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Three Sports Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Richmond, Virginia
United States
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 19m 28s
Overall Rank = 76/186
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/14

Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:30am. Breakfast of Cheerios and a yogurt smoothie. Headed out about 5:30 for the 12 minute drive to the YMCA. Set up transition then picked up my chip and got body marked. Found Kristen (enders_shadow) and met Susan (sk2a2005) and Judi (zipp1). Kicked out of the transition area at 6:40 and headed over for the pre-race meeting. Killed some time watching the start of the swimming, then just hung out until my start time (8:04:50).

Event warmup:

about 150m in the pool around 6:30

Swim

06m 34s
300 meters
02m 11s / 100 meters

Comments:

got passed by two guys in the pool but I just kept on doing my thing. Not my fastest for 300m. Guess I should have gone a little harder. Just missed my goal of 6:20

What would you do differently?:

swim a little faster

Transition 1

02m 12s

Comments:

fairly long run from the pool to TA. Ran it, found my bike without hesitation, dropped my swim stuff, rinsed off my feet, slipped on my socks, got the shoes on, sunglasses and helmet on, and I was off and running to the exit. I was pretty efficient.

What would you do differently?:

not much. learn a flying mount?

Bike

38m 45s
12 miles
18.58 mile/hr

Comments:

Ran out of transition, crossed the mount line and climbed on. Got up to speed unclipped, then clipped in; spun in lower gears for a bit and then found my legs and got down to it. Rode mostly in the aerobars, except at the turns; I used those for grabbing a drink, too. The route isn't flat, not hilly either, so it's pretty fast and great for aero.

I got passed by at least six riders (I passed around 4), mostly guys on tri bikes. I got passed by the 11yo boy who started the swim a little after me. He never got very far ahead of me but I couldn't catch him without blowing myself out. (He was smokin' hot on the run!) I got a little messed up by two cars that got between me and a gal on a hybrid that they didn't seem to want to pass. I was coming up on them pretty quickly trying to figure out how to deal with this jam-up. Fortunately, we got to an intersection and they were ordered to a stop; I passed them on the right and then made my left in front of them. Then I passed the hybrid rider. The ride was over pretty quickly!

What would you do differently?:

not much. maybe get a bottle that would allow me to drink while aero.

Transition 2

01m 15s

Run

30m 44s
3.11 miles
09m 53s min/mile

Comments:

The run was hot, no shade! Ran every step! Got to go down the chute all by myself. "Number 307, Nicole Thomas finishing!" Yea!

What would you do differently?:

learn to run faster!

Post race

Warm down:

some walking, hung out in the shade of the pavilion eating oranges and drinking Mt Dew and water. Went back to the chute to cheer on the finishers and see Kristen come in.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I don't run fast enough!

Event comments:

didn't stay for the food or awards

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Last updated: 2008-01-13 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:06:34 \| 300 meters \| 02m 11s / 100meters
Age Group:	5/14
Overall:	91/186
Performance:	Good
Suit:	SheBeest tri top, Zoot tri shorts
Course:	snake swim through 6 lanes of a 25m pool
Start type:	Inside Pool	Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	02:12
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:38:45 \| 12 miles \| 18.58 mile/hr
Age Group:	4/14
Overall:	53/186
Performance:	Good
Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR 1 15m 52s 5.00 miles 18.91 mph 162 166 2 16m 27s 5.00 miles 18.24 mph 160 164 3 06m 17s 1.83 miles 17.51 mph 158 161
Wind:	Some
Course:	sort of a figure 8 on local streets. light traffic
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	94
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:15
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:30:44 \| 03.11 miles \| 09m 53s min/mile
Age Group:	10/14
Overall:	113/186
Performance:	Good
Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR 1 09m 33s 1.00 miles 09m 33s /mile 166 167 2 10m 11s 1.00 miles 10m 11s /mile 166 168 3 10m 15s 1.00 miles 10m 15s /mile 169 171 4 00m 53s 0.09 miles 09m 55s /mile 172 173
Course:	out and back: out of transition, up an embankment, 0.6mi to left turn, turn around at 1.55mi, back the way we came
Keeping cool	Average	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
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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HillSlugger

2008-07-20 9:07 PM

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enders_shadow

2008-07-21 7:14 AM

in reply to: #1544172

Champion

6107

Out running or enjoying a fine glass of red...

Subject: RE: Three Sports Triathlon

Good seeing you again, Nicole & I love the pictures!!! You had a good race ! (I had a similar deal with cars that didn't want to pass but didn't realize that was worse than staying behind the guys in front me me that I wanted to pass...) Congratulations!!!!

And thanks for meeting me at the finish line! Sorry I never caught up to you again...I was herding Monkeys.