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Commerce City, Colorado
United States
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22F / -6C
Precipitation

Total Time = 1h 36m 1s
Overall Rank = 86/130
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/7

Pre-race routine:

try to remember what to do again after not having raced in 5 months.

Event warmup:

stay in the car and try not to freeze.

Run

24m 25s
4 kms
06m 06s min/km

Comments:

managed to make it about 1.25 miles before walking the first time, so that was nice.

What would you do differently?:

run more in general.

Transition 1

01m 18s

Comments:

a little tricky getting the bags off the bike, but that was the only hiccup.

What would you do differently?:

not race in rain ...?

Bike

42m 31s
12 miles
16.93 mile/hr

Comments:

for not having ridden a lot this year, it wasn't bad. for also being hailed on in the face, it wasn't horrible. toes froze by loop three.

What would you do differently?:

ride more.

Transition 2

01m 17s

Comments:

fingers and toes were too frozen to function.

What would you do differently?:

race in warmer weather so my issues wouldn't exist?

Run

26m 28s
4 kms
06m 37s min/km

Comments:

took 3/4 mi to thaw out. from then on, lungs were the limiting factor.

What would you do differently?:

train more. not race in 20 degree temps.

Post race

Warm down:

PANCAKES. changed into dry clothes; esp. dry socks.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not training. being a lazy pile over the winter. having my comeback get stopped by shingles. the cold and hail and snow.

Event comments:

would have been a lot better had it not been freezing cold.

Last updated: 2014-04-14 12:00 AM

Running
00:24:25 \| 04 kms \| 06m 06s min/km
Age Group:	6/7
Overall:	105/130
Performance:	Average
Course:	clockwise loop. didn't precipitate too horribly.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

T1
Time:	01:18
Overall:	Good
Run with bike?		Good
Jump on bike?		Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes:			Good

Biking
00:42:31 \| 12 miles \| 16.93 mile/hr
Age Group:	2/7
Overall:	74/130
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Cross-winds
Course:	three loops; kind of hilly; weather was crap.
Road:	Smooth Wet	Cadence:	93
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:17
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Below average
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:26:28 \| 04 kms \| 06m 37s min/km
Age Group:	6/7
Overall:	102/130
Performance:	Below average
Course:	same loop as before; counter-clockwise this time. wind in the face for the outset.
Keeping cool		Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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