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Greenville, South Carolina
United States
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Total Time = 1h 04m 33s
Overall Rank = 5/301
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 1/12
Pre-race routine:

Ate breakfast, applied sunscreen, and drove to event site.
Event warmup:

ran for 10 minutes and swam 300 meters
Swim
  • 07m 39s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

went pretty well. the masters classes i have been taking seemed to pay off. i passed a large group of swimmers about half way through and a few held on to my feet and drafted the rest of the way.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, maybe push a little harder. i took the swim fairly easy
Transition 1
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

30% faster than last race. Good to see its getting faster.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, learn to ride/run without socks to save a lot more time.
Bike
  • 36m 3s
  • 15 miles
  • 24.59 mile/hr
Comments:

the bike went pretty well. the new power meter kind of let me know when i was pushing too hard so a lot of it i felt i was holding back from what i would normally have done... but this turned out to help immensely later.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, maybe have changed lenses in my glasses. the bike course was thick fog and the darker lense tint made it hard to see. i was passing faint silhouettes the whole time.
Transition 2
  • 00m 41s
Comments:

felt like this went pretty smoothly. i fumbled a bit getting my helmet off.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, learn to run faster while putting on my watch/number belt
Run
  • 19m 9s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Best run split i have had to date. Holding back a bit on the bike portion probably had a lot to do with it. The run hurt a lot though.. a lot..
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

grabbed a coke and few nutrigrain/chocolate bars. got a massage/trigger release session which helped get rid of a knot i've had since may. should probably have done something about it sooner.....

What limited your ability to perform faster:

clumsy transitions, and poor lense selection for the weather conditions for the start of the race. i wasted a good 10-15 seconds getting my helmet on in T1.

Event comments:

Great race once again this year. There were two water stations you passed through twice on the run, which is unreal for a sprint course. The pool swim was very smooth and non chaotic due to the large lanes and one way traffic. The bike course was nice and rolling on mainly smooth roads with tons of volunteers at every turn. The run course is a bit sketchy with the service road, but it gets better every year as the dirt settles/hardens.

Overall a great race and i won't hesitate to do it again.




Last updated: 2013-04-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:39 | 437 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/12
Overall: 47/301
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Pool swim in a 50 meter olympic pool.very wide lanes.
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:36:03 | 15 miles | 24.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/12
Overall: 2/301
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: one giant loop with some very rolling terrain.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:41
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:19:09 | 03.11 miles | 06m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/12
Overall: 7/301
Performance: Good
Course: two loop course that climbed the first 75% of it then was downhill through a very sketchy, muddy, washed out "road".
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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