Hawk Island Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lansing, Michigan
United States
South Lansing Community Development
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 01m 31s
Overall Rank = 34/815
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/58
Event warmup:

A short barefoot jog and a quick swim... my swim goggle strap broke.
Swim
  • 09m 17s
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 07s / 100 yards
Comments:

I started in the second wave. This race caters to first timers, so there are all levels of experience in the water. I was surrounded by people doing the breaststroke. I managed to swim away from them, only to get slowed down on the inside of the first buoy.
What would you do differently?:

I thought that I had a much better swim than what the chip time said. The swim has always been my limited, but today I actually felt like I did much better and was competitive.
Transition 1
  • 01m 11s
Comments:

No wetsuit, dropped my goggles and swim cap at the GREYHOUNDS tent, grabbed my bike and I was off!
What would you do differently?:

Nearly perfect T1. I probably could have run a little faster to cut off a few seconds.
Bike
  • 27m 42s
  • 10 miles
  • 21.66 mile/hr
Comments:

The hills were more of a struggle today than almost any other time I've ridden this course. I still did well, but my legs felt it!
What would you do differently?:

Again, I thought I was a bit faster than this, but I felt fast.
Transition 2
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

Another decent T2. I wasted a couple of seconds trying to strap my FR305 on my wrist - I didn't stop running out of T2, but it took some of my focus away from the race. I ditched the strap with some friends as soon as I saw them.
Run
  • 22m 16s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Run went very well. I was faster here than I thought I would be. I figured I'd be pushing the 7:45 pace as I haven't really done any speed work this year. I had a good idea of my pace based on people around me, but my Garmin was in my pocket, so I never looked at it during the run. HR data says that I could have pushed a little harder.
What would you do differently?:

Try a few interval sprints throughout the course, that would have put me ahead of a few people and cut off some time from my OA finish.
Post race
Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

This past week has been brutal. Becky was out of town for 3 days (I was home with my girls for 3 days... Sophia is teething), work has sucked (my last 2 shifts have left me with less than 3 hours of sleep each night) and all of my training thus far has been focused on Racine. Today's race was for fun - so it was very successful!

Event comments:

Took about 2 minutes off from last years OA time.


The 2nd place person in my AG didn't have a run time and was given a 2nd place finish time of 59 minutes (though he swam 10+ min and had a 4 min T1 and a 38 min bike), the 3rd place person was the individual start.

That's some bull crockery right there!

UPDATE (6/14/2010): Good News!!! The chip company that did the timing for Hawk Island recognized a mistake in my AG. Turns out, the person who was in 2nd, did not have a 8 minute 5k. So I did in fact take 3rd place! They were even so kind as to update their Results page.

http://results.active.com/pages/displayNonGru.jsp?orgID=216362&rsID...




Last updated: 2010-01-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:17 | 437 yards | 02m 07s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/58
Overall: 0/815
Performance: Average
My HR upon arriving at my bike in T1 was 167.
Suit: No
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:11
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:27:42 | 10 miles | 21.66 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/58
Overall: 0/815
Performance: Good
Avg HR was 164
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: MT Hope is still crappy!
Road: Rough Wet Cadence: 81
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:08
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:16 | 03.1 miles | 07m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/58
Overall: 0/815
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back, paved course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
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] 3