Couples Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Austin, Texas
United States
Jack and Adam's Bicylces
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 45m 51s
Overall Rank = 529/706
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 31/44
Pre-race routine:

Got up and dressed. Coffee. Left sister's house at 5:30 am and arrived at race site a little after 6 am. Ate PB&J sandwich and set up bike and stuff in transition area by 7 am.
Event warmup:

Not much...walked down to the water and swam a little bit...water was quite warm. Noticed that the boat ramp that we are starting from was very slippery and there was alot of hydrilla...
Swim
  • 25m 46s
  • 800 meters
  • 03m 13s / 100 meters
Comments:

swim was crappy. First 200 meters seemed ok, then past the first bouy, had goggle issues (kept leaking in the right eye), which led to contact issue--for which had to call out for a kayaker, but by the time the kayaker got to me i fixed my contact. So, from that point on, just really couldn't find my groove. My goggles still kept giving me issues.
What would you do differently?:

I would try to get some more ows time in.
Transition 1
  • 03m 41s
Comments:

There was quite a bit of distance from swim exit to T1. Most of it was uphill and in grass that had just been cut. Had to walk part of it.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really.
Bike
  • 40m 23s
  • 11.2 miles
  • 16.64 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike is my favorite. For the first mile concentrated on getting down fluids and a carb boom. Then it was time to shake and bake. The last two hills were tough, but sat and biked thru it.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

Not much to say.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really.
Run
  • 34m 39s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 11m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Run was tough...wasn't prepared for the heat and humidity. Didn't like running this course.
What would you do differently?:

Bring fuel belt and my own water. There was very little water support on the course.
Post race
Warm down:

Water!! Ice cream and cookies!! On the drive home stopped for bbq to go and chowed it down at the casa and chased it with two beers....oh yeah...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Didn't hydrate enough...had major issues on the swim--didn't really get a chance to do much ows prior to race.

Event comments:

Overall a pretty good race. Am a little freaked out about it because I signed up for the Longhorn Olympic, and it is the same course, but twice the distance....The swim took alot out of me and so did the run...Hopefully I can make it work in a little over two months.




Last updated: 2007-05-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:46 | 800 meters | 03m 13s / 100meters
Age Group: 40/44
Overall: 44/706
Performance: Below average
Suit: tri top and bike shorts
Course: a strange looking triangle.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:41
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:40:23 | 11.2 miles | 16.64 mile/hr
Age Group: 22/44
Overall: 44/706
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Rolling hills, with two large hills at the very end. A few sections had some rough spots...
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:21
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:34:39 | 03.1 miles | 11m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 31/44
Overall: 44/706
Performance: Average
Course: Some hills, on grass. Muddy spots. Very hot and humid.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4