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3 Little Pigs Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Smithfield, North Carolina
United States
FS Series
70F / 21C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 41m 20s
Overall Rank = 380/420
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Organized the transition area ... laid out shoes, socks, shirt, et al in order of what goes on first being on the top. Took a bathroom break, ate a gel, Cliff bar and enjoyed watching the swim.

Swim

06m 16s
250 yards
02m 31s / 100 yards

Transition 1

02m 31s

Comments:

What a surprise I had when mounting the bike. I did the usual hop-hop-hop; click in; swing the leg over and go like crazy - however the seat was at least 2" too high!! I could not sit on the bike and stay clicked in. I'd taken the bike late the day before for some derailleur work and I assume the LBS raised the seat to clamp the bike in the stand. Obviously they did not put it back where it was when I brought it in.

What would you do differently?:

Test ride before the event. T1 was just OK

Bike

48m 17s
14 miles
17.40 mile/hr

What would you do differently?:

Again ... an elementary thing is to check your bike before you ride. I did not and had a big surprise.

Transition 2

01m 52s

What would you do differently?:

Took too much time getting the Garmin off the handlebars

Run

42m 2s
3.1 miles
13m 34s min/mile

Post race

Warm down:

Paced around and enjoyed the post-race activities. Ate some fruit ... orange slices, bananas, cool water,etc.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

THE RUN

Event comments:

The race location was super nice. The swim was disorganized in that people were way out of position, did not know their start times, etc. I would easily do this race again next year.

Last updated: 2012-06-17 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:06:16 \| 250 yards \| 02m 31s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	389/420
Performance:	Average
Suit:
Course:	Inside pool with individual lanes wherein the lane was one direction only ... plenty of room to pass.
Start type:	Inside Pool	Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	02:31
Performance:
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:48:17 \| 14 miles \| 17.40 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	275/420
Performance:	Good
I pulled off beside the road in less than .25m after the start to adjust the seat and it killed my time by ~1 minute. Garmin avg speed was 17.8 so actual race time was ~ 1minute faster. There was a brisk headwind going out for ~ 4-5 miles
Wind:	Headwind
Course:	Rolling hills and good pavement surfaces
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:52
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:42:02 \| 03.1 miles \| 13m 34s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	412/420
Performance:	Bad
Course:	Nice course with a paved bike path through the woods. Route was fairly flat and mostly shaded ... super nice run course.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	No
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4