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Charles Island Y-Tri - Triathlon


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Milford, Connecticut
United States
Central Connecticut Coast YMCA
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 22m 58s
Overall Rank = 42/134
Age Group = M4044
Age Group Rank = 9/13
Pre-race routine:

Get to venue. Panic when I realized that I actually forgot to sign up for the race. Breathe sigh of relief when reg was still open and I had money.
Event warmup:

None at all.
Swim
  • 17m 36s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m / 100 yards
Comments:

Pretty decent showing, I guess. First saltwater swim of the year, a little chop occasionally interfered with sighting, but I don't think it really affected performance.
What would you do differently?:

Probably nothing. If I'd gotten to the venue a lot earlier, I could have gotten a decent swim warmup, but it probably wouldn't have really affected performance.
Transition 1
  • 00m 58s
Bike
  • 34m 14s
  • 11.5 miles
  • 20.16 mile/hr
Comments:

Biking felt kind of tough, like it was hard to push. Objectively, I thought I was going slow, but I did pass a lot of people without getting passed again. I don't know if I could have done any better given conditions, training, etc.
Transition 2
  • 00m 33s
Run
  • 29m 37s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Nothing much to report. I was surprised at how quickly mile 1 seemed to hit, and I felt lousy at that point, but my pace wasn't that far off.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around a bit, take a slow 2 mile jog with another athlete (Kathleen Scotti), eat and drink some more. Then go out for an additional 3 mi run just because it was such a perfect day.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Run conditioning.

Event comments:

Well-organized, very nice course, great staff, great volunteers, just all-around a great race and one I'll be doing again.




Last updated: 2015-08-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:36 | 880 yards | 02m / 100yards
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/134
Performance: Good
Suit: Vortex full
Course: Triangle CW
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:58
Performance: Average
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
00:34:14 | 11.5 miles | 20.16 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/134
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:33
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:29:37 | 03 miles | 09m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/134
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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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