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Reston Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Reston, Virginia
United States
Setup Events, Inc.
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 11m 44s
Overall Rank = 55/221
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/24
Pre-race routine:

Headed over to the site after flat bread and giet coke. I also always take a shower before a race.
Event warmup:

Swam a quick 50 before the race, other than that nothing
Swim
  • 06m 59s
  • 400 meters
  • 01m 45s / 100 meters
Comments:

Thought I was starting above my ability, especially when the guy behind me was wearing a DC aquatics club swim cap. Well it all worked out great. Kept it close with the girl in front of me, hit a mess around 200m, I had taped her about 10m before that.. we both then passed about 4/5 people by the wall but she picked up the speed so I stayed on her. The rest was uneventful, climbed out of the water with her. (She ended up being F25-29AG winner so I guess it was a good choice) .. Results out really happy..
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

T1 was bad, I just felt a little out of it and for some reason by removing my sunglasses from the equation my routine was thrown off. Forgot to put on helmet, realized it when it fell on the ground taking my bike of the rack. Decided to start with shoes on.. feel I need to practice getting into them with wet feet on the bike.. Times out = slow but rank is suspect since many were assigned 1:00
What would you do differently?:

Don't make stupid mistakes
Bike
  • 32m 29s
  • 12 miles
  • 22.16 mile/hr
Comments:

Pushed it on the bike to the point my HR average was 1 below LT. Course wide open when I started. A little concerned with my cadence, I use to push around 100 in races, this time I averaged 91. Really hit the hill hard, maybe to hard? The bike course was short about 0.5 miles to inflate my bike speed, yay! .. AG result makes me happy, want to be higher in the overall. Top 5% instead of 10%
What would you do differently?:

Train more to improve bike speed
Transition 2
  • 01m 36s
Comments:

This transition was better than the first, need to remember knees before shoes, but still made stupid mistakes. That is all.
What would you do differently?:

Be faster, not waste time
Run
  • 28m 48s
  • 3.18 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

This run was tough for me, I still have the pain below my rib and that really limited my ability to push it. Twice in the run I could barely breath, and I think the pain played a role. The course also is a little hilly, so it to kicks your azz. My knees felt "pretty good". The run course was long by about 0.08 miles to increase my average pace, boooo! Results = slow ;) But I know why, and it is not purely fitness. Coming out of T2, I was in 1st place AG (not counting Dan) so we know what I have to do!!!!!
What would you do differently?:

Train more to get faster, fix pain below rib
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed water and oranges. A little later grabbed a bagel. Talked with all the other BTers, and then waited for awards, since if you on BT you seems to clean up in the awards .. Congrats shelly123, docswim24, and vApoLY04 on scoring hardware. Also saw kimmitri408 finishing up her first sprint.. great job by her!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Pain in my stomach, being a slow runner :)

Event comments:

Unfortunately Setup didn't bring/have all the awards to the race, so some people got them, others didn't.. they didn't have the 10-14 y/o awards, which I think are the most important to have.. that is the sports future and you want them to enjoy/love the experience.




Last updated: 2008-04-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:59 | 400 meters | 01m 45s / 100meters
Age Group: 5/24
Overall: 29/221
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless
Course: Snake swim, 8 laps 50M pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Shot
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:53
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:32:29 | 12 miles | 22.16 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/24
Overall: 21/221
Performance: Good
Avg: 180 Max: 191
Wind:
Course: 3 Loops with a hill to keep it real
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:36
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:28:48 | 03.18 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 16/24
Overall: 129/221
Performance: Below average
Avg: 178 Max: 191
Course: Hilly through Reston neighborhood trails
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2008-06-03 7:45 PM

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2008-06-03 7:48 PM
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Regular
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Nice race!
2008-06-03 7:49 PM
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Great race!
2008-06-03 7:52 PM
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Nice race BB Very proud of you
2008-06-03 8:06 PM
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Awesome job, man.  The podium is so close... get running and you'll be there.  Really impressive bike split.
2008-06-03 10:39 PM
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newleaf - 2008-06-03 9:06 PM Awesome job, man. The podium is so close... get running and you'll be there. Really impressive bike split.

I agree, I want to ramp my weekly millage up as much as I can.. I wont be happy until I am in the mid to low 7's



2008-06-04 6:45 AM
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Master
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Agree with NL - you are close. Your swimming is improving really fast, your bike already puts you in contention. All you need is the run and you will be right there.

Congrats on a great race!
2008-06-04 7:43 AM
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Great Race!! 
2008-06-04 7:50 AM
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Master
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great work out there Slake!
2008-06-04 9:52 AM
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Great job!  Get that run under control and you are easily a contender!!
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2008-06-04 10:19 AM
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Master
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Yes, great job You flew by me on the bike! Tot 5% is next!


2008-06-04 10:37 AM
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nice race!  sounds like you have a good plan to get on the podium next year
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