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Macungie, Pennsylvania
United States
TriMax Endurance Sports
75F / 24C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 57m 8s
Overall Rank = 15/99
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/10
Event warmup:

Warm up??? Should I have warmed up?
Swim
  • 15m 12s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

OK, I felt like I had a lousy swim. I couldn't catch my breath.

I can't blame it on anything but not training. I swam quite a bit in the first quarter of the year but only once since mid March. Partly due to schedule but largely due to an ailing shoulder. I am going through physical therapy to fix an impingement. I really haven't been approved to swim but I don't want to piss away a whole season. All in all I am satisfied with this result. Believe it or not I came in 2nd in my AG.
What would you do differently?:

Perhaps I should swim???
Transition 1
  • 02m 5s
Comments:

I had a very slow transition. I had a gel flask to fuel up in transition which blew up when I tried to use it. It made quite a mess and took a while to clean up and re close so I could actually consume some. Otherwise nothing big.
Bike
  • 1h 10m 55s
  • 10 miles
  • 8.46 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Again, Train...
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

Nothing special here.
Run
  • 27m 42s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

All in all not bad. Again not much training so I have no room to complain. The climbing right out of T-2 put me into the red zone right away. I had to slow down to catch up.
What would you do differently?:

Training...
Post race
Event comments:

All in all I am pleased with this but I could have easily done well enough to take third place. Considering I have done very little training I am very satisfied.
This is a great place to race. I had a great time.




Last updated: 2012-07-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:12 | 880 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/10
Overall: 0/99
Performance: Average
Suit: None, Tri Shorts
Course: Counter clockwise triangle. 2 laps.
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:05
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:10:55 | 10 miles | 8.46 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/10
Overall: 0/99
Performance: Average
First lap put me in tons of traffic for about the first half of the first lap. I lost several minutes that is for sure. Much better on the second.
Wind:
Course: I have ridden here many times but wasn't sure how much of the normal loop was included. It is definitely a riders course as it is pretty technical with lots of rocks and climbing. I haven't done all that much mountain biking so again I really can't complain considering my training.
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:27:42 | 03.2 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/10
Overall: 0/99
Performance: Average
Course: VERY hilly, tons of climbing. Last 1/3 mile is all steep downhill on the ski slope. Very rough and rocky.
Keeping cool Good 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:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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