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Black Canyon Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Montrose, Colorado
United States
City of Montrose
72F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 46m 36s
Overall Rank = 102/140
Age Group = M30-39
Age Group Rank = 25/25
Pre-race routine:

Luckily I woke up because I set the alarm for 5:30 and went back to sleep thinking I had a wake up call at 6. Didn't get the call but woke up at 6:10. Ate some pop tarts (okay but need a better breakfast), checked out and went to the race site. The hotel was bad with paper thin walls, late checkout (7am) and no wake up call. If I do it again next year I will just from GJ to site early in the morning


Event warmup:

Jogged a little and then swam in the practice area and stayed in the pool since it was warmer than the pool area.
Swim
  • 17m 38s
  • 547 yards
  • 03m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

Since at best I've been swimming once a week it was an okay swim and I was able to pace myself and freestyle the whole way. Was lapped 3 times by the lady swimming in my lane
What would you do differently?:

Learn to swim decently
Transition 1
  • 02m 10s
Comments:

Had a little trouble with the socks and put on a long sleeve shirt need to work on the bike mount
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 54m 38s
  • 15.53 miles
  • 17.06 mile/hr
Comments:

I managed a decent speed even though I hadn't biked in a month but it may have hurt on the run. I couldn't ride or drive the course before hand so I missed one badly marked turn(the painting on the street was good but they blocked the entire turn off with cones instead of a cornering turn with cones). Also at the pre-race meeting they said one of the streets was like the cobblestones of Paris and they were right with the chip and seal road that was horrible that lasted for like 3 miles.
What would you do differently?:

Ride the course first
Transition 2
  • 00m 58s
Comments:

Okay transition. Nearly fell dismounting when I hit a soft spot when braking
What would you do differently?:

Learn the feet on pedal thing
Run
  • 31m 11s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Also should have walked this course before because I didn't know it had about a 200 foot climb in the middle and walked up it so I was a little disappointed in my time
What would you do differently?:

Walk the course first and train more on the bike
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, drank some water and talked with the other people

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not training for this race since I didn't really swim or bike before this event

Event comments:

There were some turns on the course that were poorly marked and they needed somebody to direct traffic since I had to turn left in front of a truck




Last updated: 2006-10-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:38 | 547 yards | 03m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 0/140
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Pool swim. Really nice since they only had two people per lane so I didn't slow anybody down
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:10
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:54:38 | 15.53 miles | 17.06 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 0/140
Performance: Below average
Wind:
Course: 15 mile course around town with one big hill going up and one curvy one coming down
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:58
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:31:11 | 03.11 miles | 10m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 0/140
Performance: Average
Course: Loop in the back of the aquatic center with a decent switchback climb in the middle
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? No
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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