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Baierl Family YMCA Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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North Park, Pennsylvania
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 47m 11s
Overall Rank = 319/402
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 32/34
Pre-race routine:

Pack of oatmeal and some water. Checked in and set up.
Event warmup:

100 yards in the pool. Swam great on the warmup
Swim
  • 21m 15s
  • 700 yards
  • 03m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not sure what happened, but I couldn't reproduce what I was doing in my warmup. I felt really smooth and breathing was great. Not so once the horn went off.

Overall, this was a pretty good swim. I looked at my watch coming out and I actually swam it in 18 and some change.
What would you do differently?:

I let the girl sharing the lane with me go first. turned out to be not a great idea. I wanted to pass her, but every chance I got, the evens were swimming right at me. Not sure I would insist on going first, but maybe put a little more speed on and try the pass next time.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Transition time was lumped into the swim. Great transition, though. Got my socks on with the first try and ran out pretty well. Remembered my powergel this time.
Bike
  • 47m 35s
  • 12.5 miles
  • 15.76 mile/hr
Comments:

Parts of the road were rough and you had to avoid them. My cornering got better with each lap. Since I was able to take the turn at the bottom of a hill faster each time, I carried more speed up that hill which made for a better time.

Got pretty bad quadriceps cramps on the first couple miles. I think I need more swim-bike bricks.
What would you do differently?:

spin a little longer to get the legs into it. Ramp up the effort a little slower. Spin a little bit towards the end.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Again, T2 was lumped in with the bike. Bummer. I really wanted to see how I did.
What would you do differently?:

This was a great transition. Shoes were opened perfectly.
Run
  • 38m 22s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 12m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Here's where I blew up. Had to walk up the hills. 3 miles of misery. I know this is due to a lack of training.
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a lot. Stretched a little. Ate some oranges, bananas and some gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training.

Event comments:

Started a bit late...8 minutes I think. That seems pretty good. Course was well marked, especially the run.

Would have liked to see a transition area diagram in the email they sent out. Also, a quick review of USAT rule regarding bike positioning would have been nice. I had to weave around a lot of people. It's really bad when you say "on your left" and they swerve to the left because they think I'm asking them to move left.

Otherwise, this was a really fun race. Lots of friendly people.




Last updated: 2010-06-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:15 | 700 yards | 03m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 273/402
Performance: Average
Suit: Blue/Black tri suit
Course: 7 laps in a pool. Even numbers started in opposite end of pool as odds. 4 people total per lane. Not ideal, but not too bad either.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:47:35 | 12.5 miles | 15.76 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 285/402
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: 5 laps around Pie Traynor Field.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:38:22 | 03.1 miles | 12m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 319/402
Performance: Bad
Course: One lap through the woods around Pie Traynor field.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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