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Wildflower long course - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

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monterey county, ca
United States
Trisports
86F / 30C
Sunny

Total Time = 7h 28m 35s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 29
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

A lot of carbs, a little bit of protein, a little bit of fat and a lot of Praying!!!

Event warmup:

The night before I biked 20 minutes and ran 20minutes...
Saturday morning my nerves were getting the best of me.

Swim

37m 17s
1931 meters
01m 56s / 100 meters

What would you do differently?:

Train more

Transition 1

04m 27s

Comments:

Need to practice

What would you do differently?:

Practice transition before the race..

Bike

4h 07m 36s
56 miles
13.57 mile/hr

Comments:

Damn hard course

What would you do differently?:

Practice my hill repeats and stop avoiding bike training!

Transition 2

03m 32s

Comments:

Sat my butt down and changed socks, started the run with my bike gloves still on...thank God my friend was nearby to toss them to.

What would you do differently?:

Practice

Run

2h 35m 43s
13.1 miles
11m 53s min/mile

Comments:

This run was really hard as well. At mile 5 there is a killer of a hill. I walked, at that point I didn't care I was beat.

What would you do differently?:

Not much, I was really glad I did the track practices and trained for hills.

Post race

Warm down:

Burrito and water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I just need to train a little more, the last tri I did was a sprint in 1998, so I was a little rusty...now that I've shocked my body into remembering...I'm going to smoke the rest of this years races...I can't wait!

Event comments:

I'm going to do this race again next year. My goal is to get under 7 hours, I think I can do that...
They call this race the woodstock of triathlons...I suggest everyone come out once and check it out. The camping and vendors was awesome, not to mention being 5 inches from pros like Peter Reid, Dave Scott and Norman Stadler!!!!

Last updated: 2004-12-05 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:37:17 \| 1931 meters \| 01m 56s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Orca P2
Course:	Out and clockwise. The water was choppy with all the boats and swimmers, but I did well and kept on with my pace. I had to pee like a race horse so I slowed down a bit, but overall I felt great.
Start type:		Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	04:27
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	No
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
04:07:36 \| 56 miles \| 13.57 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Below average
Wind:	Some
Course:	Hard, bumpy, hard, hilly, hard, hard, downhill, uphill, hard, hilly...am I done yet!!!! This was a tough bike course Nasty grade will get you everytime.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Below average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:

T2
Time:	03:32
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Bad
Jumping off bike		Bad
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Below average
Shoe and helmet removal		Below average

Running
02:35:43 \| 13.1 miles \| 11m 53s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Hilly and hot
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Too hard
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	3