Capitol City Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Concord, New Hampshire
United States
73F / 23C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 10m 33s
Overall Rank = 6/104
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/13
Pre-race routine:

I wasnt really planning to do this race, but decided to give it a try and signed up a few days before. I was using this more as a workout in prep for AG Nationals. So I went into this race fairly fatigued.

Woke up at 5am, took a quick shower, ate some instant oatmeal, yogurt and a coffee. Headed out around 5:50. Arrived around 6:30. Picked up packet, set up transition area.

This was a non-wetsuit race (Water temp was 79.5).

Ate a banana and a gel before heading over to swim area.
Event warmup:

Quick swim to buoy and back. Water was warm. Wasnt too bad swimming in my one piece tri suit.
Swim
  • 08m 22s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 54s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was in the 2nd wave. Tried to position myself close to the front, but it was hard to get a good spot. Off to a good start, but lots of traffic early on. Already passing a few floaters within first 50 yards from the first wave. It was a very narrow lane to et to first buoy and had to swim around lots of people.

My form wasnt the best in this race, but overall I was happy with my results.
What would you do differently?:

not much. Try to get better position at start.
Transition 1
  • 00m 34s
Comments:

Since I wasnt wearing a wetsuit, it was a quick transition. You had to run up long rocky road to get to mount line which was a little hard in bare feet. Had shoes attached to bike and was able to hop on quickly and get up to speed.
What would you do differently?:

not much.
Bike
  • 40m 16s
  • 14.7 miles
  • 21.90 mile/hr
Comments:

There were 2 speed bumps early on the ride. Water bottle launched off my torpedo mount at the first one. Oh well, looks like I will have to go without hydration. Glad it wasn't super hot. Legs felt stiff early on and never really got into a good rhythm.

I knew 1 person in my AG (Mark) was ahead of me and was able to pass him right before construction area (gravel road). I couldnt remember what the rules were for this area and if we could cross over to the other side of the road. I choose to stay on the right side, but the person in my AG quickly passed me on the other side. Riding on the gravel side really slowed me down.

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What would you do differently?:

Since this was not an "A" race, not much. It would have helped to drive the course before hand and understand rules for construction area.
Transition 2
  • 00m 36s
Comments:

Good Transition for me. Hoped off bike, ran down rocky road to transition area and had helmet off and shoes on quickly. Took a quick swig of HEED bottle I had in transition before heading out. Put race belt on while running.
What would you do differently?:

not much.
Run
  • 20m 47s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 06m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

First half mile was hard. Looked at pace at first mile and saw I was going faster than I thought despite how I felt. I saw Mark from my AG around 50 yards ahead of me and tried to hold on as long as I could. I had to really push hard to stay.

Course had lots of turns and sections thru parking lots. I was really starting to get hot and thirsty. Took a quick swig from first station and duped rest on my back and head.



What would you do differently?:

Run more.
Post race
Warm down:

drank water and Gatorade. Talked with a few friends. Ate an egg burrito and a yogurt. drank more water. hung around for award ceremony. nicely done.

Event comments:

Overall this was a fun race and I will do it again.




Last updated: 2012-08-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:22 | 440 yards | 01m 54s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/13
Overall: 13/104
Performance: Average
Suit: none
Course: Guessing course was longer than 440 yards.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 26C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:40:16 | 14.7 miles | 21.90 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/13
Overall: 5/104
Performance: Average
Avg Power: 246, NP 261, HR: 161
Wind:
Course:
Road: Rough  Cadence: 86
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:36
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:20:47 | 03.1 miles | 06m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/13
Overall: 13/104
Performance: Good
HR: 167 Lap 1: 6:32 Lap 2: 6:52 Lap 3: 6:54
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4