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Vermont Sun Triathlon - Race #1 - TriathlonSprint

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Salisbury, Vermont
United States
Rushton Sports
70F / 21C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 51m 27s
Overall Rank = 173/183
Age Group = 60-64
Age Group Rank = 6/6

Pre-race routine:

Stayed at Blue Spruce Motel in Middlebury the night before (a Norman Bates type but cheap. $60) Ate prime rib at restaurant night before - mistake
Got up about 5:45 coffee and bagel, got to sight about 6:30 plenty of time to register and set up.

Event warmup:

Did stretches and foam roll in motel. Swam about 5 minutes to get used to water and wetsuit. Drank about 8 0z energy drink.

Swim

15m 10s
600 yards
02m 32s / 100 yards

Comments:

Swim went pretty well. I was able to keep my breathing pretty well. I waited until the pack took off to avoid the thrashing and that worked well. About 2/3 way through the fast women in wave behind got up and went over me like trains. I got a little unsettled but managed to finish ok.

What would you do differently?:

I was ok with what I did.

Transition 1

04m 48s

Comments:

Way to slow. I didn't sense anything slowing me down, so I was surprised how long it took.

What would you do differently?:

Pick up the pace, lose the bike gloves.

Bike

53m 10s
14 miles
15.80 mile/hr

Comments:

The ride went pretty well. I felt like I was pushing just the right effort. I was a little disappointed that I had to slow down so much on the last hill.

What would you do differently?:

Not much.

Transition 2

03m 30s

Comments:

Again way to slow. I took time to drink and take another Gu. and put on socks. I didn't need the socks.

What would you do differently?:

Forget about socks. Pick up the pace.

Run

34m 50s
3.11 miles
11m 12s min/mile

Comments:

I was a little slower on the run than expected. I was hoping to make under 11 min. miles. Again I pushed myself but not to excess.

What would you do differently?:

Try to improve pace a little

Post race

Warm down:

Not much to say.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My weight is the biggest impediment to my performance.

Event comments:

Not a particularly friendly crowd. No tee shirt or medal. Didn't have any sense of comraderie.

Last updated: 2011-07-08 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:15:10 \| 600 yards \| 02m 32s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/6
Overall:	168/183
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Blue seventy reaction
Course:	1 horseshoe loop. 9 bouys made it easy to sight.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:		Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	04:48
Performance:	Bad
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	No
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:53:10 \| 14 miles \| 15.80 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/6
Overall:	165/183
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Rolling hills, one climb about a mile slowed me down to about 10 mph, one harder climb of about a mile toward the end slowed me down to about 5 mph.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	03:30
Overall:	Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Bad
Jumping off bike		Bad
Running with bike		Bad
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Below average

Running
00:34:50 \| 03.11 miles \| 11m 12s min/mile
Age Group:	0/6
Overall:	171/183
Performance:	Average
Course:	Rolling hills, out and back.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
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?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3