El Dorado Lake Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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El Dorado, Kansas
United States
Oz Endurance LLC.
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 12m 15s
Overall Rank = 4/101
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:30 and at the lake at 6. Got transition set up and just wandered around a bit. It was weird to have a 8 o'clock start time with the Olympic going off at 7. But 30 min b4 the race I got suited up and pulled on the speedsuit for my first open water race of the year
Event warmup:

Ran about a mile then climbed in the water for a few min of easy strokes
Swim
  • 10m 59s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 20s / 100 yards
Comments:

Great swim for my overall lack of swim fitness. Rocked the start with a quick lead through the first few bouys then I we slowly passed by the eventual race winner. I hoppe on his heels for a while then he began to gap me. At about the same time the overall #2 guy pulled even with me but he veered off a few times and I beat him back to the beach.
What would you do differently?:

Practice swimming
Transition 1
  • 00m 30s
Comments:

Transition started when we entered the transition area instead of out of the water. From the beach We ran up a path 100 yard or so to t1 was passed on the run because I was so gassed from the swim
What would you do differently?:

Run faster to transition
Bike
  • 36m 31s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 20.42 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode pretty well was 2nd out of transition but was quickly passed due to messing with my shoes. Got aero and made a few passes on people in the Olympic. Made the pass back into second and stayed there. Played leapfrog with a guy in the longer race and he prob helped push me along a bit.
What would you do differently?:

Just need to keep training an spending time in the saddle
Transition 2
  • 00m 29s
Comments:

New shoes are zoot owvas and it was my first sock less race so seemed faster
What would you do differently?:

Practice transitions
Run
  • 23m 41s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Blah
What would you do differently?:

Run a ton faster... But I didn't have any extra gears today
Post race
Warm down:

Spent some with the family and actually won a plaque for winning
My age group. Was bittersweet I a tally was second in my age group the guy that got second overall wasn't counted In the age group awards

Event comments:

Will be back




Last updated: 2011-06-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:59 | 820 yards | 01m 20s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 2/101
Performance: Average
Suit: Zoot speedzoot
Course: 1 lap around a very calm little river spillway. Zero visibility but since I train in afton it was just fine
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:30
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:36:31 | 12.43 miles | 20.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/
Overall: 8/101
Performance: Average
Crappy roads and some strong wind and a few hills made for a challenge
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course:
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Bad Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:29
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:23:41 | 03.11 miles | 07m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/
Overall: 11/101
Performance: Bad
blah crappy ass run... Wildly disappointing. Mudwater is in just 2 weeks and there is no way I'm gonna have any 10k speed by then. I'm gonna get ahold of the race and switch to the sprint
Course: Ran around a campground and on a nice little trail
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
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] 4