Iron Girl Columbia Women's Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Columbia, Maryland
United States
The Columbia Triathlon Association Inc.
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 34m 43s
Overall Rank = 1143/2100
Age Group = Athena +40
Age Group Rank = 9/14
Pre-race routine:

Parked at a friend's house about 1/2 mile away and walked to the race site. My husband and daughter couldn't come, so this was the best way I could think of to not have to deal with traffic in and out of the park.
Event warmup:

Set up transition area in the pouring rain. Luckily, it stopped raining enough so that the race could go off and the sun came out. It was delayed by about 20 minutes due to lightning/thunder.
Swim
  • 18m 41s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim for me, considering I hadn't been in the water for over a month. Stayed off to the right at the start since I can't handle the washing machine (claustrophobia), but still stayed on course and caught up to 2-3 prior waves by the time I finished.
Transition 1
  • 05m 35s
Comments:

Took longer than anticipated but wanted to make sure I had everything.
Bike
  • 1h 21m 46s
  • 17.5 miles
  • 12.84 mile/hr
Comments:

Really poor bike. Was third to the last wave, so had to pass a lot of ladies. I get nervous passing (especially when roads are open to traffic), so I got stuck behind and wasn't aggressive enough. Walked up two hills, because there were ladies 4 deep trying to climb the hills and swerving all over the road. Just didn't feel safe enough to try to climb up with all the novices (not that I'm an expert). Lost my chain on another hill and it took me forever to get it back on and get going. Very poor bike leg for me.
Transition 2
  • 02m 8s
Run
  • 46m 36s
  • 3.4 miles
  • 13m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran down hills and walked uphill. Heel spur could not take the uphills very well. I ran conservatively and mostly walked since I was worried about the shin splints I had been dealing with the entire week prior to the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Felt a little woozy at the finish. At the race finish, they gave us ice cold towels which helped. Climbed the hill for some food (pbj bagel) and felt better. Packed up and walked back to the car with my bike.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training this summer.

Event comments:

This was my third time completing this race. I love the Iron Girl, but I just really was not prepared for it this year. I was on the fence as to whether or not to even race this year, but my daughter convinced me I should go. I was happy I did it - I just wish I had done the work necessary to finish strong instead of just finishing. Lessons learned.




Last updated: 2010-11-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:41 | 1094 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/14
Overall: 109/2100
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri-suit
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 05:35
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:21:46 | 17.5 miles | 12.84 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 1255/2100
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:08
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:46:36 | 03.4 miles | 13m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 1370/2100
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4