Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon (Emerald Pointe Triathlon)

Forums

Forum guidelines BT super discount

Updated posts

My threads
No new posts

My favorite threads

General Discussion

Race Reports! » Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon (Emerald Pointe Triathlon)

Rss Feed

Moderators: k9car363, alicefoeller

Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon (Emerald Pointe Triathlon) - TriathlonSprint

View Member's Race Log View other race reports

Lake Lanier Island, Georgia
United States
Georgia MultiSports Productions, LLC.
55F / 13C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 11m 19s
Overall Rank = 59/850
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 1/60

Pre-race routine:

got going late as usual. left the house just before 6 with coffee and a granola bar in hand. got to the park at about 6:35 and had to hoof it to the transition area.

Event warmup:

the 3/4 mile brisk walk/run to the transition area was my warmup. got my stuff unpacked and set up, waited in line for the bathrooms, and headed down to the beach. i was debating whether or not to get in the water before the race. i decided to get in and im glad i did b/c it took a minute to get used to the water temp.

Swim

07m 51s
400 yards
01m 58s / 100 yards

Comments:

happy with the swim. haven't swam much in the past few months, so my main goal was to make it through the swim without blowing up.

What would you do differently?:

not much. my form broke down toward the end, but that's what happens when you don't practice swim form.

Transition 1

02m 32s

Comments:

i thought this T time was a little slow until i remembered this includes the hill from the water to transition.

What would you do differently?:

pretty good transition for me. i did have trouble getting on the bike. i think next year i may try to start with my shoes on the bike so i don't have to worry about clipping in.

Bike

36m 35s
13 miles
21.32 mile/hr

Comments:

i really had a hard time getting my legs warm after the swim. for the first couple of miles, my legs were burning and tight. i just tried to go with a smaller gear and a faster cadence.

What would you do differently?:

bike training was also limited this summer, so i'm just glad to have a decent bike split and not be over cooked for the run.

Transition 2

01m 7s

Comments:

did have some trouble putting socks on, but anything around 1 minute is good with me.

What would you do differently?:

i wish i could run w/out socks, but i just can't. maybe i'll investigate some tri specific run shoes.

Run

23m 17s
3.11 miles
07m 29s min/mile

Comments:

really good run for me. took a good half mile for the legs to start to loosen up, but after that i felt pretty good. i knew that if i could make it to the turn around in good shape, a lot of the way back was down hill.

What would you do differently?:

not much. i actually felt like i had some left in the tank, so maybe push a little harder the last mile.

Post race

Warm down:

ate lots of goodies and sat with the fam until the awards were handed out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training this summer.

Event comments:

1st in clydes and a PR for me on this course. definitely happy with this race. huge turnout and well run. a good race to end the season with.

Last updated: 2009-09-17 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:07:51 \| 400 yards \| 01m 58s / 100yards
Age Group:	6/60
Overall:	0/850
Performance:	Good
Suit:	none
Course:	kind of an out and back with the out being shorter than the back.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	72F / 22C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:		Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	02:32
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:36:35 \| 13 miles \| 21.32 mile/hr
Age Group:	5/60
Overall:	0/850
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	loop with rolling hills.
Road:		Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks: