Tejas Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Sugar Land, Texas
United States
Out Loud Productions
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 20m 2s
Overall Rank = 325/500
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 61/73
Pre-race routine:

Had a half bagel and a half of slice of pizza before heading out.
Swim
  • 13m 25s
  • 600 yards
  • 02m 14s / 100 yards
Comments:

I felt pretty good about the swim. I got beat up pretty good and got kicked in the chin a couple of times, but overall it was a good swim. I drafted for a bit a few times...it was really the first time I tried to do this on purpose and it was interesting to "feel" the cavitation of the water on my fingertips.
Transition 1
  • 02m 15s
Comments:

Felt like this was a really bad transition. Getting the socks on took a lot longer than I wanted, and I never got my shoes strapped in properly. I practiced this a number of times the last few weeks, but it just didn't work well today.
Bike
  • 34m 16s
  • 11 miles
  • 19.26 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

Went well.
What would you do differently?:

Take gloves off before entering T1
Run
  • 28m 51s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good about the run, although I should have drank a little more water and then I had to slow down a bit to allow my heart-rate to catch up. I was able to finish strong as I was trying to finish under 1:20.
What would you do differently?:

Not slow down.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing special.

Event comments:

This was a well organized and well run event. I thought that they had great food at the end (evrything from pizza to bagels, to fig newtons, and a wide assortment of drinks, including water, gaterade, and sodas. I particularly liked the variety for post-race. As for the race itself, I thought it was great and the organizers and volunteers were very friendly and informed. I will do this race again, and will probably going to another race these guys put on later in the summer.




Last updated: 2009-02-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:25 | 600 yards | 02m 14s / 100yards
Age Group: 48/73
Overall: 236/500
Performance:
Suit: No
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:15
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:34:16 | 11 miles | 19.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 64/73
Overall: 323/500
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Winding out and back course through neigborhood streets. Great police support at all intersections.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:28:51 | 03 miles | 09m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 67/73
Overall: 397/500
Performance: Good
Course: Winding route on sidewalks that started by encircling the lake we just swam in and then over a bridge, then back into neigborhoods.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4