Carmel Sprint Triathlon (formerly Splash, Flash & - TriathlonSprint


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Carmel, Indiana
United States
Carmel Swim Club
50F / 10C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 05m 23s
Overall Rank = 119/565
Age Group = 34-39
Age Group Rank = 17/74
Pre-race routine:

Got up, ate oatmeal and a cup of coffee
Event warmup:

Um I think they closed the pool early, so I only got 100 meter warm up in.
Swim
  • 06m 32s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

Ok, this was nuts. My only grrrrr part of the whole event. I was seeded fairly fast but I am a swimmer, so it was ok. They started the race, sent us one right after the other and we were off. Made it 100 meters and they stopped us, made us get out, and restart. Timing problem or something. Then someone seeded way back jumped to the front and yeah, that was pretty much a problem. Not real sure how he was allowed to do that, but I caught him within 75 meters, and everyone else did too, led to dog paddle and treading water at every wall. So other than that, it was pretty good. Just chaotic, and a little different.
What would you do differently?:

Well, I dont know, I guess for an indoor swim like this, practice flip turns going under the lane ropes. Who practices that??? I need to. Other than that, not really anything.
Transition 1
  • 02m 2s
Comments:

Gotta practice this!! seemed to take forever!!
What would you do differently?:

Practice, and probably clip the shoes onto my bike, I had a hard time running in my bike shoes.
Bike
  • 31m 17s
  • 10 miles
  • 19.18 mile/hr
Comments:

I actually think this was my favorite part of the tri. I could really see myself liking biking the best out of all three areas.
What would you do differently?:

Ride the bike a ton more!!!!!!!!
Transition 2
  • 02m 16s
Comments:

I found out I can't run in my biking shoes. The pavement was wet. The other horrible thing was I had everything in a trash bag because of the rain. It took me forever to get my running shoes out of that stupid thing!!
What would you do differently?:

Practice more. Run barefoot to the rack
Run
  • 23m 15s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

Oh my God where are my legs!?!?! That sucked. I ran for what seemed like forever then all the sudden I see a sign that says "mile 1" What!!!! The guy next to me said the same thing. Actually pretty comical. Overall though, really happy. That is really tough though.
What would you do differently?:

Just run more. Lots more
Post race
Warm down:

Ate everything in sight.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of experience and definately have to train harder.

Event comments:

Really great race. The swim was a little crazy but this race was run flawlessly. I will definately do it again. Great time




Last updated: 2008-12-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:32 | 437 yards | 01m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/74
Overall: 0/565
Performance: Average
Suit: tri suit
Course: indoor long course meters 8 lanes.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:02
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:31:17 | 10 miles | 19.18 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/74
Overall: 0/565
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Great bike course!! Really enjoyed it. Was only cold for about 30 seconds then it was on. Tons of volunteers no problems at all.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:16
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:23:15 | 03.1 miles | 07m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/74
Overall: 0/565
Performance:
Course: Good run course. Flat course.
Keeping cool Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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] 4