Los Angeles Triathlon Championship Series #1 - TriathlonSprint


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San Dimas, California
United States
TRI Events Inc.
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 39m 21s
Overall Rank = 200/298
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 18/23
Pre-race routine:

drove from Nevada to hotel day before, arrived at midnight. stayed at Sheraton. woke up around 5:45, sleepy. took a hot bath. drank water. friend showed up. stretched. went and had breakfast. ate too much. drove to the race. got a bit lost. found it. running low on time. registered.
Event warmup:

got in lake to get used to water. swam just a bit.
Swim
  • 16m 41s
  • 547 yards
  • 03m 03s / 100 yards
Comments:

This SUCKED. In the beginning I got knocked around, bumped into people. couldn't concentrate. used way too much energy. ran out of breath quick. then couldn't swim normal. treated a bit of water, then resorted to backstroke. had to use backstroke almost the entire time. couldn't breathe. this was horrible
What would you do differently?:

EVERYTHING. first, learn how the hell to swim in this environment. also, need to figure out how to breathe better.
Transition 1
  • 02m 26s
Comments:

not so great at this. barely remember it too - in a blur. sat down to get wetsuit off.
What would you do differently?:

not really sure.
Bike
  • 51m 52s
  • 14.91 miles
  • 17.25 mile/hr
Comments:

not bad. this course went twice around. wasn't labeled well so I almost didn't figure it out. 1st time around i used the easy gears too much. 2nd time around i stuck to harder gears, which was better. i have good leg muscles so i should take advantage of that by using harder gears, even on hills.
What would you do differently?:

see above.
Transition 2
  • 02m 12s
Comments:

i don't think i know how to do this very well.
What would you do differently?:

not sure.
Run
  • 26m 7s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 24s  min/mile
Comments:

thought i had a good run; faster than my training paces. had new shoes (Nikes) which helped. they ran fast. also, all the training on multiview in the hills helped a lot since people walked the hills on this run but i was able to keep running. even sprinted it home at the very end with the guy next to me.
What would you do differently?:

not much.
Post race
Warm down:

my first race. too busy in shock to do anything. drank water. should probably stretch ASAP though.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

sucking at swimming, not being used to this, not knowing about the best way to bike.

Event comments:

don't have anything to compare this to yet but seemed pretty good overall. and nice t-shirt design!


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Last updated: 2009-04-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:41 | 547 yards | 03m 03s / 100yards
Age Group: 20/23
Overall: 250/298
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:26
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:51:52 | 14.91 miles | 17.25 mile/hr
Age Group: 16/23
Overall: 172/298
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:12
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:07 | 03.11 miles | 08m 24s  min/mile
Age Group: 16/23
Overall: 155/298
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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] 4