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Brigantine Island Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Brigantine, New Jersey
United States
Brigantine Community Education and Rec Dept
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 20m 53s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 7/26
Pre-race routine:

Same crap different race. Got up ate a bagel and drank some coffee. Off I went.
Event warmup:

I swam for a little bit.
Swim
  • 09m 29s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 10s / 100 yards
Comments:

I shouldn't expect much from the swim since I haven't swam much lately. I'm happy to have felt comfortable in the water today and also to get out of the water with lots of energy. Solid performance considering my lack of attention to swimming.
What would you do differently?:

um...I would swim more and train specifically for a 440 yard sprint :-)
Transition 1
  • 02m 34s
Comments:

My bike was racked way at the end.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I thought I ran pretty well to my bike. Honestly, I could have run faster. CHop CHop next time.
Bike
  • 31m 39s
  • 11 miles
  • 20.85 mile/hr
Comments:

Riders were spread out all over the road at some points and when I yelled "on your left" some would actually move over to the left. Everyone has to learn somewhere, I guess. I'm all for that :-) Just don't get pissy with me when I explain to you what "on your left" means.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing much. I could have pushed a bit harder at some points of the ride. I rode well today and this was my first performance with anything in the 20mph average.
Transition 2
  • 02m 45s
Comments:

Bike in was where swim out was which means a lot of running with my bike to the OTHER end of transition. UGH. I also had THE worst dismount ever.
What would you do differently?:

Dismount properly. Usually I don't mind running through transition in my bike shoes. I didn't like it today.
Run
  • 34m 26s
  • 4 miles
  • 08m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

I actually took this run pretty easy today. I didn't push much at all. I probably should have but I did my long run the day before and this wasn't an A race. I just ran. Had I seen anyone in my age group I probably would have picked it up a bit but I didn't see them. I wore my Pearl Izumi shoes today. I liked them.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing much. I'm happy with this.hmmm. Maybe I will push it on the run next time.
Post race
Warm down:

Waited for George to finish the race. His wave started 20 minutes after mine did. Then we loaded up the car and went to eat and sat around at the awards ceremony.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Honestly, I felt good overall, but I didn't push the entire race. I need to consistently swim and throw in some faster swimming and I need to just get stronger in all segments.

Event comments:

Like I said this is a good first-timer race. This was my first tri a few years ago and I keep coming back to kind of gauge my improvement. It's a nice race. Will continue to do it.




Last updated: 2009-08-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:29 | 440 yards | 02m 10s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course: All right turns. There was a little bit of a current but it wasn't that strong. I noticed it only a little bit.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:34
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:31:39 | 11 miles | 20.85 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Lots of turns and lots of crappy roads, in my opinion. Also, this is a newbie friendly race and I like that about this race; however, there was a lot of confusion on the bike course.
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:45
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:34:26 | 04 miles | 08m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Out and back on a hot unshaded road.
Keeping cool Drinking
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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