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5430 Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Boulder, Colorado
United States
5430 Sports
75F / 24C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 39m 56s
Overall Rank = 474/1067
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 67/112

Pre-race routine:

I had to be there at 5am to pick up my race packet since I couldn't do that the day before. Tried to sleep after I got the packet, but instead just layed in the truck for about an hour. Ate a Clif bar and granola bar and drank some water.

Event warmup:

No swimming - just a little light stretching.

Swim

18m 34s
880 yards
02m 07s / 100 yards

Comments:

Even though I was well conditioned, once again my swim went poorly. After about 150 yards, my breathing was too high. There were 2 times that I briefly (~15 sec) stopped to catch my breath and 2 other times that I did the breast stroke to catch my breath.

What would you do differently?:

Try to get in an open water swim before the race. Once again, this was my first OWS of the season.

Transition 1

04m 53s

Comments:

I was going to wear a regular wicking shirt for the bike and run, and bring my Camelback with me. At the last minute, I decided to wear a biking shirt instead (it was a Father's Day gift and I wanted to wear it). But I forgot to transfer the Acceleraid to a water bottle and I forgot to put a gel in my shirt - so I went without both for the ride. I also forgot my race belt and stupidly put my race number on my biking shirt with only 2 pins. Realizing this would be a PIA during the ride, I took off my race number before the ride, then had to put it back on after the ride.

What would you do differently?:

For a sprint race, wear the bike jersey but make sure I have my water and gel. Also, make sure I have my race belt.
For a longer race, wear a North Face or similar shirt and the Camelback. if I get a flat during a sprint, my race is done; but during an Oly or 1/2, I would take the time to fix the flat and continue - so I need the tube and pump that I keep in the Camelback.

Bike

50m 46s
17 miles
20.09 mile/hr

Comments:

The biking went well. About 1/3 into the race, I was passed by a small (~5'0" 90#) woman who provided me the inspiration to get my butt moving faster. Although she did finish the bike portion before me, I couldn't let someone so small beat me so badly (I always felt that for the bike, size helps).

What would you do differently?:

nothing really.

Transition 2

01m 48s

Comments:

If I didn't have to put my race number back on my shirt, it would have been a good transition.

What would you do differently?:

Bring a race belt.

Run

23m 53s
3.1 miles
07m 42s min/mile

Comments:

The run went pretty well. My legs were a bit stiff from the bike, but after the first few minutes, they loosened up and could pick up the pace. If this was an Oly, I wouldn't have been able to make it though - I only had about 5 or 6 k in the legs.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing.

Post race

Warm down:

Walk around for a bit and stretch for a bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swimming issues and T1 performance.

Last updated: 2006-06-18 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:18:34 \| 880 yards \| 02m 07s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/112
Overall:	680/1067
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	yes
Course:	Swim clockwise in the reservoir. The swim back was quite choppy because of the boats.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Below average	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	04:53
Performance:	Bad
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:50:46 \| 17 miles \| 20.09 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/112
Overall:	411/1067
Performance:
Wind:	Little
Course:	Fairly flat. Gradual slight incline for a few miles, then some rolling hills, then a pretty long downhill, then fairly flat.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	90
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	01:48
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Average
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:23:53 \| 03.1 miles \| 07m 42s min/mile
Age Group:	0/112
Overall:	283/1067
Performance:	Good
Course:	Very flat - next to the res.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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Macdaddy

2006-06-18 10:14 PM

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Subject: 5430 Sprint Triathlon

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COgirl

2006-06-18 10:20 PM

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Pro

4228

Broomfield, Colorado

Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Triathlon

Great race today, even though I gave you crap about T1 THAT is MY Macdaddy - haha!

Nice improvement over last year! Way to kick butt and great speed!

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velocomp

2006-06-19 6:58 AM

in reply to: #458245

Master

2946

Centennial, CO

Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Triathlon

Sorry I didn't get to meet you or your wife today. I figured our pregnant wives could have hung out and watch us flounder in the water. Good job, too bad about the transitions though.

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drewb8

2006-06-19 9:34 AM

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Master

4101

Denver

Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Triathlon

Great race! The nice thing about having a bad transition is that its easy to do better there next time - you don't have to put in hours training to get faster.

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markdills38

2006-06-19 9:36 AM

in reply to: #458245