TriDeltaThon - Triathlon


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Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
Race Day Events
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 53m 18s
Overall Rank = 69/269
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 7/21
Pre-race routine:

Show up and get checked in...listen to ipod...get trans set up. Drank some water...drank muscle fuel...had 4 catalyst and a pack of sport beans.
Event warmup:

Not near enough...running late so only got to jog about 100 yards...my legs were wishing i had done more by the middle of the run.
Swim
  • 07m 41s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

felt pretty good with swim...i only got passed once so that was good...some idiot was cramping right in front of me but to fast for me to pass and he cut me off getting out of the water which made me mad cause he took his own sweet time.
What would you do differently?:

work on breathing more...i couldn't calm down for the first 100 meters so that threw my breathing off some. my kick was weeker than it should have been but i was nervous about using legs too much. didn't cramp at all.
Transition 1
  • 02m
Comments:

Forgot to freaking shift to low gear before i set up bike so it took forever to get on and get going...missed clip like 3-4 times
What would you do differently?:

Shift down on bike...
Bike
  • 18m 13s
  • 6 miles
  • 19.76 mile/hr
Comments:

decent bike ride...pretty quick out and back.
What would you do differently?:

hydrate more and start in lower gear.
Transition 2
  • 02m
Comments:

good transition...feeling a little off balance so i had to sit down to put on shoes...not bad though
What would you do differently?:

bring race bib so i dont have to screw with using HRM as strap :-/
Run
  • 23m 24s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 48s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

walked it out about 100 yards and drank a lot of water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of focus and prep...didn't care much since it's first race and just getting feet wet for season...

Event comments:

Probably should have expected poor organization since put on by a bunch of sorority girls...I had one girl telling me i was half way on the run less than one mile into it...i told her she was wrong and she tried to argue with me...then my friend ran an extra minute because one of the girls told him to go the wrong way. Come on TRI Delts! They were cute though...i'll give them that.




Last updated: 2006-04-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:41 | 437 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/269
Performance: Good
Suit: just tri shorts
Course: pool swim...nice and comfortable and supprisingy not too crowdes
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:18:13 | 06 miles | 19.76 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/269
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: fairly hilly but pretty quick for first half. Too many turns...i felt like i was slowing down every minute to turn which was anoying.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 120
Turns: Bad Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:23:24 | 03 miles | 07m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/269
Performance: Average
about 162 avg hr.
Course: HILLS from HELL
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3