Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Cornelius, North Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 34m 49s
Overall Rank = 113/365
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 25/66
Pre-race routine:

Nearly the same as every year, get up eat, and get out the door. Differences this year, than in past 1) no coffee, since I am off of coffee, 2) no cinnamon bagels, just toast, and 3) a nervous stomach empting out.
Event warmup:

Ran for 10 to 20mins with a few friends...
Swim
  • 15m 58s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 57s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started in deep water about middle of pack, swam with the pack most of the way to the first turn buoy. Got caught up in some traffic at different points in the swim but over all a good swim.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster,...
Transition 1
  • 02m 9s
Comments:

Exiting was good, only issue was put on glasses and they immediately fogged up. I left them in transition rather than fool with them on the bike. In the future, I must forgo my prescription glasses altogether on shorter races.
What would you do differently?:

Dumb the glasses.
Bike
  • 50m 57s
  • 17 miles
  • 20.02 mile/hr
Comments:

Good ride till the end, dismount was the issue. Avg Pwr was 209, Nml Pwr was 222... NML pwr was right on target.

Riding with little to no taper, I think there was more there, but I was just tired and had a hard time digging for the next gear.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on pacing/shifting/climbing hills and generally hurting.
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Whew, that was a BAD T2. Entrance to bike is down a hill, right turn, and then dismount. I carried too much speed down the hill, and as I pulled the right leg off, over the seat and down, I went down hard. The more I think about it, the more I realize I don't know what went wrong. Could have been I locked up the front brake, the left foot did not unclip, just not sure. Either way, I wound up down at the dismount line on top of my bike. It would not roll, so I threw it over my shoulder and ran it into T2.
What would you do differently?:

Not wreck at dismount line! I practices only one dismount on Thursday night. I need to practice more. I also need to practice pulling my feet out of my shoes... then I would not have gone down on top of the bike.
Run
  • 24m 30s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

I needed to find that extra gear earlier, I gave up too many positions on the run. I think the dismount wreck had me frazzled a bit for the first mile, then in the second and third mile was pushing it. Based on computer I negative split each mile, but could have dug deeper earlier
What would you do differently?:

Dig Deeper
Post race
Warm down:

Ran another 5k with wife and Keith

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mental

Event comments:

Always a fun sprint to jump into....




Last updated: 2012-08-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:58 | 820 yards | 01m 57s / 100yards
Age Group: 25/66
Overall: 140/365
Performance: Good
Suit: N/A
Course: Rectangle
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:09
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:50:57 | 17 miles | 20.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 27/66
Overall: 103/365
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Pretty straight forward, but first time with the new return segment, was a bit unsure of final turns.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 86
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:24:30 | 03.11 miles | 07m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 42/66
Overall: 173/365
Performance: Average
Course: Winding thru a subdividion and back..
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4