Pioneer Sprint Triathlon
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Pioneer Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon
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Swim
Comments: Hectic start lining up along the pool edge in a small area. Good swim results - much improved from winter swim training. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Transition 1
Comments: Added time in T1 to get into top. It's difficult to get a shirt on when wet! What would you do differently?: Wear tri suit with top... Bike
Comments: The ride was hilly which I didn't anticipate and the headwind heading out was a nuisance. My plan was to use HEED for nutrition / hydration on the bike. The late race start and high temperature had my HEED too warm. It was difficult to drink and I didn't drink enough on the bike. Calves started to cramp around mile 12 but I was able to pedal through it. What would you do differently?: Scout the course. Find a way to keep hydration/calories cool. Use aero bottle during race instead of rear bottle cage. Transition 2
Comments: Calves were cramped coming off the bike. Run in with bike was ok. Stayed vertical for shoe change. Rinsed mouth with water bottle in transition. Racked my bike prior to changing Garmin over to watch - risk of forgetting Garmin... What would you do differently?: Work on transfer of Garmin from bike to watch so I don't forget it. Run
Comments: This run was rough. I worked my legs harder on the bike than I wanted to and didn't get HEED down on the bike. It took me 1 mile to work through the calf cramps - which wasn't too bad. The lack of energy after mile 1, as seen in splits, was most difficult. What would you do differently?: Improve nutrition/hydration on the bike. Carry gels on the run just in case. Post race
Warm down: Walked - drank water to rehydrate quickly. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not getting in my HEED for hydration/nutrition/supplement during the bike. I was hoping to finish this race in 1:13:00 so 1:15:16 was not bad. Most of the time was lost on the run - but some of that may have been caused by my increased effort attempting to make my bike split goal. Last updated: 2014-04-29 12:00 AM
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2014-07-30 11:01 AM |
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United States
Abraham Lincoln Triathlon Series
79F / 26C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 41/108
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/11
Race Start was 1 pm. Traveled 90 mins to Petersburg, IL race morning. Arrived at 11 am due to announced road closures for the race. There was a super-sprint that started at noon. Packet pickup and body marking uneventful.
(Turns out there were no road closures - all were open to traffic)
Biked 2 mi, ran .35 on track - Warmups were done too early. I didn't think we'd have access to transition during the first race for warmup.
Swam 125 yds 15 mins before race start - good timing for swim warmup.