New Jersey State Triathlon - Sprint Distance

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New Jersey State Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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West Windsor, New Jersey
United States
CGI Racing
88F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 27m 54s
Overall Rank = 611/1021
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 57/77
Pre-race routine:

Got there a little late so I stretched my shoulders and set up my transistion area.
Swim
  • 13m 22s
  • 500 meters
  • 02m 40s / 100 meters
Comments:

Could not settle down and the traffic in the water and lack of a wet suit bothered me greatly. I never got a smooth cadence going.
Transition 1
  • 03m 36s
Comments:

I was a little upset after the swim and thought after all the training and bullshit I am just not good at this and I felt like quiting!! I knew I would regret it so I kept going but in many ways I never really recovered and was in survival mode.
What would you do differently?:

I am going to start practing this.
Bike
  • 39m 30s
  • 11.5 kms
  • 17.47 km/hr
Transition 2
  • 02m 1s
Run
  • 29m 27s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 30s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around to cool down and drank a sprite and a bottle of water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I host of things. I need to work on getting food down in the morning before a race. All I had was one bite of a granola bar. I also did not settle down on the swim so I came out of the water tired and upset. We know my bike problems. Lastly, I ran much slower that I would have expected. I guess part of it is I felt broken from the poor swim.




Last updated: 2008-03-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:22 | 500 meters | 02m 40s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/77
Overall: 0/1021
Performance: Below average
Suit: No suit
Course: Swam a triangle. Out to bouy and then sharp left to the shore
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:36
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:30 | 11.5 kms | 17.47 km/hr
Age Group: 0/77
Overall: 0/1021
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: Course cirlce and then returned to the park. The entire time I thought the ride was 13.1 miles and at 11 we were turning into the park.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:01
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:29:27 | 03.1 miles | 09m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/77
Overall: 0/1021
Performance:
Course: Had trouble getting breathing under control. Did not start to feel better until half way through the run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
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

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2008-07-28 12:49 PM

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Subject: New Jersey State Triathlon - Sprint Distance

2008-07-28 1:20 PM
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Subject: RE: New Jersey State Triathlon - Sprint Distance
Tony- Way to perservere through the negative thoughts. This sport is as much mental as it is physical. Congratulations on finishing!
2008-07-28 10:31 PM
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Subject: RE: New Jersey State Triathlon - Sprint Distance
I agree with Kristin!  There will definitely be times where you think, "why the heck am i doing this to myself?"  but the accomplishment you feel from doing this is awesome!  i am proud even of my first race, where i was 2nd to last finishing.  keep it up!  now that you're done, i hope you feel you accomplished something, because you did!
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