Sudbury Spring Sprint - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Sudbury, Massachusetts
United States
FIRM Racing
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 56m 5s
Overall Rank = 203/453
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 5/28
Pre-race routine:

I had to compromise my usual breakfast routine a bit and have peanut butter crackers (the kind you get at gas stations!) as my breakfast. I stayed at a hotel with Ben and we didn't want to go driving around looking for a grocery store. All's well that ends well?
Ben and I scrambled to the race in the morning and arrived about an hour early (7:10AM). My stomach had been bothering me a lot - I thought it was nerves ('turns out it was probably my gall bladder after all). I soothed myself by taking a hot shower (which didn't drain so poor Ben never got a shower) and listening to the Decemberists on my iPod while I got ready in the hotel. I made up for my lack of caffeinated gel or beans with coffee that I watered down in the sink to cool down so I could gulp it. I'm sure this didn't help the IBS situation one bit.
Event warmup:

I ran in and out of the transition area, rolled my socks up and put them in my bike shoes and finally practiced some flip-turns and acclimated to the water temp in a nearby dive pool. Because the swim had 15-second staggered starts, I didn't begin the race until 8:45. Ben began at about 10:00 and so we were able to watch each other race! - Very cool.
Swim
  • 07m 21s
  • 400 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was happy in the water but my flip turns were clumsy and I often bumped the lane lines (ouch!)
What would you do differently?:

Swim more before an event.
Transition 1
  • 01m 22s
Comments:

I didn't practice transitions this year. Too cocky!
What would you do differently?:

Practice, Practice, Practice!
Bike
  • 25m 11s
  • 7 miles
  • 16.68 mile/hr
Comments:

I was happy on the bike - all that time in the trainer over winter seems to have paid off!!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I tried my hardest.
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

I need to work on this, but Ben was there cheering me on so I ran with a bit more fervor than usual. I am totally guessing at transition time and pulling this amount of time from my officially reported run time. I almost dismounted too early.
Run
  • 21m 9s
  • 2.3 miles
  • 09m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

I wish I could run faster.
What would you do differently?:

Lose weight. Workin' on it.
Post race
Warm down:

I stretched a bit and then watched Ben go.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing - I had a blast. My training has been hampered A LOT but I was fit and healthy for race day.

Event comments:

People left very early rather than waiting additional hours for others to finish. I understand why - it was Mother's Day after all. People are busy. I thought this took away from the race some.




Last updated: 2011-01-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:21 | 400 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 11/28
Overall: 174/453
Performance: Good
I'd been tiring easily lately in the pool so I wasn't as ready for this as I'd like to have been. I passed one person - yay :)
Suit: Louis Garneau Tri Suit - Zexy!
Course: Up and down 8 lane pool.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:22
Performance:
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:25:11 | 07 miles | 16.68 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/28
Overall: 137/453
Performance: Good
Official times do not consider transition time, but this was the time left on my bike computer. I used that and the official time to decipher my T1 time.
Wind: Some
Course: AWESOME. I love this course. Hit 29 pretty easily. Felt fast the whole time. No hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:21:09 | 02.3 miles | 09m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/28
Overall: 249/453
Performance: Good
I mimicked the running of a gazelle like individual running ahead of me. This worked for about 2 miles. I took water if she took water, I bopped up and down at her rate. I pretended I was not an Athena ;)
Course: Flat, fast.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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