Backdoor Tavern Memorial Day Tri - TriathlonSprint


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New Brighton, Pennsylvania
United States
New Brighton Rec Commission
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 32m
Overall Rank = 45/53
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 3/5
Swim
  • 10m 58s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

I think I was a little freaked out or reacting to adrenalin because I was having a lot of trouble breathing easily--I thought I was starting out at a relaxed pace (as I practiced SO many time in the pool), but at 75 yards I couldn't be relaxed and sort of freaked out and then ended up doing breast stroke after I recovered with the back stroke. UGH! I was really disappointed in my swim.
What would you do differently?:

I clearly need to work on relaxing and breathing with the adrenalin as opposed to against it!! But, as my husband pointed out, even my bad time was probably only at most 1 1/2 minutes slower than if I had been relaxed and swimming my expected 500/10:20. Crazy thing the swim.
Transition 1
  • 02m 41s
Comments:

I didn't think my t-1 was that slow (compared to my first triathlon) but I did stop to drink some fitness water before I got on my bike. But hey, at least I remembered to put my bike shorts on BEFORE my shoes this time!
What would you do differently?:

Make sure shoes tied more carefully (I don't have bike shoes yet) and maybe focus more on moving more quickly.
Bike
  • 45m 59s
  • 11 miles
  • 14.35 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a really hard ride for me, but I felt really pretty good about it. The hills were pretty challenging and it was pretty hot out as well. I had a few little set backs along the way--my shoe laces got stuck in my gear right away at the outset and one other time, but I managed to only have to stop to untangle the first time. I had two bad gear changes which required me to stop--both times on a steep hill, once on a really steep hill so that made it hard to get going up the hill again, but I did anyway. The second time my chain came off on the VERY last hill (so disappointing), but I was pretty quick about fixing it. Overall I felt really good about the pace I kept on those hills.
What would you do differently?:

I think in addition to getting bike shoe/pedals, I just need to concentrate a bit more on the gear shifts. I was doing a lot of shifting (up and down those steep hills) and it was the two times I was thinking, 'hey, I've got a little bit of steam to get up this hill' and shifting focus from the riding the hill to something else that I had problems.
Transition 2
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

I didn't think I was moving so slowly...but I clearly could have been a bit faster--I think I forgot to take off my gloves and had to go back to leave them by the bike.
What would you do differently?:

quicker?
Run
  • 30m 48s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

I was very hot and tired from the bike. I was looking forward to the run, tried to start off a little easy to recover a bit, which was helped but the first part of the course which was downhill. Had a few up hills, then flat, but then a pretty big hill at the end. It was quite hot at that time (85F) and I was feeling a little wiped. I was a bit disappointed with my time, but given the bike, I was happy that I didn't have to walk the last part (I saw lots of people walking, and at times I was running almost as slow as a walk!). I felt like I pushed as much as I could; I didn't feel like I had much left at the end.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure. I think I just need more endurance training--more bricks. I hardly did any bricks the last few weeks before the race, partly because I had so little training time during the last couple of weeks of school.
Post race
Warm down:

walking stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I had a terrible night's sleep the night before plus a sore throat which might have contributed a little bit to my lethargy? Always an excuse!

Event comments:

I think it was just right because it was very much a challenge, but I could still finish!




Last updated: 2007-05-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:58 | 440 yards | 02m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/5
Overall: 0/53
Performance: Bad
Suit: yes
Course: pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:41
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:45:59 | 11 miles | 14.35 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/5
Overall: 0/53
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: Very hilly--steady climb with some downhill along the way for the first 7 miles. Three miles down hill, last mile and some uphill--
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:34
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:30:48 | 03.1 miles | 09m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/5
Overall: 0/53
Performance: Below average
Course: A couple of big hills at the end, hot, mostly flatish
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
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? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]