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Niantic, CT
United States
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 17m 53s
Overall Rank = 77/334
Age Group = F30-35
Age Group Rank = 3/21
Pre-race routine:

stayed at mom and dad's house. Ate toast and drank 1 cup coffee. Drove to race site
Event warmup:

walk around with dad, explaining transition and then short run up hill from swim exit to transition. Walked down to beach, got wet then entered swim corral.
Swim
  • 15m 39s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

felt good most of the swim. did really good with sighting and first time really got into drafting. probably could do more. Glad I put a piece of gum in mouth, trick dad taught me. It helped with the salt water scratchy throat issue.
What would you do differently?:

draft more.
Transition 1
  • 03m
Comments:

slower then wanted but still beat about 4 women out that entered before me
What would you do differently?:

body glide legs so suit comes off better
Bike
  • 34m 19s
  • 11.3 miles
  • 19.76 mile/hr
Comments:

felt good on the bike. might have been able to puch it slightly more. but felt good. ate one gu at 10 mins into bike. 1/2 bottle gu2o
What would you do differently?:

not sure
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

flet that this was a good solid fast transition
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 23m 56s
  • 3.4 miles
  • 07m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

got a diaphram cramp at mile 1 which lasted the rest of the run. Not sure if it was due to the amount of gu2o I drank in first 500 yrds of run. but felt good otherwise, just couldn't pick up pace due to cramp.
What would you do differently?:

less gu2o between bike/run
Post race
Warm down:

walked back to end of beach to cheer on rest of family in the race (husband, sister, brother-in-law, father). Ate some melon, and ice cream

What limited your ability to perform faster:

cramp on run. otherwise felt really strong race for me.

Event comments:

really good event. a little pricey if you waited to register. but well organized and nice volunteers. I finished as the 6th woman overall and could not have asked for a better place then childhood home town area.




Last updated: 2005-07-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:39 | 880 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/334
Performance: Good
Suit: ironman instinct farmer john
Course: start on McCook beach swim east out to a bouy then turn and swim northeast into beach.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:34:19 | 11.3 miles | 19.76 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/334
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: rolling hills through east lyme.
Road: Smooth  Cadence: 100
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:23:56 | 03.4 miles | 07m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/334
Performance: Average
Course: rather flat course through niantic beach front. with on the beach finish at McCooks.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5