Extreme Man - Triathlon


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Riaza, Madrid
ES
25C / 77F
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 59m 56s
Overall Rank = 303/503
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up in this beautiful small town at 6:45, ate breakfast (coffee, toast with butter and honey and energy bar), and drove to the race place. About 500 participants, only 403 finished
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 19m 19s
  • 970 meters
  • 01m 59s / 100 meters
Comments:

beautiful swim in extremely clean lake, space enough to avoid kicks and being hit by other swimmers, after the first 200m really enjoyed it
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

first time using a wet suit, so removing it from the ankles was a bit if of an issue, but not as bad as I thought
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 1h 39m
  • 42 kms
  • 25.45 km/hr
Comments:

the closest to a roller coaster I've ever seen! The road went through very nice small towns integrated in the land -houses were clay color, similar to the land-, but the view was not pretty enough as to make you forget the tough bike course
What would you do differently?:

practice more hilly courses
Transition 2
  • 01m 31s
Comments:

smooth transition with Zoot shoes without laces, nice
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 1h 03m
  • 10.5 kms
  • 06m  min/km
Comments:

extremely slow, my pace goes from 5 to 5:30 per km, but I was literally dead after the bike leg, although managed not to walk
What would you do differently?:

improve my run with fartleks, practice more bricks bike-run
Post race
Warm down:

walk for 5min while drinking isostar and eating watermelon provided by the organization

What limited your ability to perform faster:

my legs were not responding as I expected


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Last updated: 2014-07-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:19 | 970 meters | 01m 59s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/503
Performance: Good
Suit: speedo long wet suit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 20C / 68F Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:39:00 | 42 kms | 25.45 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/503
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:31
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:03:00 | 10.5 kms | 06m  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/503
Performance: Below average
Course: two laps to an urban circuit
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4