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Smithfield, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 20m 14s
Overall Rank = 89/172
Age Group = 30-34F
Age Group Rank = 10/22
Pre-race routine:

woke up normal time, cooked breakfast, drank some coffee, and remembered i had a race to get to, so finally packed up my things and left. i like that it's close (ish) and starts late, so i can be a little lazy.

breakfast was SOOO long before the race it didn't matter that it was fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, and bacon.
Event warmup:

nothing...huddled up inside the Y staying warm chatting with other racers while i watched the first hour worth of swimmers take off.
Swim
  • 06m 30s
  • 300 meters
  • 02m 10s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

Train more? Eh, who cares.
Transition 1
  • 01m 23s
Comments:

I was at the entrance to transition, so I had a nice long mud run to the bike out. I was the only person in my area that was in any kind of rush, and I didn't even move that fast. Almost forgot to put on my SHOES. Who does that?
What would you do differently?:

Nothing!
Bike
  • 38m 2s
  • 10 miles
  • 15.78 mile/hr
Comments:

It was 50 degrees and only 10 miles so it was hard to decide if I needed more clothes. I opted for "it's only 10 miles, suck it up!" Which was not the GREATEST choice. My fingers were too frozen to handle my water bottles, my stomach was ON FIRE with the cold wind on my wet tri top. Other than that, considering I haven't ridden in MONTHS, it was a wonderful little saturday country ride!
What would you do differently?:

PUT ON A LONG SLEEVE SHIRT!!!
Transition 2
  • 02m 46s
Comments:

I forgot about brick-legs. I could BARELY MOVE in transition.
Run
  • 31m 34s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

First mile was pretty painful, guessing due to the bike legs. But the rest of the run was fantastic. Running is all I've been doing for months, and it's paying off in how damn COMFORTABLE I feel out there. A group of kids in an apartment complex were cheering for us, that was cute.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing!
Post race
Warm down:

FIND SWEATPANTS. FIND SWEATSHIRT. TAKE OFF WET COLD TRI CLOTHES. EAT BARBECUE.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

bike bike bike bike

Event comments:

I'm saying "not organized" and "not enough volunteers" because before the race everything was chaos. I couldn't find packet pickup. They didn't have women's fit shirts. I couldn't find body marking and timing chips. Usually setup has these great huge flags so you can find things. The barbecue was AWESOME. And the people I met were great.




Last updated: 2013-02-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:30 | 300 meters | 02m 10s / 100meters
Age Group: 9/22
Overall: 77/172
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Pool Swim!
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:23
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:38:02 | 10 miles | 15.78 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/22
Overall: 81/172
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong
Course: kind of like a P-shape, with some rollers. road was great and i was alone out there a lot.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:46
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:31:34 | 03.11 miles | 10m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/22
Overall: 113/172
Performance: Good
Course: Zigging and zagging through residential area near the Y.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2013-04-12 7:52 AM

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2013-04-12 8:19 AM
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Champion
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Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon

NICE!  You are so much more badass than I am.  Almost riding without shoes?  And NOT putting on extra clothes in T1?  Nope, I would have bundled up in a parka if I could have. 

Awesome that you got BBQ at the end of the race, that's worth the price of admission right there! 

2013-04-12 8:48 AM
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Looks  like you had fun, which is awesome!!! 
2013-04-12 8:50 AM
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Awesome Job!!  Congrats!

2013-04-13 12:57 PM
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Melon Presser
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CONGRATS! Top half? That's awesome.

And the eat barbecue part.

2013-04-13 3:08 PM
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Way to go Marilyn.  The pre-race food, fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, and bacon; and the post-race food, barbecue, were the highlights of the report for me, but they should have had ham.


2013-04-13 5:39 PM
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Royal(PITA)
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Awesome race!  Puling it off when that cold is pretty impressive too.
2013-04-15 12:04 PM
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Master
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Very awesome.. great work. good ole bike to run legs are always fun.
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