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Tradewinds Park Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Coconut Creek, Florida
United States
Multirace.com
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 59m 49s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Clyde
Age Group Rank = 3/
Pre-race routine:

Kefir + Protein shake, Whole wheat slice with peanut butter, Coffee for Breakfast-about 2.5 hours before start
Got to race with 30 + minutes to spare for transition
Ate a mini cliff bar 30 minutes before wave start
Event warmup:

Swam 100 meters
Swim
  • 07m 18s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt ...OK on swim. Didn't get tired, but didn't feel great. Improved over last time at same course.
Faster than last race here, but not much.
What would you do differently?:

Do a burst of 200 meters somewhere in the middle to see if I can get a better time
Transition 1
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

First time with Clipless pedals. Had practiced, but not in race environment.
Transition area was muddy, and got crap on my feet and in my socks.
Didn't jump on bike, but ran to mount and then mounted. Put one foot on shoe/pedal and started. Worked great.
My fastest T1 yet.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more with shoes and try the running jump....
Putting on my tri shirt when I am wet is not fast. Need to get a tri suit or a top that I swim in.
Bike
  • 29m 51s
  • 10 miles
  • 20.10 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt good. The clipless seemed to give me a little bit extra even on a short ride.
I think my pacing and cadence were good, but I may have to invest in a cadence meter for my Polar.
Some guy kept coming up close behind and NOT passing. This was bugging me so I pushed it up and dropped them. That felt good.
Getting passed didnt!
Was 3 + minutes faster than last time-Whoo hoo
What would you do differently?:

Work the enging-Need to get good cadence in a higher gear.
Need to readjust seat for riding with clipless.
Transition 2
  • 01m 10s
Comments:

Got my feet loose and was pulling feet out and almost lost the shoe-it dragged, but didn't come out.
Tons of crap from ground got on socks an in shoes.
Better than last race T2
What would you do differently?:

Practice. Bring a towel for feet/socks
Maybe look into no socks?
Run
  • 20m 18s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 08m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

My feet were annoying, all the crap from the transition area. Didn't feel great at start. Think it might have to do with seat level on bike.
Settled in and picked up pace after 1.5. Felt good at end.
Better time than last race.
What would you do differently?:

Run a little harder a little earlier.
Post race
Warm down:

Two bottles of water and cheer on my try group! I think everyone did better than their last race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Didn't have great mental game this morning. Overall a great race and PR for me on this course.

Event comments:

Love Mutlirace-They do good




Last updated: 2009-08-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:18 | 437 yards | 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Straight Shot across man made freshwater lake. Clean feeling swim. Not too hard to sight as there are no buoys to round.
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:13
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:29:51 | 10 miles | 20.10 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Two loops of a mildy windy course. I like the course, and had ridden a couple times before so I elt good.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:10
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:20:18 | 02.5 miles | 08m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Nice looping windy course. Some shade on second half.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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