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Crystal River Triathlon Series - Sprint #3 - TriathlonSprint

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Crystal River, Florida
United States
DRC Sports
74F / 23C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 25m 4s
Overall Rank = 115/222
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/10

Event warmup:

Short swim out to the buoy post and back.

Swim

09m 29s
437 yards
02m 10s / 100 yards

Comments:

This was a bad swim. The time wasn't horrible, but I just didn't feel comfortable.

What would you do differently?:

Swim more than once a week.

Transition 1

01m 22s

Comments:

Decent, but not good. Took my time and it shows. At this point, I was expecting a really slow race.

Bike

43m 54s
15.2 miles
20.77 mile/hr

Comments:

I took it really easy since I was expecting to bonk at any time. I picked up the pace with about 4 miles to go since I was feeling better than expected. I think if I had been healthy, I could have been #2 age group (definitely #3).

What would you do differently?:

Nothing, since I was just trying to get through it.

Transition 2

00m 54s

Comments:

This went surprisingly well. My fastest T2 yet, and I wasn't even trying.

What would you do differently?:

Take off helmet while running through transition. If I can learn to flying dismount efficiently, I can get this down to :45 or less.

Run

29m 27s
3 miles
09m 49s min/mile

Comments:

DFL for my age group. Would have needed 7:38/mile pace to be MOP. On the bright side, the foggy weather kept things cool and prevented the misery from the July race.

What would you do differently?:

Run more.

Post race

Warm down:

Grabbed some Gatorade and a slice of watermelon and waited for the others to come in.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Toxic mole in my bedroom, lack of sleep.

Event comments:

This was a PR, so I should be happy. I just know if it hadn't been for the mold and being sick for 7 weeks leading up to the race, I might have put down a really good time.

Last updated: 2009-06-14 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:09:29 \| 437 yards \| 02m 10s / 100yards
Age Group:	9/10
Overall:	10/222
Performance:	Bad
Suit:
Course:	Trapezoid shape from the beach, north to south. Current moving to the north.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	84F / 29C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:22
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Below average

Biking
00:43:54 \| 15.2 miles \| 20.77 mile/hr
Age Group:	6/10
Overall:	10/222
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Some
Course:	Out and back along Fort Island Trail. FLAT. Little wind today.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:54
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:29:27 \| 03 miles \| 09m 49s min/mile
Age Group:	10/10
Overall:	10/222
Performance:	Average
Course:	Out and back along the other side of the road from the bike course.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
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:
Race evaluation [1-5]	4