5th Annual Alpha Delta Pi-athlon: A Unique Triathlon Challenge

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Murfreesboro, Tennessee
United States
Epsilon Tau, Alpha Delta Pi
50F / 10C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 53m 48s
Overall Rank = 14/354
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/28
Pre-race routine:

Got there early to get a good transition spot. Usual Smart Start cereal, same clothes. Had to dress warm, it was COLD!!!! Set up, chatted with others, the usual,

Walked transition both directions.
Event warmup:

Jogged to the pool and back to the transition.

Swam 100 yards.
Swim
  • 05m 23s
  • 328 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was pretty smooth. Felt good given the limited pool time this year. Happy to finish top 10% overall on swim. Long run (300 yardsish) from the pool to the transition included in the swim time.

Had problems with watch, no clue what I did but I did not start it properly, so that was messed up from step 1/
What would you do differently?:

Swim a bit more, but overall a good swim.

Make sure I started my watch properly.
Transition 1
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

Frickin freezing coming out of the hot pool into 50 degree and raining weather, so my feet were numb. Struggled getting helmet on really bad and my glasses were totally fogged, so I tossed them. Also decided not to wear arm warmers due to time, that was a good call.
What would you do differently?:

Focus on getting the helmet on. Straps were all wonky... dumb dumb mistake.
Bike
  • 29m 12s
  • 11 miles
  • 22.60 mile/hr
Comments:

Not thrilled with the bike. Top 10 overall, but I need to be smoother. Totally struggled getting my feet into wet freezy shoes, and my garmin on multi sport was totally not set-up properly. Therefore, I spent a good half mile screwing with the garmin getting it into bike mode to at least be able to know speed. Luckily I paid attention to the course map or I would have not known how far I had left to go.
What would you do differently?:

Fix garmin, work more hills, work, work, work!!!!
Transition 2
  • 00m 34s
Comments:

Really good job coming off the bike, racking, helmet off. Struggled to get into the wet cold shoes abit, but that only cost a few seconds. The garmin was of course screwed up still.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, this was a good T2
Run
  • 18m
  • 2.5 miles
  • 07m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

Great run. Was carrying Garmin in my hand for a while and was screwing with it to get it into run mode. When I finally got it in run, I just used it to watch pace. I was clicking right around 7-7:15 pace, which is out of my frickin' mind!!! Again, knew the course from the map and last year and knew where I was relative to the finish, therefore not knowing how far I was in did not matter.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, best tri run ever!!!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

About 7-10 more pounds to lose.

Event comments:

Good race, great bike course. Love how early it is in the year. They REALLY need to get the run course closer to the correct length, and the awards were a bit cruddy. Best ADPiathlon yet.




Last updated: 2013-01-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:23 | 328 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/28
Overall: 30/354
Performance: Average
Suit: Speed Suit
Course: Pool serpentine swim.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:38
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:29:12 | 11 miles | 22.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/28
Overall: 9/354
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Open roads, a little hilly at the beginning, very wet and raining.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:34
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:18:00 | 02.5 miles | 07m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/28
Overall: 32/354
Performance: Good
Course was advertised as 3.14, it was of course not. Last year it was 2.8 miles, this year it was even shorter!! Was going to wear the new Zoot OVWA's, but decided last second last night to wear the Zoot's from last year. Have run the new ones a few times and they are not there yet. Lat time I ran in the old ones I ran sub 47 10K. Best decision of the race!!
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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