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Rocketman Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Huntsville, AL
United States
Spring City Triathletes
86F / 30C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 23m 27s
Overall Rank = 107/300
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 3/6

Pre-race routine:

Same as before the HiWaay Sprint,the weekend before.
Woke up at 5am, breakfast was one waffle with PB& honey.
Light stretch and hung from inversion bar to loosen back and get blood flowing.

Event warmup:

Did not warm up as much with run,but b/c this tri was in regular order I ran a quarter mile and swam for 5 minutes to warm up

Swim

18m 19s
800 meters
02m 17s / 100 meters

Comments:

Swim wasn't bad, but wasn't great, second half of swim went better than first half, but still need to improve stroke and speed.

Transition 1

Comments:

Transition went smoothly. Keep shoes in pedals and transition went well. I think would be smoother with road or tri specific shoes. Shoes now are for mtn. biking.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing, for second tri, I felt transition went well.

Bike

42m 58s
13 miles
18.15 mile/hr

Comments:

Bike went well, rode a comfortable race. Still need to train more on bike to maintain speed. Average speed was 18mph. Need to improve on that. Stayed in aero position for most of race.

What would you do differently?:

Train better.

Transition 2

Comments:

T2 went well. Rode with feet on top of shoes, went to jump of bike and left foot slipped b/c shoe slipped out of clips. Nothing serious, but watch out for next time, until I can get better equipment.

Run

22m 11s
3.2 miles
06m 56s min/mile

Comments:

Finished first out of my age group, run went really well. Could have pushed harder at beginning, but overall am pleased.

Post race

Warm down:

Rehydrated and replenished calories.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training

Event comments:

Rocketman was awesome,can't wait to do it again next year! Finished 3rd in my age group, pleasantly surprised with results.

Last updated: 2004-08-09 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:18:19 \| 800 meters \| 02m 17s / 100meters
Age Group:	4/6
Overall:	0/300
Performance:	Average
Suit:	No wet suits allowed
Course:	Half mile swim in the Tennessee river one loop on a triangular course. Current was swift and moving down stream with course direction.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	82F / 28C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	00:00
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
00:42:58 \| 13 miles \| 18.15 mile/hr
Age Group:	3/6
Overall:	0/300
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Little
Course:	Flat and fast, with some rolling hills
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:00
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:22:11 \| 03.2 miles \| 06m 56s min/mile
Age Group:	1/6
Overall:	0/300
Performance:	Good
Course:	Run course used first 1.5 miles of bike.
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