Sandman Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Virgina Beach Neptune Festival
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 49m 41s
Overall Rank = 248/397
Age Group = W 30-34
Age Group Rank = 9/14
Pre-race routine:

Rode in with my sis. Ate a luna bar and black coffee.
Event warmup:

Not much, just walking down the boardwalk to the swim start.
Swim
  • 26m 15s
  • 1094 yards
  • 02m 24s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was my first ocean swim and probably my last for a while. Getting through the waves and around the first buoy felt pretty harrowing to me. After that I swam okay but couldn't see the second buoy for quite a while. I ended up going too far in and having to swim back out. A couple more bouys would've made a big difference here.
What would you do differently?:

Get some practice swimming in the ocean.
Transition 1
  • 02m 35s
Comments:

I had forgot to reset my watch so I had to do that. Dumb. I didn't bother trying to get most of the sand off my feet and it didn't really bother me.
Bike
  • 50m 19s
  • 14 miles
  • 16.69 mile/hr
Comments:

Official results did not record my bike time separately. Time is from my watch.
This was my fastest sustained average speed on the bike so far. Nice to do a totally flat race.
What would you do differently?:

Build endurance to be able push a little harder for that 50 minutes.
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Besides waiting for the non racers they were letting walk right across the dismount line, I did pretty good.
Run
  • 29m 13s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

I should've been able to do this faster. But my training runs have been terrible lately and I was feeling ill from all the saltwater I swallowed in the swim.
What would you do differently?:

HTFU and push harder.
Post race
Warm down:

walking around feeling queasy.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nonexistent ocean swimming experience.

Event comments:

I did not stay for the after party so it may have been great, but everyone else I was with wanted to leave before it started.
Overall I felt like the event was rather disorganized. I wish there had been signage in the transition area and more buoys in the water. Also all the inconsistent timing was a little annoying.
The weather couldn't have been better though and I enjoyed the course overall.




Last updated: 2012-07-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:15 | 1094 yards | 02m 24s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/14
Overall: 0/397
Performance: Below average
Suit: Tri suit
Course: Beach, around 1st buoy, around 2nd buoy, back to the beach.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:35
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:50:19 | 14 miles | 16.69 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 0/397
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:29:13 | 03.1 miles | 09m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/14
Overall: 0/397
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back on concrete boardwalk crowded with beachgoers
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3