PBR Off-Road triathlon - Triathlon


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
Red Rock Company
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 43m 24s
Overall Rank = 10/221
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/19
Pre-race routine:

Drive to the race. Ride bike to transition and setup. Run back to the van in my sandles to get my wife and son.
Event warmup:

Besides riding the bike to transition and then being rushed to to setup my transition area, that is all the warmup I had. I did a tiny 30 second swim when I got in the water.
Swim
  • 13m 55s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

Best swim in a race so far. I felt calm and just swam. I didn't run into hardly anyone, just a few guys from the first wave about half way through.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I hope all my swims go like this.
Transition 1
  • 02m 33s
Comments:

This went well except my left heal got stuck a little. It was not too bad. Just 10 seconds longer maybe. I did put my sandles on the ramp so my feet wouldn't get rocks stuck to my feet in the dirt. Best idea I had all day. LOL
Bike
  • 1h 03m 16s
  • 11 miles
  • 10.43 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a fun race. I love mountain bike racing! It was difficult to pass in a few spots and one lady refused to move when I was behind her and when I tried to make a move on her left she ended up swerving into me and I hit a large rock and crashed. I was a little fired up! LOL The hills on the 3rd lap was tough. I thought there was no way I was going to have a good run. My legs were on fire.
What would you do differently?:

I have to figure out how to pass 50 year old ladies that think they own the trail.
Transition 2
  • 01m 9s
Run
  • 22m 30s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was good. I am very happy with the pace I was able to keep.
Post race
Warm down:

Jogged a little.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I have been training for 6 months now, so I am just getting going with all this triathlon business. I hope after a year of this I will be able to be faster.

Event comments:

I loved this race and thought that they did a good job with everything. The slip and slide finish was great for some entertainment as people finished. The trophies were cool and they through out a lot of free stuff.


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Last updated: 2008-06-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:55 | 820 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/19
Overall: 12/221
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Velocity full
Course: Rectangle
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:33
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:03:16 | 11 miles | 10.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/19
Overall: 17/221
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: 3 loops with a few technical sections and 2 large climbs.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:09
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:30 | 03 miles | 07m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/19
Overall: 14/221
Performance: Good
Course: The first hill was off-road and had massive hills! I almost came to a stop on some of the big hills. Then the last 2 miles were on the sidewalk.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5