you are running on.

Post race

Warm down:

Hung around the finish line and chatted with other racers and was able to meet Amy's cute family...her DH and two kiddos...cutie patooties! Went to the transition...gathered my things, headed to the beer garden and had one beer while waiting on results....they had all the results posted but my wave and a few in front of me...durn it! I kept waiting, and just as we were leaving we heard them announce my name...they were giving out awards...I got second...still have not seen results, but I got my medal! WOO HOO! unexpected hardware is gladly accepted! My dd's time was posted and she was 25th out of 42 in her age group! FABULOUS for her first tri...and she was bitten by the tri-bug...in fact she is now signed up as rowertrying2tri...hope you will stop by her site and say hi!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

jelly fish! stuck on wetsuit! legs of steel (felt as heavy as steel) in the run! restless night before the race..sleeping in an unfamiliar bed.

Event comments:

Great event...fabulous volunteers! and SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC swim buddies!

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Last updated: 2008-04-06 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:14:58 \| 500 meters \| 02m 59s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/15
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
he told me that he would be on the side that I took my breaths...for each and every stroke...and darned if he was not! well almost every stroke...at one point I looked over and he was not there...I then stopped and turned around to see him helping one of the girls behind me...he caught back up to me in no time....dang I must be really slow!! but I was not the last one out! ;) and I felt a lot better at the end thanks to my swim buddy!!! you are the "BESTESTESS" Tom!!!
Suit:	TRI SUIT
Course:	Took off in the water just off the Fiesta Island South Shore Boat Dock. Staged just off the ramp and would make a triangular swim around the BIG very noticeable bouys.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:	Bad	Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	03:49
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:29:58 \| 09 miles \| 18.02 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/15
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course:	headed out to Mission Boulevard down to the first Left and had to go around Fiesta Island one and a half times....Booked down the back side...was passing people left and right...most I noticed were in their middle gear, and I was cranking at my biggest speed..but still had a good cadence. Hit the corner to head back for the second small loop...and dang there was a good headwind...went from doing 20-23mph to 17-18 and could feel my bike being whipped around on a few occasions...saw my DD and she yelled at me as we passed each other...she was heading in for the run and I still had another loop to do!! cranked it out and really felt rather fresh for the run. Only was passed by maybe 10 -15 guys and one girl ;( on really nice tri bikes! I was able to pass 30+ guys and gals and made it back to the transition feeling good.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	03:02
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Below average
Jumping off bike		Below average
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:29:01 \| 03 miles \| 09m 40s min/mile
Age Group:	0/15
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Course:	We had two loops...was dirt for most of the loops...except for the section of beach we had to run...there was a section of sand on the back that killed me! I was not at all prepared to run in it! was being passed quite a bit, but I continually ran my pace...durn fast runners! killing my stamina! ;) Just as I was about to start my second loop I came upon Amy (abud7373) and we ran the last loop together, chatting and having fun. We were able to cross the finish line together..and my DD and her friends got some great pictures.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4