Tinsel Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Hemet, California
United States
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 21m 18s
Overall Rank = 505/721
Age Group = 25-29F
Age Group Rank = 17/35
Pre-race routine:

Not much, got up... drove the 40 minutes to the race, and got checked in and signed up. Tried to decide what I needed to wear for the race (backwards order - run, bike, swim). Ate a banana and an english muffin.
Event warmup:

Found the pool and the start line. Set up my transistion and jogged a bit.
Swim
  • 02m
  • 150 yards
  • 01m 20s / 100 yards
Comments:

No chip timing so I don't really know... Swimming is my strength so 3 laps in a pool was pretty simple. I passed a lot of the people who flew by me on the bike. Pool swimming was pretty chaotic, people hanging on to the lane lines and the edge of the pool.
What would you do differently?:

Wasn't sure what the swim would be like so I left my towel in transistion, should have brought it with me and left it on the deck - It was a cold walk back to the transistion.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

T1 was going from the run to the bike - not too bad. I don't have bike shoes so all I needed to do was put on a windbreaker, gloves, camelback and helmet (which I managed to put on backwards) yes, that was me...

It was about a 2 min. transistion which was way better than the 7 min. it took me at the Encinitas Sprint...
What would you do differently?:

run and bike in the same exact clothes, pay attention to which way my helmet is on...
Bike
  • 45m
  • 12 miles
  • 16.00 mile/hr
Comments:

The bike is my weakness but I was on my new road bike so this time I heard less people yelling "on your left" and actually passed a few people. When my shadow shifted and I realized that I had my helmet on backwards I just had to laugh a bit - I'm sure I'm not the first one in the history of Tri's - but it figures I would do something like that.

Then I was distracted as to wether I could turn my helmet around while biking (I decided that no, I couldn't), and wether I should stop and switch it around (yes I did).
What would you do differently?:

Put the helmet on correctly and practice more...
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

T2 was from bike to swim. Went pretty well, stripped down pretty quick and ran to the pool. Put my cap and goggles on while in transistion. Left towel with my stuff, wish I would have taken it with me...
What would you do differently?:

Take a towel.
Run
  • 26m 40s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was pretty simple. I got a wicked side ache and probably should have walked it off but in a 5K I didn't want to walk, so I pushed through. Probably would have been faster to walk it off then run faster, but oh well.
What would you do differently?:

Eat a better breakfast, figure out how to avoid the side ache...
Post race
Warm down:

Not a lot, walked for a bit...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training, focus

Event comments:

I have to be honest - I didn't love it. The course was pretty boring and the T-shirt and the medal were way lame (not that I race for the goodie bag, but these were some of the worst I've seen in 20+ years of competitive sports).

I'd rather have chip timing and no SWAG or a cheaper race entry instead. My first triathlon was such a great, inspiring experience that this (my second) really didn't live up to my expectations.

One cool thing was that there were a lot of kids there both for the 5k and the Tri. I would think this would be a great race for a family or a child who wants to get out there and give it a shot.

For me, it was fine as something to do, but I won't be back.




Last updated: 2008-01-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:02:00 | 150 yards | 01m 20s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 0/721
Performance: Average
Suit: TYR tri two piece
Course: Three laps in a 50m pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder:
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:00 | 12 miles | 16.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 0/721
Performance: Average
I think my time was just over 40 minutes but again with no chip timing I just don't know...
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back, slight rolling hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:40 | 03.11 miles | 08m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 0/721
Performance: Average
Course: Pretty Flat.
Keeping cool 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 Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 2