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Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
Trisport Canada
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 53m 54s
Overall Rank = 26/34
Age Group = RELAY
Age Group Rank = 26/34
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early due to being excited for the first "race" of the season. My wife and I decided to do the relay together. She would run and I would bike.
Event warmup:

We never checked out this course so we got there jogged around and saw HILLS! Lots of rolling hills. We got scared and ran back to transition to calm down.
Run
  • 23m 35s
  • 2.49 miles
  • 09m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

My wife had a tough time with this course. She's run plenty of 5k races and this was by far her toughest. When she came back I wasn't sure if I would need to run the second run.
What would you do differently?:

Train together on hills. LOTS more hill training.
Transition 1
  • 00m 43s
Comments:

Relay transition are EASY! I was fully geared when my wife got to T1 and I took the timing chip and ran off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 1h 02m 7s
  • 30 kms
  • 28.98 km/hr
Comments:

I found the course pretty tough since there were lots of climbs that I wasn't use to. It was a great training ride for me but I went all out in order to make up as much time as I could. I was hoping to come in under 1 hour but just didn't have enough.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. Especially on bigger climbs. I haven't ridden outside much and need to do more.
Transition 2
  • 00m 37s
Comments:

Transition was easy again. Wife took the chip and took off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Doesn't get much easier.
Run
  • 26m 55s
  • 2.49 miles
  • 10m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

Wife had an even tougher time and walked portions of the course. Saw her come in and could tell that she was struggling but still finished strong. I am very proud of her because I know she was intimitaded by the tri crowd.
What would you do differently?:

Train hlls LOTS more!
Post race
Warm down:

Met MistressK and her husband, had some subs, apple, banana and relaxed by the pond. Checked out the vendors and took off to pick up our son.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat and not enough training.

Event comments:

Happy that I didn't have to pay for parking! Overall course was challenging but do-able. First race of teh season and first relay with my wife. We are happy that we were able to get it done together.


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Last updated: 2012-01-04 12:00 AM
Running
00:23:35 | 02.49 miles | 09m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 33/34
Overall: 34/34
Performance: Bad
Course: According to my wife there were rolling hills. Tough on a hot day. Very challenging.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
T1
Time: 00:43
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
01:02:07 | 30 kms | 28.98 km/hr
Age Group: 19/34
Overall: 34/34
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: A tough course that had lots of rolling hills and 2 tough bigger climbs.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:37
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:55 | 02.49 miles | 10m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 33/34
Overall: 34/34
Performance: Bad
Course: I believe it was the same course as the first run.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4