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BRATS Salute To The Military Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Vint Hill, Virginia
United States
Barstow Tri & Swim
70F / 21C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 15m 18s
Overall Rank = 39/153
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/13

Pre-race routine:

Up way too early. Had the truck packed the night before so Tony and I grabbed the kids and poured them into their seats. I ate some oatmeal and coffee.

Event warmup:

Drew and I rode our bikes over to packet pickup and then transition. It was fun having my little guy there racing. We got body marked then set up our areas.

Not much warmup because it was a pool swim and I was 100th to start. I had to run back to transition to get my race number for my timing chip. So that got the blood flowing.

Swim

07m 45s
300 meters
02m 35s / 100 meters

Comments:

What can I say. I predicted 7:30 in the pool and that is exactly what I did then 15 sec to get out of the pool and cross the mats.

I can say - it is so DAMN frustrating to continue this slow year after year. It makes me wonder if there is any hope of getting faster. Although I have spent hours upon hours in the pool, I have spent quality time in the pool. Lots of stroke clinics at Masters. My technique has improved but obviously not enough to go faster.

What would you do differently?:

Who the hell knows! Water wings, flippers, ???

Transition 1

01m 33s

Comments:

Very happy w/ my transitions. It was a decent jog to my rack and I kept a good pace up. Got everything on quickly and hit the road.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Bike

40m 45s
11.74 miles
17.29 mile/hr

Comments:

Well another thing I had spot on in my pre-race assessment of my current tri fitness. I had barely been on my new bike or any bike over the past month. I knew this was going to hurt even on such a short course. I gave it my all and was definitely faster on the first half. I just need more time on my bike to get in better bike shape.

Some positives: loved my new bike. It felt great and handled really well. I was able to ride in aero most of the time, cornered super well and shifted w/ no problems. I feel bad that I let my bike down.

What would you do differently?:

More bike miles

Transition 2

00m 38s

Comments:

Another great transition. John would be so proud. ;-)

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

24m 38s
3.11 miles
07m 55s min/mile

Comments:

Super pleased w/ the run. This is where I have been putting in the miles so I thought I could put in a decent run off the bike even if I did cook my legs. My goal was under 25min. It took me a mile or so to get the breathing under control then I settled into a nice rhythm. I would have had an even faster run if so much of the course was not uphill on the second half.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around and got a little food and something to drink. Then I hustled back over to the transition area to watch Drew's race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of tri training. I should have been a lot faster on the bike.

Event comments:

Great local race. Lots of volunteers. I highly recommend this race to anyone. The snake swim went smoothly. The bike course was well manned especially for all of the turns. The kids race was fabulous. There were 155 kids racing - 2 more than the adult race. A wonderful family event.

Last updated: 2011-05-05 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:07:45 \| 300 meters \| 02m 35s / 100meters
Age Group:	7/13
Overall:	0/153
Performance:	Bad
Suit:
Course:	Snake swim
Start type:		Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.		Remainder:
Breathing:		Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	01:33
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:		Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:40:45 \| 11.74 miles \| 17.29 mile/hr
Age Group:	1/13
Overall:	0/153
Performance:	Below average
Wind:
Course:	Lots of turns w/ 3 U-turns on out and back roads.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:

T2
Time:	00:38
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
00:24:38 \| 03.11 miles \| 07m 55s min/mile
Age Group:	0/13
Overall:	0/153
Performance:	Good
Course:	Out and back w/ a lot of uphill (not steep) on the way back
Keeping cool		Drinking

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?

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]	5