Toronto Waterfront Triathlon - Give-It-A-Tri - TriathlonMini Sprint


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
HSBC Triathlon Series
28C / 82F
Sunny
Total Time = 55h 49m
Overall Rank = 201/280
Age Group = GF20-24
Age Group Rank = 25/27
Pre-race routine:

Got up early, ate cereal for breakfast and then an hour before had a banana.
Event warmup:

went into water, swam a few strokes
Swim
  • 11h 49m
  • 400 meters
  • 2h 57m 15s / 100 meters
Comments:

- make it out of the water and wasn't last one, which was goal so overall good swim.

What would you do differently?:

- next time maybe get to the front more so that i can actually do freestyle for majority and not worry about ppl kicking me
Transition 1
  • 02m 17s
Comments:

- thought i went pretty fast, quickly cleaned feet off and put shoes on
Bike
  • 25h 57m
  • 10 kms
  • 0.39 km/hr
Comments:

- need a better bike, used a 10 year old city/mountain bike and could not go fast enough, everyone was speeding past me, lost a lot of time here
Transition 2
  • 01m 11s
Comments:

- was dreading the run at this point
What would you do differently?:

- run when putting hat on
Run
  • 14h 36m
  • 2.5 kms
  • 5h 50m 24s  min/km
Comments:

- could have pushed myself to go faster
- had two lower abdominal cramps
What would you do differently?:

- push myself to run faster
Post race
Warm down:

- drank lots of water and breathed

What limited your ability to perform faster:

- my old bike and not pushing myself harder in the run

Event comments:

- was my first race and really enjoyed myself, i look forward to doing more




Last updated: 2009-06-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
11:49:00 | 400 meters | 2h 57m 15s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/27
Overall: 182/280
Performance: Good
Suit: no
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 20C / 68F Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:17
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
25:57:00 | 10 kms | 0.39 km/hr
Age Group: 0/27
Overall: 230/280
Performance:
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:11
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
14:36:00 | 02.5 kms | 5h 50m 24s  min/km
Age Group: 0/27
Overall: 156/280
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Below average 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