Peterborough Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Peterborough, Ontario
Canada
Trisport Canada & Subaru Triathlon Series
36C / 97F
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 22m 53s
Overall Rank = 176/448
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 20/36
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early to make the drive out to Peterborough. Two nights with less than 6 hours of sleep (less than 5 the previous night) made me less than energetic on the drive up.
Event warmup:

Quick little out and back run to get the blood pumping. Watched the start of the Half Ironman race and that really started to wake me up and get me excited about the upcoming race.

I swam about 150m just before the start. Felt fine but the water was really really weedy. I'd get a handfull of weeds with every stroke :) Felt nice and relaxed but HR was elevated. Standing around at the start it was about 120bpm which is about 20 beats higher than normal for a race start.
Swim
  • 17m 21s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 19s / 100 meters
Comments:

The swim was okay. I managed to swim right into one of the bouys. Doh! Sighting was okay but I had to check often because the current kept taking me off course.
What would you do differently?:

I wish I could swim faster but it is what it is. Only two months left in the season so it's not like I can fix anything in that short timeframe. Besides now's not the time to deconstruct my stroke. I'll definitely have to fix this for next season though.
Transition 1
  • 01m 46s
Bike
  • 36m 43s
  • 20 kms
  • 32.68 km/hr
Comments:

Nothing to say about the bike segment. It was okay.
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Run
  • 26m 3s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 13s  min/km
Comments:

The course felt longer than 5K and the last kilometer seemed super long and took us right pass the finish line only to shuttle us back out into the woods for another 500m before crossing the final finish mat! Bah!

Probably the reason why I didn't like the run was because of the elevated HR. It was not easy keeping that pace.
Post race
Warm down:

Warm-down? Hah! It was so hot and humid that it took me over a half an hour to finally stop sweating.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Decent sleep and endurance.

Event comments:

This event had a huge turnout, over 1200 competitors between the Half Ironman, Sprint and duathlons. That made for an exciting atmosphere. The run course ruined the event for me (others had similar comments). Would I do it again? Sure, why not. Any tri is better than no tri.


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Last updated: 2007-07-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:21 | 750 meters | 02m 19s / 100meters
Age Group: 30/36
Overall: 318/448
Performance: Below average
Suit: Nineteen Riptide full sleve
Course: Out and back triangle.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:46
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:36:43 | 20 kms | 32.68 km/hr
Age Group: 13/36
Overall: 101/448
Performance: Good
HR was in Z3 for most of the run. I guess for a sprint race that pretty much right.
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back with rolling hills. Some parts were quite bumpy though. Overall, an okay course but nothing really special that stood out.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:03 | 05 kms | 05m 13s  min/km
Age Group: 23/36
Overall: 212/448
Performance: Average
The entire run was done in Z4 through Z5a.
Course: I didn't like the run course at all. It was all on uneven grass surface with tons of turns. I much prefer running on pavement.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3