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Take on the Heat Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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The Colony, Texas
United States
Playtri
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 45m 16s
Overall Rank = 294/337
Age Group = Clydedales 1-39
Age Group Rank = 18/21
Event warmup:

Stretch, jog 10 min, stretch, bike 5 min, stretch, swim 8 min.
Swim
  • 07m 41s
  • 350 meters
  • 02m 12s / 100 meters
Comments:

CANONBALL!!!

I was able to draft well on the 2 folks who passed me, but lost them at the wall each time.
What would you do differently?:

I kicked pretty hard the first 100m, I think that got my HR up really high and was having to breathe every 1-2 strokes (vs 4-5 strokes in training).
Transition 1
  • 03m 36s
Comments:

Long way to run in my bike shoes, bad rack position for how I transition. Jersey got twisted trying to get it on.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to leave the shoes on the bike for T1!
Bike
  • 46m 17s
  • 12.8 miles
  • 16.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Hard to get my heart rate up w/o feeling abused. I felt my course speed was mostly above my training pace, though not as fast as I would've liked.
What would you do differently?:

push harder on downhills and flats instead of cruising more to recover.
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Comments:

Good transition. Drank some gatorade for a few seconds, had a bit of trouble getting my watch off my bike mount, previous folks racked their bikes poorly making it tough for me to get in my spot.
What would you do differently?:

Shove poorly racked bikes out of my way!
Run
  • 46m 5s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 14m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Very tired on the run, tried to push interval run/speed walk, did not last long.
Post race
Warm down:

walked for 10 min, weighed myself, sipped water/gatorade, banana, granola bar...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

weight




Last updated: 2009-02-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:41 | 350 meters | 02m 12s / 100meters
Age Group: 9/21
Overall: 157/337
Performance: Good
Suit: tri shorts
Course: 5m pool swim
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:36
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:46:17 | 12.8 miles | 16.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 16/21
Overall: 238/337
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: double loop, one leg with long grade and 2 rollers (crosswind), one leg into the (little) wind. Downwind leg was also downhill but broken up with transition, some 90 degree turns, and bumpy intersections.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 69
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:46:05 | 03.1 miles | 14m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/21
Overall: 323/337
Performance: Below average
Course: flat loop through neighborhood.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1.9
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2009-08-24 9:27 AM

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Subject: Take on the Heat Triathlon

2009-08-24 11:07 AM
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Subject: RE: Take on the Heat Triathlon

Your cannonball was awesome Paul! Made us all laugh and not be so nervous for the start!

2009-08-24 9:14 PM
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Subject: RE: Take on the Heat Triathlon
Wish I had seen the cannonball.

I agree with your statement about the shoes on the bike. I did that this year and added a tri top for the swim instead of messing with trying to put it on in transition and saved myself over a minute in T1 from last year. Definately look into it.

Great race!
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