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Heber Springs Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Heber Springs, Arkansas
United States
55F / 13C
Precipitation

Total Time = 1h 43m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Female 30-34
Age Group Rank = 3/

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 0420, out the door by 0430 for the hour and a half drive up to Heber Springs. Had the car packed before I went to bed except for my transition bag. When I got there, I changed into my race clothes and put my sweats back on over since it was pretty cold and rainy. Got marked and then took the bike to transition to set up. Was early enough to have pretty much my pick of placement. Probably was the 10th person to set up. Then spent some time people watching for ideas and curiosity.

Event warmup:

Just a little joint mobility to loosen up and stay warm.

Swim

10m
500 yards
02m / 100 yards

Comments:

Felt very relaxed and had time to think about the race ahead. Wasn't too nervous. Only had a few climb up on my feet and did the same to a few others, so I think I had good positioning.

What would you do differently?:

Probably nothing. I didn't wear my wetsuit because I thought the water would be warm enough. I wasn't wrong.

Transition 1

Comments:

Easy to find my spot because I walked back and forth to it a few times. Had a little more trouble figuring out what side of the area to run out of. Trouble getting my socks on because both my feet and them were soaked, but glad I wore them.

What would you do differently?:

Not forget which end of transition to start the run.

Bike

1h 00m
13.5 miles
13.50 mile/hr

Comments:

Rained the whole time, toes went numb right away and stayed numb until 10min into the run. Ate a few Clif ShotBloks.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe some toe covers.

Transition 2

Comments:

Felt like it was too easy, felt like I was forgetting something. Guess I set up well.

What would you do differently?:

Brought plastic to cover my transition gear.

Run

33m
3.1 miles
10m 39s min/mile

Comments:

Still raining, toes numb. Took the first mile to thaw out.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked a little then ate some snacks. Went to the car to change into dry clothes. Would have brought another towel and maybe a better jacket. Glad I had my GoreTex jacket in the back.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rain and numb feet.

Last updated: 2009-08-30 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:10:00 \| 500 yards \| 02m / 100yards
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Suit:	Tri Shorts and Tri Top
Course:
Start type:	Run	Plus:
Water temp:	73F / 23C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.		Remainder:
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

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

Biking
01:00:00 \| 13.5 miles \| 13.50 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Wind:	Some
Course:	Huge long hill in the middle of the race. Very hard to get up without walking. Other than that, beautiful course with rolling hills and some spectators, surprisingly.
Road:	Smooth Wet	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

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

Running
00:33:00 \| 03.1 miles \| 10m 39s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Course:	Neighborhood running, rolling course with one loop.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

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