CB&I Tri - The Woodlands - TriathlonSprint


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Woodlands, Texas
United States
The Woodlands Township Parks and Recreation Department
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 18m 16s
Overall Rank = 122/872
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 20/87
Event warmup:

Rode the bike from the house to North Shore Park on race morning. That gives about a 25-minute warm-up ride. Kind of nice to have a coned-off lane to ride in! In past years, we've been able to get in the water race day morning. Unfortunately that option was not available this year.
Swim
  • 10m 15s
  • 547 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Okay swim for me. I was unsure about wearing the wet suit, but decided to go with it at the last minute. I'd guess it took about 2:00 off my swim time. No wet suit strippers, but the improved swim time more than made up for it. I'd say this was probably my best swim yet for sighting and swimming in a semi-straight line.
What would you do differently?:

Start a little closer to the front of the pack. From force of habit, I'm still starting in the very back on these swims, which doesn't do anyone any good.
Transition 1
  • 02m 17s
Comments:

Smooth transition. Wet suit just added a couple seconds. Decided to bike & run with no shirt, which was a first for me.
Bike
  • 40m 55s
  • 15 miles
  • 22.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Nice ride. My goal was to average 22, so I'm happy with this (for now). Felt good about the speed, since I have not done any speed or interval work. Last year, I didn't carry a bottle. This year I used the aero bottle and was glad I did.
What would you do differently?:

Go hard early!
Transition 2
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

Smooth transition. Don't think I could be too much quicker.
Run
  • 23m 16s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run for a slow fat man!
What would you do differently?:

Compared to my average pace, I lost about 30-seconds in the first half mile. Probably should have tried to push a little more early on.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around with the wife for about an hour, cheering on the later wave finishers. Ended up riding the bike home for a nice end of the morning.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

No speed work is a definate limiter. With I little speed work, I should be able to get down under 1:15.

Event comments:

I think this is one of the best sprint-distance races in the Houston area. It's a bigger race than most, but it's very well run and the course can accomodate a lot of people. You don't notice the crowds at all.

This race usually starts cool, but warms up as the morning progresses, so earlier waves have a definate advantage.

This was the first tri I did, back in 2008. For my age group, I came in 64 out of 71. Now, I'm at 20 out of 100. I feel pretty good about the improvement.




Last updated: 2011-01-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:15 | 547 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 30/87
Overall: 228/872
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Full
Course: Rectanglar course in Lake Woodlands. Water "murky", with only a couple feet of visability. Calm with no winds. Temperatures were right under the wet-suit cuttoff. Lot's of big bouys to mark the counter-clockwise swim course.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:17
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:40:55 | 15 miles | 22.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/87
Overall: 107/872
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Flat, fast course around a portion of The Woodlands. Protected (coned) lane the entire route. Dry pavement and minimal wind.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:32
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:23:16 | 03.11 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 20/87
Overall: 138/872
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back course with a loop around the East Shore subdivision. One small hill over the bridge, lots of aid stations, but no shade.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5