North Island Interclub Duathlon - Duathlon


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Rotorua,
New Zealand
Rotorua Association of Triathletes and Multisport
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 8s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Open Male
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove down to Rotorua in the morning from Auckland, nice easy drive stopped for a coffee at the usual Cafe in Matamata (Hobbiton).
Event warmup:

Checked bike, lubed chain, went for a quick spin to check out the course. Tried the aerobars (still finding the bike too twitchy so decided not to use in race) and a couple of real short runs along with some stretching in the transition area.
Run
  • 26m
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 12s  min/km
Comments:

Nice run, the pace was a little quickier than I had expected.
What would you do differently?:

Should have started much closer the front, have a tendency to start near the back and let the faster people go first, next time will start near the front and they can run around me.
Transition 1
  • 00m
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on bunch riding (the race was draft legal) and getting used to racing in an aero position. Will look at a proper Tri bike fitting at the LBS and work on that before the first tri of the summer season (Nov 5th).
Bike
  • 51m
  • 24 kms
  • 28.24 km/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 17m 33s
  • 3 kms
  • 05m 51s  min/km
Post race
Warm down:

Warm down consisted mainly of stretching and walking back to the car followed by beer and pizza at prize giving.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Was really pleased with the race, I had planned on about 1hr 45m so was stoked with the actual timing.

Event comments:

As a club we came second overall in the North Island interclub duathlon champs.


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Last updated: 2006-09-22 12:00 AM
Running
00:26:00 | 05 kms | 05m 12s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Off-Road consisting of 3 laps of a Forest run. Starting off with a climb up into the Forest before coming back down on an ajacenent track. A short run to/from the forest to the transition area.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
T1
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Average
Biking
00:51:00 | 24 kms | 28.24 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Rough Wet Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:17:33 | 03 kms | 05m 51s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Same as the first section but only two laps this time around.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4