COM-Bat Triathlon

Forum guidelines BT super discount
General Discussion Race Reports! » COM-Bat Triathlon Rss Feed  
Moderators: k9car363, alicefoeller Reply

COM-Bat Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


View Member's Race Log
Tx City, Texas
United States
College of the Mainland
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 37m 7s
Overall Rank = 207/232
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 26/28
Pre-race routine:

V8 Splash, stretch, setup bike
Event warmup:

Swam 1 lap. Practiced crossing under lane bouys.
Swim
  • 07m 26s
  • 300 yards
  • 02m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

PAssed someone on the third lap and went to fast for my pace. Rested pretty food on the 5th lane
What would you do differently?:

Stay on pace
Transition 1
  • 02m 48s
Comments:

Jogged really slowly to the bike. Turned on GPS.I took my time getting shoes and socks on.
What would you do differently?:

Not suer went pretty smoothly
Bike
  • 52m 34s
  • 15 miles
  • 17.12 mile/hr
Comments:

Have been practicing at 15MPH avg in windy conditions. I was please with the overall performance on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Do not use sports drink on the bike, or have both water and sports drink available.
Transition 2
  • 00m 50s
Comments:

Walked through the transition to water station at the output.
What would you do differently?:

Need water to pour over head.
Run
  • 33m 26s
  • 3 miles
  • 11m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

HOT. Used a neck cooling rag and it helped. I took 5 miinutes off of my previous run at the end of a tri.
Post race
Warm down:

No bottled water available after the race. Finally found the water in the coolers.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

This is my first race on a new bike. The bike is the biggest area of improvement.

Event comments:

I will definitely do this race again. This is only my second Tri and there is a lot of room for improvement. The weather was good and the course was good.




Last updated: 2005-05-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:26 | 300 yards | 02m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 26/28
Overall: 0/232
Performance: Average
6 lanes, There and back crossing lanes at the end.
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:48
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:52:34 | 15 miles | 17.12 mile/hr
Age Group: 25/28
Overall: 0/232
Performance: Good
Good road course
Wind: Some
Course: Nice course. Few bumps. Plenty of security.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:50
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:33:26 | 03 miles | 11m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 25/28
Overall: 0/232
Performance: Good
Kept the feet moving. Walked through water stations and cooled off with water over the head. Got sprayed with a water hose on the 2nd mile.
Course: Back around school to a somewhat shaded streets. Overcast kept the real heat off. Long stretches with few turns.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

{postbutton}
2005-05-30 11:28 AM

User image

New user
6

Galveston
Subject: COM-Bat Triathlon

2005-05-30 4:42 PM
in reply to: #165495

Elite Veteran
781
500100100252525
Subject: RE: COM-Bat Triathlon
Congrats on a great day! Out of curiosity, why did you prefer water on your bike leg? Too hot for a lukewarm sports drink?

Looks like your new bike is a keeper. Great job.
2005-11-17 10:51 AM
in reply to: #165607

User image

New user
6

Galveston
Subject: RE: COM-Bat Triathlon
Exactly, I could not drink the luke warm sports drink. Just would not go down.
General Discussion-> Race Reports!
{postbutton}
General Discussion Race Reports! » COM-Bat Triathlon Rss Feed