Five Mile Lake Women's Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Federal Way, Washington
United States
BuDu Racing
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 30m 8s
Overall Rank = 89/255
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 27/46
Pre-race routine:

My fiancee was so cute trying to make sure I did better than my first race. He cooked some great pasta the night before the race. We woke up 2 hours before start time and got ready and headed for the race site.
Event warmup:

Jumped into the lake and swam probably 100 yards and did light stretching.
Swim
  • 07m 10s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

I had two goals for this swim...go easy and save my legs, and do not freak out. I accomplished both.

I took it so easy, because the opportunity for freak out was great. The water was gooey and DARK and pretty gross, IMHO. Plus, it seemed like girls were all over the place. I went away from the crowd, and people were just zipping back and forth and being really stupid in the swim...I tried just to draft, but people kept randomly stopping, so I just did some slow strokes.

One interesting point is that I got my hoop earring caught in my wetsuit about 1/2 way through...I stopped, calmly removed it and went about my race. Three weeks ago, I probably would have quit the race.

I walked really calmly out of the water in transition because I again wanted to conserve for the bike.
What would you do differently?:

I think I would go a bit harder. I would like to still get more comfy with the whole swim portion and learn how to maximize my swimming without overtiring myself. Still a 7 minute swim is good for only my second race!
Transition 1
  • 01m 35s
Comments:

As a newbie, I take my transitions slow and almost use them to rest.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster.
Bike
  • 50m 10s
  • 14 miles
  • 16.74 mile/hr
Comments:

Yay! I finally was racing on the bike. I was getting up to 28-29 mph on some down hills and flats. My time was really negatively effected by my poor poor hill climbing ability.

I was trying out a new bike and it has really different gearing, so a few times, I would completely start spinning when I was just trying to take it up or down a gear, losing momentum.
What would you do differently?:

Lose weight and train hills harder.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Run
  • 29m 46s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

I really really have a hard time after hammering the bike. Once again, I had to walk a lot on the run because the lactic acid buildup is so painful in my legs.
What would you do differently?:

More and more and more bricks, and try some at race pace. It's easier to run after spinning on the bike than going all out for race pace and race distance.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and hugged my fiancee.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training!

Event comments:

I have to say that BUDU racing is just great. My timing chip did not register on the final mat, and Deanna from Budu made sure to tell me several times that she would figure it out.

That afternoon, she called twice and got information and told me she had coordinated with the photographer to figure out my final time. She apologized for the issues...she really went above and beyond.

I have to say that this race really made my happy, because I dropped ten minutes off my time from Moses Lake three weeks ago, and added two miles to the bike leg! I didn't freak out from stupid stuff and did not swim my whole race backstroke!

I have tons more to work on to improve, but overall I am pleased with a 1:30 in my second tri ever!




Last updated: 2008-06-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:10 | 437 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 16/46
Overall: 31/255
Performance: Average
Suit: Zoot Full Suit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 69F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:35
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:50:10 | 14 miles | 16.74 mile/hr
Age Group: 26/46
Overall: 87/255
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Two loop, rolling course, with quite a few turns and one substantial hill (it made me very sad!).
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Bad
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:29:46 | 03.11 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 29/46
Overall: 123/255
Performance: Bad
Course: One loop around the lake. Fairly flat course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5