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Bath Country Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Bath County, Virginia
United States
Setup Inc
75F / 24C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 12m 40s
Overall Rank = 16/196
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 5/27

Pre-race routine:

I ate dinner driving to the site at about 5:00 pm. This was way too early. I should have eaten a late pasta dinner.

The drive was longer than I thought and I got to the site way too late that evening (10:00 pm) which means I only ended up with 4.5 hours of sleep.

I hadn't ridden my bike since Eagleman two weeks prior to the race. I didn't have my bike legs.

Event warmup:

I rode my bike up the first hill. I could tell I didn't have my bike legs.

Swim

12m 12s
900 yards
01m 22s / 100 yards

Comments:

I felt OK on the swim, but I had a little trouble going straight. I think there was a little current. My arms and shoulders were tired during the swim. Need to continue to work on my stroke. I didn't swim much since Eagleman.

What would you do differently?:

Get in the water more frequently the two weeks prior to the race.

Transition 1

01m 30s

Bike

37m 10s
12.4 miles
20.02 mile/hr

Comments:

I dropped my chain up the first big hill and was able to get it back on, but I accidentally put my back chain in a hard gear (due to not riding recently) and had to turn around and let 5 people pass me as I tried the hill again.

What would you do differently?:

Ride bike much more in couple weeks prior to race. Realize the whole way out is uphill and get my cadence into a more normal range.

Transition 2

Run

21m 50s
3.1 miles
07m 02s min/mile

Comments:

The run was hard as I didn't feel great due to lack of recovery from Eagleman. I started out pretty slow, but after a mile or so I put my new running technique to use and was able to pull away from a couple people. I was able to sprint the last 150 yards and pass someone who had passed me early in the run at a very strong pace.

What would you do differently?:

Cool myself down more.

Post race

Last updated: 2005-07-18 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:12:12 \| 900 yards \| 01m 22s / 100yards
Age Group:	1/27
Overall:	13/196
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Wore full wetsuit
Course:	Clockwise loop
Start type:		Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	01:30
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Below average

Biking
00:37:10 \| 12.4 miles \| 20.02 mile/hr
Age Group:	8/27
Overall:	22/196
Performance:	Bad
Wind:	Little
Course:	Slight uphill all the way out after a large first hill. It is downhill almost the entire way back except for the final hill. The outhill is deceiving as it looks like you are going downhill, but you are actually going uphill. This caused me to be in a much bigger gear and low cadence on the way out and I didn't have my legs out or back. I was resting my legs frequently
Road:	Smooth	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:	Below average	Hills:	Bad
Race pace:	Too hard	Drinks:

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

Running
00:21:50 \| 03.1 miles \| 07m 02s min/mile
Age Group:	9/27
Overall:	26/196
Performance:	Average
Course:	Out and back with some decent hills
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]	2
Physical exertion [1-5]	2
Good race?	No

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4