Tri the Parks Triathlon - Mistletoe State Park - TriathlonSprint


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Appling, Georgia
United States
Blue Sky Sports
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 20m 19s
Overall Rank = 80/290
Age Group = Males 25-29
Age Group Rank = 9/16
Pre-race routine:

Ate some oatmeal 2 hours before the race with raisins and chocolate chips. Drank some Fast Twitch 45 minutes before race start.
Event warmup:

Some light stretching, and about 200m warm-up swim. The water was something like 88 degrees. Blah.
Swim
  • 13m 23s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

For some reason I kept taking really wide turns, and often found myself swimming alone instead of drafting how I should have been.

The time included about a 1/4 mile run to the transition area.
Transition 1
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

Didn't put socks on in T1 this time.

Although I messed around for a while trying to get a gel in my pocket (stupid--just tape it to the bike next time). And getting my garmin on my wrist.
What would you do differently?:

Tape gel to bike.

Put garmin on bike and just put it on my wrist while riding.
Bike
  • 39m 10s
  • 11.8 miles
  • 18.08 mile/hr
Comments:

Not too many people passed me. But I guess most of the people in my age group I was trying to beat were just already ahead of me and a lot faster on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Train more on the bike. I'm doing a hard hilly ride (~1500ft elevation gain) of 15 miles with Finch on Saturday.
Transition 2
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

Socks were rolled this time. The transition line was very far away from the actual transition area so I think my time would've been better.
Run
  • 24m 25s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

This run team is a direct correlation to how little I have been running. I sprinted the last 1/4 mile against a 30 year old. He kept about two feet ahead of me the whole way. I really wanted to pass him but my left hamstring cramped pretty bad towards the end.
What would you do differently?:

I'm thinking about starting a half mary plan for the Rock N Roll half in Savannah in November and using that as my running training for my tris for the rest of the season.
Post race
Warm down:

Found some shade. Stretched my hamstrings. Sweated my butt off!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training. Plain and simple.

Event comments:

The transition area lines were really far.




Last updated: 2011-07-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:23 | 656 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/16
Overall: 0/290
Performance: Average
Suit: none
Course: It was a point to point course. First time I did this.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 88F / 31C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:32
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:10 | 11.8 miles | 18.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/16
Overall: 0/290
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: It was a Y shaped course. First time for this again. Wasn't too confusing.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:24:25 | 03.1 miles | 07m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/16
Overall: 0/290
Performance: Below average
Course: Trail mixed with road and a bit of rubberized track!?!?! This was a hot and hilly course. Saw a 20 year old puking on one part of it. I was proud I ran up the worst hill (it was really really steep, about 1/16th to 1/8th of a mile long).
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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] 3