Long Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Long Beach, California
United States
Pacific Sports LLC
Total Time = 1h 22m 45s
Overall Rank = 331/951
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 15/81
Pre-race routine:

I packed my bag the night before and set out my timing chip and T-area wristband with my clothes for the morning. I got into bed around 9:00, but of course I slept terribly. I woke up 2 or 3 times and ultimately just got out of bed at 3:45AM. I had a half a bagel with PB and a banana for breakfast, but its hard for me to eat that early.
Event warmup:

I did not do much to warm up prior to the race. I just tried to stay in warm clothing until the last possible minute and did some minor stretching. I did get into the water to swim a few strokes before the race start. That was good to shake off the jitters.
Swim
  • 16m 54s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was really nervous about the swim. All of the articles I have read and the videos I have watched have all frightened me about the contact in the water. I have to say it was not that bad. I used to race bicycles years ago in criteriums and the bumping was much worse in those than in the swim of this tri.
What would you do differently?:

I would get in the front of the pack at the start instead of lingering at the back. I had to pass quite a few people and I realized my swim was stronger than I thought. I just wanted to get out of that disgusting water!
Transition 1
  • 02m 15s
Comments:

Not much of a problem here since I did not have a wetsuit to deal with. It was a bit of a pain getting the sand off my shoes. Maybe I will bring a small bucket of water next time.
Bike
  • 35m 55s
  • 11 miles
  • 18.38 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

I pushed it a little too hard on the bike, which probably made my run more difficult than it needed to be.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

No times given, but it felt pretty quick.
Run
  • 27m 43s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 14s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

None really. Oranges and bananas and a Vitamin Water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I felt good, but I need to dose my efforts better in the swim and bike and save some for the run. I think I will enjoy it more. Although I still had a blast!

Event comments:

I will definitely do this race again next year and try and improve my time. Of course, I hope to be racing in my age group versus the Clydes. We shall see!


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Last updated: 2009-09-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:54 | 880 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 32/81
Overall: 0/951
Performance: Good
Suit: No wetsuit
Course:
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:15
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:35:55 | 11 miles | 18.38 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/81
Overall: 0/951
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Very fast, yet technical course around the two laps. The Queensway bridge was the only climb to speak of and really was not that difficult.I had a great ride!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:27:43 | 03 miles | 09m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 26/81
Overall: 0/951
Performance: Average
Course: Flat fast run along the strand. I was just pretty beat by the end of it. Did not leave enough after the bike I think.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5