Crystal River Triathlon Series - Sprint #3

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Crystal River Triathlon Series - Sprint #3 - TriathlonSprint


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Crystal River, Florida
United States
DRC Sports
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 14m 23s
Overall Rank = 112/160
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 11/11
Pre-race routine:

Arrived early at 5:45, had no problem picking up my race packet and setting up my transition area. After warming up a thunderstorm rolled in and the race was delayed 1hr and 15 minutes.
Swim
  • 10m 4s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

Tough swim, fought off initial panic. Used mostly backstroke.
What would you do differently?:

Try to remain calm, use backstroke less, and freestyle crawl more.
Transition 1
  • 02m 55s
Comments:

Slow out of the transition area, I had a little trouble clicking in.
What would you do differently?:

Get some tri shoes. The bike shoes took a while to put on.
Bike
  • 30m 51s
  • 10 miles
  • 19.45 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt good on the bike, passed lots of people, particularly on the bridges. Good ride.
What would you do differently?:

Get a cleaner start
Transition 2
  • 01m 57s
Comments:

Several people passed me in this transition.
What would you do differently?:

Try to be quicker.
Run
  • 29m 37s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt slow, some cramping and back pain. Finished fairly strong.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster
Post race
Warm down:

Sat on wall and drank a bottled water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Fear of swim and run conditioning

Event comments:

Good race, I enjoyed it. The late start was not the organizers fault. A thunderstorm caused the delay.




Last updated: 2007-09-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:04 | 440 yards | 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 153/160
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: Out around bouy and back. Pretty shallow I think I could have stood up anywhere.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:55
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:30:51 | 10 miles | 19.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 75/160
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: out and back, went over a small bridge twice.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:57
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:29:37 | 03 miles | 09m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 117/160
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back two water stations.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2007-09-02 8:45 PM
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Subject: RE: Crystal River Triathlon Series - Sprint #3
I was going to do this one, but got lazy, sounds like a nice race!!
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