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Pigman - TriathlonSprint


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Palo, Iowa
United States
USAT
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 34m 21s
Overall Rank = 36/45
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Pre race was a disaster. Got to the race late and forgot my helmet. Had no warmup, other than a swim warm up.
Event warmup:

Got a little swimming in, and worked the heart rate up by having the anxiety of buying a new helmet and feeling completely unprepared.
Swim
  • 11m 4s
  • 500 yards
  • 02m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim I was fairly happy with. My shoulders got tired at the end from the resistance of the wetsuit. But overall fairly pleased. Went out fairly good and was pretty slow on the way back.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really, just need to work on sighting.
Transition 1
  • 03m 59s
Comments:

This was a 100 yard run to the transition which took 2.09 and the rest of the transition to 3.59. This was really poor and was a reason why I came in short of my overall time goal. I couldn't get the wetsuit over my the time chip on my left ankle.
What would you do differently?:

Find out if I can take the damn chip thing off when changing.
Bike
  • 50m 27s
  • 15.5 miles
  • 18.43 mile/hr
Comments:

Best leg of the tri and still pretty weak. The hills shocked me pretty good, but all in all it was the only leg that I stayed under control on. Kept my heart rate down and just concentrated on pacing. Passed about as many as passed me, unfortunately I was passing mountain bikers and anyone with a tri-bike passed me like I was standing still.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing race wise, just need to train a lot more on the bike and become stronger.
Transition 2
  • 01m 58s
Comments:

Average transition
What would you do differently?:

Buy speed laces
Run
  • 26m 54s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Tanked bad. Started out ok, but pacing was terrible and went out too hard. Need to learn to pace myself. This was by far the weak link of the tri. I felt awful. Not sure how hot it was, but I was overheating pretty good. Probably didn't drink enough prerace and on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Train train train
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

The predominant factor was that I had only done base training. Other factors were a complete lack of preparation, no sleep, getting to the race late, forgetting my helmet, not warming up. All in all it was a learning lesson.




Last updated: 2004-04-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:04 | 500 yards | 02m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/45
Performance: Average
Suit: Promotion Sleeveless
Course:
Start type: Dive Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:59
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:50:27 | 15.5 miles | 18.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 30/45
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: 2 fairly big hills that kicked my ass. 1 at the 10 mile mark and 1 on the way back in. Both shocked my legs.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: ??
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:58
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:26:54 | 03.1 miles | 08m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 39/45
Performance: Bad
Course: pretty flat with 2 small rolling hills
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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

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