Quakerman - TriathlonSprint


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Orchard Park, New York
United States
TRIWNY
73F / 23C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 10m 58s
Overall Rank = 148/199
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 25/
Pre-race routine:

I got up early and took a hot shower. Double checked everything I had already triple checked. Ate a bowl of cereal and had a Goo packet. Had some water and packed things up.
Event warmup:

Took a little swim and jogged around
Swim
  • 17m 59s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt great swimming, but boy am I slow. Need to get into a Masters program to improve. Felt good in the water though.
What would you do differently?:

Develop some good technique
Transition 1
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

I think the transition went well
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Bike
  • 1h 06m 16s
  • 22 miles
  • 19.92 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt I did well in the bike, but probably needed to hydrate a little more
What would you do differently?:

Hydrate more
Transition 2
  • 00m 56s
Comments:

Under a minute
What would you do differently?:

Not much thought I had things organized
Run
  • 44m 36s
  • 4 miles
  • 11m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Suffered on run from dehydration. Front quad cramps caused me to go much slower than I would have liked. Fought through it to finish strong and WITH A SMILE !
What would you do differently?:

Hydrate and switch bodies with a much lighter person
Post race
Warm down:

Hydrated and walked around. Was worried about cramping up some more so I didn't stretch until later.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I believe hydration and going out pretty fast on thebike. Overall this went well for a goal that I set while in the hospital in July 2007 recovering from a quintuple bypass at the age of 42. My goal was to recover and do a sprint distance triathlon and finish with a smile, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, what's next?

Event comments:

Needed more water stations. None on bike and one at the 2 mile mark on the run. Also more bathroom stations. For a first time race I beleive it was excellent and will be improved upon!


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Last updated: 2008-03-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:59 | 656 yards | 02m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 164/199
Performance: Average
Suit: Tri Suit
Course: TrianglaR, start to left and across and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:14
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:06:16 | 22 miles | 19.92 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 78/199
Performance: Good
Kept HR at about 140 ish with some increase for the hills
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Some elavtion at the start of each loop and small elavation at end. Did not get passed by anyone and passed quite a few as I started in the last swiming wave.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:56
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:44:36 | 04 miles | 11m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 184/199
Performance: Below average
Course: Elevation at start
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4