Great Clermont Triathlon Festival - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Clermont, Florida
United States
Sommer Sports
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 06m 44s
Overall Rank = 73/156
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/10
Pre-race routine:

4 AM - bagel w/cream cheese
4-7 - Gatorade


Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 07m 30s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

Went out on the swim to hard. Destroyed my T1 and gave problems to start of bike. However, this was the very first swim to bike transition that I have had. Overall, very impressed with my time in the swim. I thought this would be the worst of the three events and it was my best.
What would you do differently?:

Try to pace a little better and concentrate on better breathing.
Transition 1
  • 03m 32s
Comments:

It was a long run from the water to the bikes. The run through the sand put a hurting on me. I was extremely slow during the transition compared to other times. Need to work on leaving shoes on bike and mounting. Never practiced before. Also need to ditch the socks.
Bike
  • 26m 32s
  • 8 miles
  • 18.09 mile/hr
Comments:

The first half of the bike was an effort to bring my breathing back under control. Had a near miss with a squirrel, watched it bounce off the front wheel.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder.
Transition 2
  • 02m 2s
Comments:

Unclipped to early, about 10 feet from marker. They had two markers, one that stated to slow down and the other was the unclip line. I simply got confused. Need to practice dismounting and leaving shoes on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Work on dismount
Run
  • 27m 10s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

No comments. Just need ot run more.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder.
Post race
Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor transitions. Lost at least one place in Age Group and potentially 7 overall if I could have reduced transitions by 1 minute.

Event comments:

Very good first experience. I am hooked now and have already signed up for my next one.




Last updated: 2012-02-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:30 | 440 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/10
Overall: 36/156
Performance:
Suit: Full
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:32
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:26:32 | 08 miles | 18.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/10
Overall: 10/156
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: 1 moderate hill at the beginning, 1 strong hill at the very end mostly flat everywhere else.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:02
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:10 | 03.1 miles | 08m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/10
Overall: 10/156
Performance:
Course: 1 hard uphill push at the beginning and then smooth sailing. Did not like the fact that you still have 1 KM left after passing the finish shoot. Course loops around it. Many competitors, myself included, were speeding up thinking the end was in sight.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4