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Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Aurora, Colorado
United States
Racing Underground
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 7s
Overall Rank = 52/352
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 3/11
Pre-race routine:

coffee, PB&J on wheat toast and a banana
Event warmup:

not much but needed to get my system moving before the race so jogged about 10-minutes...that worked! swam maybe 50-meters right before the start.
Swim
  • 17m 56s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 23s / 100 meters
Comments:

Started the swim off pretty well and felt comfortable to the turn around at the buoy. My goggles had fogged up but I managed to stay on course just by watching other swimmers to the left and right of me. However, once I rounded the buoy I was feeling good and decided I would keep my head down and really push it for the 2nd half. This was not a good decision because after a minute or two I could see that there was nobody around me. I stopped and looked around and I could see the nearest swimmers were coming towards me from another wave. I had swam way off course to my right. I cleared my goggles and could see how far away I was and needed to get back in the right direction. I'm sure this cost me a couple minutes.
What would you do differently?:

I should not have trusted that I could hold a straight line without sighting.
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

meh...
What would you do differently?:

my transitions are slow. The 2-guys in my AG that finished in front of me got in and out in half the time.
Bike
  • 36m 22s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 20.51 mile/hr
Comments:

I am very please with my bike. Went out hard and kept the intensity. I was surprised when I hit the turnaround and my avg speed was 23mph. It didn't take long for me to figure out why. Headwind on the return. Not terrible...but it was there. Did not get passed by anyone the entire bike.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 13s
What would you do differently?:

get it done in under a minute
Run
  • 26m 27s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

I did use my garmin on the run and the course was long. I have 3.67 miles and under 8mm.
Overall, I feel OK with this run but I think I should have been somewhat faster. Not that I wasn't pushing...I was but I just didn't seem to have it in me to go just a little harder. Still...decent effort as I passed at least a dozen other runners and was only passed by one person. A girl!
What would you do differently?:

not sure
Post race
Warm down:

nothing...water and que.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of any other races over the summer. I was a little rusty.

Event comments:

Racing Underground always does a great job with their events! They really have it down and make it a good experience for everyone. If I have anything to complain about it would be the course being long. Maybe it was my garmin but other people seemed to thing it was long as well. I don't really mind running that extra half mile. I would just like to know ahead of time if the course is 3.1 or 3.6 miles.




Last updated: 2012-08-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:56 | 750 meters | 02m 23s / 100meters
Age Group: 7/11
Overall: 47/352
Performance: Below average
Suit: sleeveless
Course: out and back - triangle
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:11
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:36:22 | 12.43 miles | 20.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/11
Overall: 43/352
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: out on back on rolling hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:13
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:27 | 03.11 miles | 08m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/11
Overall: 73/352
Performance: Below average
Course: rolling hills...loop through Aurora Rez.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
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? 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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2012-09-16 9:56 PM

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Subject: Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon

2012-09-17 12:22 PM
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Subject: RE: Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon
Congratulations.  You were much faster than I.  I plan to post my race report later this week.  I did the Rattlesnake sprint last month and fell apart on the run and walked all the way back.  This time I held back a lot on the bike, and had a run I am really proud of.  My Garmin showed the course was 3.27 miles.  The guy on the bull horn at the swim start said the run course was just a bit longer than 5k so he could make it a loop course instead of an out and back.  This run was much better than Rattlesnake IMO.  My Garmin showed 3.12 at the 5k sign, then it took me about a minute until I reached the finish line.  Someday I hope to have a 17 minute swim like you
2012-09-17 11:41 PM
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Subject: RE: Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon

smokin' fast out there Ray...nice work.  the fruits of your summer labor!  3rd in AG is awesome.  keep it up.

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