TriDeltathon - Triathlon


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Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
Race Day Events
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 45m 32s
Overall Rank = 2/219
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/7
Pre-race routine:

Loaded up the bike, had breakfast and picked up Jenny. I got body marked and set up my transition spot. Spoke to some familiar faces and planned out my race strategy in my head.
Event warmup:

Rode the course then did some running w/ a few pickups to race pace. Otherwise pretty ho-hum. Lined up on the front and listened to the National Anthem.

By the way this is a reverse sprint, so it should be read in reverse as well ;)
Swim
  • 07m 15s
  • 400 meters
  • 01m 49s / 100 meters
Comments:

I come into the water in 4th with everyone still in the pool. I catch 3rd place before we make it to the end of the first lane, but second place has 25m or so in front of me. I turn on "the heat" (or what I've got left) but it's all trivial as he has dug himself into a hole and has to stand up and catch his breath. I pass him and don't let up my pace until I've got almost a full length (50m) between us. By scouting underwater I can see that I'm too far away from 1st place to catch him, so I slow down a bit and just cruise in to the finish line.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, it was a good swim overall.
Transition 1
  • 00m 41s
Comments:

Transition from Run to Bike

I feel smooth right up until I realize I still have my running shoes on! I waste a good handful of seconds scrambling back to take my shoes off.

Not used to backwards transitions...
What would you do differently?:

Not be an idiot.
Bike
  • 17m 22s
  • 6 miles
  • 20.73 mile/hr
Comments:

I hit the bike and quickly get into my shoes. The first lap is pretty unexciting, I pass a couple of the guys in front of me and on the last steep part of the lap I take a moment to get a drink of water. On lap 2 I am behind a fellow on a short descent over train tracks and have to shoot out way wide when he nearly comes to a complete stop to cross... This is why I use my road bike on multi-lap courses. I'm back to transition fairly quick.

My bike split is uninspiring (for me here) but given I haven't done much riding since last October, I'll take it.
What would you do differently?:

Mainly get back in the habit of riding.
Transition 2
  • 01m 1s
Comments:

Bike to Swim Transition

Fastest T2 (besides two relay teams) of the day.

Hopped off the bike and threw off my helmet. Grabbed my goggles and ran to the pool.
What would you do differently?:

Nada here... good transition.
Run
  • 19m 15s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

The horn sounds and we're off. My primary goal was not to try to run with the first group of guys, but to keep them in sight. For the first two miles everything goes perfectly, but as we crawl up some of the steeper sections towards transition I lose sight of some of the faster guys. Not exactly knowing what to expect I decided not to push the pace and race my own race.
What would you do differently?:

Probably push a little harder. I didn't want to blow up first thing, but I had the extra to go harder.
Post race
Warm down:

Sucked Air for a few minutes, got a cold coke and some water and relaxed watching the rest of the finishers, hanging with the Family and Jenny ;)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mostly my more lax amount of riding over the winter.

Event comments:

Race Day Events is always awesome!


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Last updated: 2014-04-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:15 | 400 meters | 01m 49s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/7
Overall: 24/219
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Snake Pool. 50m lanes.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:41
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:17:22 | 06 miles | 20.73 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/7
Overall: 5/219
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Winding around campus. One good stretch to really push, but otherwise a good bit of climbing and turning.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 86
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 01:01
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:19:15 | 03 miles | 06m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/7
Overall: 13/219
Performance: Good
Course: Out around campus, mostly flat with just a couple of leg stretching hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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] 5