Elkhart Lake Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
United States
Elkhart Lake Multisports
55F / 13C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 20m 10s
Overall Rank = 56/168
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 4/6
Pre-race routine:

Nothing special - just made sure everything was in order for my first tri.
Event warmup:

Tried to stay warm, jumped around a bit...a little stretching.
Swim
  • 09m 6s
  • 437 yards
  • 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

Need to improve the lungs/endurance.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 50m 28s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 14.78 mile/hr
Comments:

Good run, could have pushed myself more...wasn't sure how my legs would hold up in the run if I pushed harder.
What would you do differently?:

Pushed myself a bit harder.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 20m 36s
  • 2.49 miles
  • 08m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run, legs died at the end. Could have pushed harder throughout the run.
What would you do differently?:

Could have pushed a little harder during the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Had two bottles of Gatorade Orange, a banana and a bagel.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not knowing how fast to pace myself since it was my first triathlon.

Event comments:

Very good race for my first :)!




Last updated: 2006-06-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:06 | 437 yards | 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 109/168
Performance: Bad
Suit: Full-body Wetsuit
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:50:28 | 12.43 miles | 14.78 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 59/168
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:20:36 | 02.49 miles | 08m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 39/168
Performance: Average
Course:
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4