Pokagon Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Angola, Indiana
United States
KPC Media Group and YMCA of Steuben County
60F / 16C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 28m 19s
Overall Rank = 10/44
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 1/2
Pre-race routine:

Set up transition. Couple of bathroom breaks. Talk with team mates. Stay loose.
Event warmup:

Swim in lake with wetsuit to get used to water temp
Swim
  • 15m 22s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 03s / 100 meters
Comments:

Started off in good rhythm on outside and sited by tracking movement of group to my right. As I neared the buoy and moved towards pack I ran into lots of contact that through off my breathing. After rounding buoy tried to get back into good rhythm and struggled due to poor sighting. Veered off course to left and then overcompensated and hit rope on right.
What would you do differently?:

I think my start was fine, but would have started move towards buoy later as I got closer to keep the good rhythm. On turn back I should have found a better source to help with sighting.
Transition 1
  • 02m 13s
Comments:

I struggled a little bit with my Garmin. Apparently I need to work with it more to figure out how to start it properly in multi sport. It tracked time and distance, but that was it. I fiddled with it a bit in T1, but then gave up. My suit stuck and bottom too getting off.
What would you do differently?:

Do a couple of practice starts with Garmin to make sure it was operating accurately for race mode,
Bike
  • 42m 49s
  • 14.85 miles
  • 20.81 mile/hr
Comments:

I missed the turn around and it cost me 2.45 miles or so and somewhere between 5-7 minutes of time. My bike ranking assumes correct distance at pace i was at.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure anything. There was no volunteer at turn and so that is why I missed it. I guess if I had memorized the bike map before race I might have had a better idea of where it was.
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

I was still pretty heated about missing the turn and so was preoccupied a bit with that during T2, plus my Oakley lens came out of frames when I removed the helmet and so grabbed the lenses and tried to put those back together as I started the run.
What would you do differently?:

Have a second pair of Oakleys in my transition bucket in case lenses come out of frame when taking off helmet.
Run
  • 26m 44s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 21s  min/km
Comments:

I had to walk up a few hills. I was a bit depressed over bike issue and think my run was slower because felt like I was out of race.
What would you do differently?:

Do more nature runs where there are hills to prep for this course
Post race
Warm down:

I didn't do normal post race stretching. I had to leave to do a bike tour, so packed up everything, grabbed some waters and an apple and after a few comments to race director about bike turn issue, headed out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Missing turn on bike and not getting Garmin working accurately.

Event comments:

Not having a volunteer and bike turn around was a big miss by the race. They apologized afterwards and will correct that for next year. Otherwise well organized race. It is the toughest run course I have encountered in triathlons.




Last updated: 2016-05-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:22 | 750 meters | 02m 03s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/2
Overall: 10/44
Performance: Average
Suit: Roka Maverick Pro full
Course: Out and back in Lake James
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 60F / 16C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:13
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:42:49 | 14.85 miles | 20.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/2
Overall: 4/44
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Hilly
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:26:44 | 05 kms | 05m 21s  min/km
Age Group: 1/2
Overall: 12/44
Performance: Below average
Course: Super hilly and a trail run with lots of turns and blind spots. Hard to really get into a good pace, more stop and go running.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4