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Race Result
| Racer: |
Karen Ashbrook-Barnes |
| Race: |
Osprey Sprint Triathlon |
| Date: |
Saturday, October 4, 2008 |
| Location: |
Public Landing, MD |
| Race Type: |
Triathlon - Sprint |
| Age Group: |
Female 35 - 39 |
| Time: |
1:29:33 |
| Overall Place: |
115 / 369 |
| Age Group Place: |
4 / 30 |
Race Report:
.5 mile swim - 15.2 mile bike - 3.1 mile run (swim was shorter than .5 mile)
Overall women: 20th / 141 (very exciting!)
Pre-race
I took 15 minutes of my fastest sprint distance races, and not just because the swim was short! I supposed the swim distance could have been close to accurate since the heavy wind was behind us…
We like this race because it is a fun, end of the season race, and the grandparents live 1 hour away, so we can actually both do the same race. It is a beautiful place on the Chincoteague Bay, very quiet. Normally the water is calm. I seem to be getting better at this (after 8 years… finally). No nerves, I was very calm at the swim start. Short lines at the toilets helps a lot also! I managed to eat a banana, some bread, and a gel just before the start. My major failure this time was in forgetting my goggles. Fortunately Charlie had an extra pair. Unfortunately they were a 10 year old pair of prescription goggles, from before my laser surgery. No salt water in the eyes, but I couldn’t see a thing.
Swim 11:14
The Osprey Sprint often has trouble getting their distance measured correctly. This was not a half mile swim (I don’t swim a mile in 22 minutes). So it was certainly not worth putting on the wetsuit. It was windy and very choppy and cold. Starting out was straight into the chop. I couldn’t see anything due to the chop and bad goggles. But I swam as fast as I could, in whatever direction I was pointed at the time…
T1
2:17
Still really need to improve transitions. This time I spent the last couple minutes of the swim thinking about my transition, planning it out. It didn’t help much.
Bike
48:02 avg/19.0
I don’t agree with the time breakdowns from the timing of this race. My bike computer has been accurate with every race. I clocked 15.8 miles and 19.6 average. I lost some time at the start with a mysterious clicking on my bike. Must ride bike BEFORE the race to adjust cadence meter (it often gets moved). Once adjusted, my cadence meter no longer worked. That throws me off, because I train with it. So I pushed hard and passed many. There are no officials on this course, so drafting and blocking are rampant. Almost completely flat, it was also windy, with occasional breaks in the trees. Still a lot of fun.
T2
1:19
I suppose this transition was better. Still need to improve. I only needed to change shoes and hats.
Run 26:42
I knew I would cramp on this run, as usual. My whole abdomen had generalized cramping, and my legs were tired with slight cramping. I had not run in 2 weeks, so went for a short run the day before to wake up the muscles. I paced myself slow at first, hoping the cramp would improve. It slowly did. My first mile was 9 minutes, the second mile was 8 minutes. That is if they were measured correctly. The 3rd mile seemed rather long. Completely flat run, and exposed, so a bit hot. I forgot my metronome, so I had to imagine my 90 cadence. I think I managed it for the most part. Near the end of the bike I was passed by a 50 something ironman finisher. I was quite happy passing him on the run.
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