Santa Cruz Mermaid Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Santa Cruz, California
United States
By the Beach Productions
58F / 14C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 51m 31s
Overall Rank = 84/106
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 22/26
Pre-race routine:

banana, soy chocolate milk, 1/2 chocolate gel
Event warmup:

yoga stretching, 10 min run.
Swim
  • 19m 36s
  • 400 meters
  • 04m 54s / 100 meters
Comments:

the water was cooold! My body was in shock for the first several minutes, but quickly warmed up. Got elbowed in the eye right off the bat, but other than that no other problems. This was my best swim yet. Sited well, got into a groove. I love swimming in the ocean :)
What would you do differently?:

nothing.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

We had to run along the beach boardwalk then up a big wooden staircase to T1. Don't know what my time was, not calculated on the results page. Alittle slow. alot of sand on my feet from the beach. I put shoes on to run up the stairs - thought I might get a splinter.
What would you do differently?:

Not put on shoes, run barefooted. not wear socks to cycle in. use a water bottle to squirt the sand off my feet.
Bike
  • 58m 37s
  • 11 miles
  • 11.26 mile/hr
Comments:

I timed myself at 52.36 minutes, so I don't know why the discrepency. Anyway, it was a good course, hilly, but I like hills. the roads are in terrible shape, rough. the course was very well managed, CHP at every turn holding traffic for us. Lots of volunteers which made it easy to know where to go with all the turns.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Moved through T2 pretty fast, again the times were not calculated.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 33m 16s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 13m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a great run, although I went slower than I thought I did!
What would you do differently?:

Maybe go alittle faster??
Post race
Warm down:

stretched alittle, drank water, ate part of a luna bar. cheered Jill in.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I just need to push myself alittle more on the run.

Event comments:

This was a fantastic race, great volunteers, great support. I will definitely do this again next year.


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Last updated: 2005-07-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:36 | 400 meters | 04m 54s / 100meters
Age Group: 23/26
Overall: 0/106
Performance: Good
Suit: Ironman longjohn
Course: Clockwise swim around the dock/ship
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:58:37 | 11 miles | 11.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/26
Overall: 0/106
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: hilly with lots of turns in the beginning.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:33:16 | 02.5 miles | 13m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 23/26
Overall: 0/106
Performance: Average
Course: Run down a gradual hill onto the beach boardwalk.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race?
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