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San Luis Obispo, California
United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 44m 1s
Overall Rank = 194/654
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Instead of my usual pre-race sushi dinner I spent Saturday up at the California Mid State Fair eating healthy options such as fried alligator (yum!), fried bacon wrapped pickles (could have been better), and pulled pork BBQ. While I walked around most of the day I tried to sit often so that my legs would be somewhat rested for the race the next day.
Event warmup:

Woke up bright and early as this year I registered early enough to get a start time within the first hour of waves. Drove to the other side of town to the race location, checked in, set up transition, and was able to get right in a short line for the pool. Much easier than the long wait of last year due to the later start wave.
Swim
  • 18m 13s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 04s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim started good and I felt smooth and strong the whole way. Managed to pass my lane partner a few times. When she was done a very fast swimmer took her place and reminded me how relatively slow my swim is.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, my swim was good. Flip turns and better speed training would yield the best improvement.
Transition 1
  • 02m 25s
Comments:

Getting out of this pool is always a challenge, with the deck being almost a foot above the water and arms feeling like rubber. Once I managed to get on my feet transition went smooth. My rack was near the swim out and I quickly put my shoes and other bike gear on and jogged over to the bike out.
What would you do differently?:

Work on getting out of the pool quicker! I plan to start doing lap swims there so I will get some practice before next year.
Bike
  • 53m 36s
  • 15 miles
  • 16.79 mile/hr
Comments:

My goal for the bike was to push my pace during the first half and give my legs time to recover during the last mile or so on the way back. The weather conditions were great, overcast with just a slight breeze. I didn't notice the breeze much on the way out however on the way back it was a touch of headwind.

The course is almost all rolling hills through beautiful farm and vine country, nothing too tall however there is very little flat ground. My hill climbing needs some work so I wasn't able to hold as fast of a pace as I would have liked. Having started in the early waves there were not a whole lot of racers out on the bike course. I passed a handful and was only passed by one.

When I was about 2 miles from the bike finish I looked at my time and realized I was cutting it close to my target time. Instead of giving my legs a rest I decided to push my pace and finish fast, coming in 90 seconds faster than my target 55 minutes.
What would you do differently?:

Get better at hill climbing.
Transition 2
  • 01m 52s
Comments:

When I left T1 the transition area it was fairly quiet as the racers in the early morning waves went through their motions. When I got back for T2 it had become a busy and bustling hive of activity! A racer who was looking for a spot to set up happened to be standing with his bike right in front of my rack space. Fortunately he quickly got out of the way when I called out to him. Despite the busy transition area the rest of my routine went quickly.
Run
  • 27m 59s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Considering I didn't give my legs a break at the end of the bike I was expecting them to complain at the start of the run. They felt funky as usual however I was feeling better than expected. For the first mile I let my body just go the pace it wanted to after my legs got into run mode. Much like the bike portion, the run course was fairly empty and I only passed a couple slower runners.

As I neared the hill at the end my pace was a bit slower than the first mile even though I felt like my effort level had not changed. As I climbed the hill I kept my pace and effort level steady, pushing it a bit as I hit the top of the hill. From there it was mostly down hill and I let gravity give me a boost. Hitting the final stretch towards the finish like I kicked in and finished strong.
What would you do differently?:

Overall good run.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched my legs and drank a bunch of water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hill climbing!

Event comments:

Great local sprint on a beautiful course.




Last updated: 2015-07-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:13 | 880 yards | 02m 04s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/654
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Width of pool, 18 laps.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:25
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:53:36 | 15 miles | 16.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/654
Performance: Good
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/846477573/3
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back on rolling hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:52
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:59 | 03.1 miles | 09m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/654
Performance: Good
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/846477573/5
Course: Big loop through town with a long hill near the end.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2015-07-27 3:39 PM

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2015-07-27 4:00 PM
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Great job Mark - and hope you enjoyed the post race Racer 5!
2015-07-27 4:50 PM
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Great job on the race! Even better job signing up for another in 2 weeks

 

 

2015-07-27 5:49 PM
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nice race. glad to see you got some in. I know when we were in CA you mentioned not racing this season.
2015-07-27 6:23 PM
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Congrats on your race and signing up for another. What are you gonna do next time if you can't find a place that serves Gator

Mmm. Racer 5 - good stuff!
2015-07-28 9:04 PM
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Nice Job! I'm feeling like there should be a video to go with your comments about getting out of the pool!


2015-07-28 9:36 PM
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Nice report! Sounds like a fun race. I do have to ask - how do you eat fried food the night before a race?! My stomach would turn sideways! hahaha!
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