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Lake Wylie Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Lake Wylie, North Carolina
United States
YMCA
90F / 32C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 07m 40s
Overall Rank = 41/270
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 6/30

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30, packed the truck and went to the race site. Ate a bagel with honey, gatorade and cup of coffee. Started setting cones at 5:45. Ate a bannana around 6:30, more gatorade.

Event warmup:

I'll call setting up cones my warmup, between setting and chasing the truck for about a mile. Finished about 7:45, set up my TA and went to the swim start.

Swim

14m 26s
820 yards
01m 46s / 100 yards

Comments:

Strange swim, I thought I had a better swim than I did. It was hard to sight once you made the first turn, directly into the sun. Then it was just follow the masses and hope everyone else was going in the right direction.

What would you do differently?:

Sight better, tinted goggles.

Transition 1

00m 59s

Comments:

Good T1, tied for 1st in AG

Bike

28m 37s
10 miles
20.97 mile/hr

Comments:

I think it was a good bike for me, some of the hills were challenging. Passed by 2 guys in my AG, considering I have no hills to train on I was not unhappy with the bike.

What would you do differently?:

Simulate some hill workouts.

Transition 2

01m 1s

Comments:

Good trasition, second fastest in my AG

Run

22m 38s
3.11 miles
07m 17s min/mile

Comments:

Holy crap, that was the hardest 5k course I have ever done, triathlon or not. I think the only flat section was coming out of the TA and over the bridge. There were 2 guys in my AG right in front of me, we were separated by about 20 seconds but I could not close the gap.

What would you do differently?:

Run more hills.

Post race

Warm down:

Quick jump in the lake, then had to go out and pick up the cones.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

This was not an A race for me, so I did not taper or cut back last week on training, so overall I was pretty happy with the results, 2-3 minutes off of 3rd place.

Event comments:

The volunteers were awesome at this race, beautifull venue for the race, but maybe some tweaks to the bike course could make it even better.

Last updated: 2009-07-14 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:14:26 \| 820 yards \| 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group:	10/30
Overall:	80/270
Performance:	Below average
Suit:
Course:	Counter clockwise point to point swim.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	86F / 30C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	00:59
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:		Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:28:37 \| 10 miles \| 20.97 mile/hr
Age Group:	7/30
Overall:	45/270
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Out and back, some pretty good hills. The first 2 miles is tight, not much room to pass till you got up to Grand Palisades. On the way back it is the same, very tight with bikers having to split a lane coming and going.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	90
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

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

Running
00:22:38 \| 03.11 miles \| 07m 17s min/mile
Age Group:	11/30
Overall:	54/270
Performance:	Average
Course:	Run across a bridge, then into a neighborhood. Hills, hills, and more hills.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking

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