Luray Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Luray, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 47m 40s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 60-64
Age Group Rank = 2/9
Pre-race routine:

Peanut butter on bread for breakfast. 2 hour drive to race site.
Event warmup:

Quick swim warm-up. Really lucked out on the weather. Prediction was for rain and thunderstorms, but sky cleared for awhile, and rain held off. After my race was over, the sun came out. Lucky timing.
Swim
  • 15m 17s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

I guess the rain cooled off the water, as few expected it to be wetsuit legal. I wore mine, and was 4 minutes faster than 2 weeks ago at Culpeper. First time in my life I had the fastest swim leg in my age group.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to breathe on both sides, so someone swimming next to me won't be splashing water in my face with every breath.
Transition 1
  • 02m 58s
Comments:

Stripping the wetsuit took a few extra seconds, and I took time to wipe the grass off my feet before putting on socks.
Bike
  • 59m 51s
  • 17 miles
  • 17.04 mile/hr
Comments:

I may have pushed too hard on the bike, causing my run to suffer. So I was disappointed to see my bike leg was fourth in my AG; though only 1:45 between me and first.
Transition 2
  • 01m 11s
Comments:

My T2 time was first in AG, but then my run suffered. Maybe I ran too fast through T2?
Run
  • 28m 25s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

After having to walk at Culpeper Sprint 2 weeks ago, I really wanted to run the whole course. Going out was mostly downhill, so that went fine. But coming back after running the first 2-3 hills, I gave in and walked the steepest portions of the remaining hills. Felt bad about that. When I heard the crowd at the finish line, I told myself to run the rest, until I saw yet one more hill and walked. A guy patted me on the back and said "come on, show them what you've got!" That extra motivation got me back to running and I finished. Thank you, stranger. Even though I walked, my run leg was second in my AG. However, if I had run 1:01 faster, i would have won AG. But second isn't bad.
What would you do differently?:

Work on strength for running hills off the bike.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills.

Event comments:

Lucky weather, good organization, pretty course and venue, nice t-shirt. Skimpy food, lots of award categories, nice awards. Be ready for hills.




Last updated: 2011-08-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:17 | 820 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: full wetsuit
Course: Triangle
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:58
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:59:51 | 17 miles | 17.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/9
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Lollipop course. Mostly rolling, a few steep hills. Worst is 1/2 mile from the finish: first gear, standing up to climb, but a lot of spectators cheering at the summit. Mostly dry roads, despite all the rain, a few puddles. A lot of rough patches, that caused people to bunch up trying to stay on the smooth parts.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:11
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:28:25 | 03.11 miles | 09m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back on rolling hills. Mostly downhill going out, and uphill coming back.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4