Sandman Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Virgina Beach Neptune Festival
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 36m 15s
Overall Rank = 220/482
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 22/43
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal + banana
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 22m 26s
  • 1094 yards
  • 02m 03s / 100 yards
Comments:

Worst swim ever. Never swam in the suite (any suite) prior - mistake number 1. The waves were very difficult to navigate and I was extremely uncomefortable.
What would you do differently?:

Practice swimming in decent swells before the race.
Transition 1
  • 02m 29s
Bike
  • 43m 6s
  • 14 miles
  • 19.49 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

Transition entrance was 1 wide...folks were walking in front of us all the way through causing significant delays.
Run
  • 26m 47s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Knee had minimal pain
Post race
Warm down:

stretch

What limited your ability to perform faster:

swim preparation; knee on the run

Event comments:

The choice of wave order seemed odd at first but seemed to work OK. The transition area could have a larger entrance/exit for the bike segment.




Last updated: 2009-09-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:26 | 1094 yards | 02m 03s / 100yards
Age Group: 36/43
Overall: 335/482
Performance: Bad
Suit: Full Ninteen
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: High
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:29
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:43:06 | 14 miles | 19.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 17/43
Overall: 218/482
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:26:47 | 03.1 miles | 08m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 29/43
Overall: 220/482
Performance: Average
Course: Flat
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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