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Terramuggus Sprint Triathlon Series - Race #5 - TriathlonSprint

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Marlborough, Connecticut
United States
Pig Iron Sports
80F / 27C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 25m 51s
Overall Rank = 131/145
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 101/108

Pre-race routine:

Drove to Lake T was on a conference call about a conference call that I needed to be on the next day.

Event warmup:

I swam about 100yd to get started and mostly because Stone freaked me out about the 2 inch waves and maybe using the wetsuit. I walked back to the car got the wetsuit and then saw other people putting it on so I did also.

Swim

09m 54s
400 yards
02m 29s / 100 yards

Comments:

This is a total miracle. I had to look at my watch multiple times to be totally sure I was actually out of the water in 7:41. Whoo hooo

What would you do differently?:

Swim Harder. I was freaked out about getting hit continually that I was trying to avoid people instead of just swimming.

Transition 1

00m 13s

Comments:

I was breathing pretty hard when I came out of the water so T1 was like "rest stop 1".

What would you do differently?:

I should have actually practiced once and been 100% if where to put my stuff.

Bike

36m 36s
11 miles
18.03 mile/hr

Comments:

Good easy ride. Half uphill and half downhill (approximately)

What would you do differently?:

I would ride wayyyy harder. I left a whole lot for the run as as we can tell by my logs and

Transition 2

Comments:

Time included in Run- approximately 2 minutes.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing this was probably as good as I could get.

Run

39m 21s
3.2 miles
12m 18s min/mile

Comments:

I sucked here. I did a walk run and I really needed to run a lot more than I did. I'm on the couch to 5k plan and my logs really reveal that I shouldn't have even been this fast. I didn't push it enough on the first half of the run because I was more concerned with finishing than running.

What would you do differently?:

This is an area of immediate improvement for the next tri. If I can work on this split and maintain the others I will be making a huge difference.

Post race

Warm down:

bajapat poured a beer down my back and I hung out for the swag.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My mind. I was so worried about DNF and just beating DFL that I didn't really give myself a chance to go all the way. I will pack a GU in my tri suit for the next one because I was dragging at the end of the run.

Event comments:

This is a great race for a newbie like me. Well controlled and nice course.

Last updated: 2007-08-10 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:09:54 \| 400 yards \| 02m 29s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/108
Overall:	97/145
Performance:	Good
This includes T-1 which was apparently 2:13 as I came out of the water at 7:41
Suit:	wetsuit
Course:	triangle.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Good	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Below average

T1
Time:	00:13
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:	Below average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:36:36 \| 11 miles \| 18.03 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/108
Overall:	74/145
Performance:	Average
I think Mark said this is only 11 miles to I'm averaging 18 or so. I changed it for my benefit.
Wind:	None
Course:
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

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

Running
00:39:21 \| 03.2 miles \| 12m 18s min/mile
Age Group:	0/108
Overall:	142/145
Performance:	Bad
Course:	A little bit hilly. More hill than on the bike.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Below average
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?	No
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4