Diamond in the Rough Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Perryville, Maryland
United States
Piranha Sports
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 18m 20s
Overall Rank = 30/506
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 3/12
Pre-race routine:

half a power bar, alot of water, set up transition. checked out the water and the transition run ins and outs
Event warmup:

a little run
Swim
  • 21m 26s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

great swim, good temperature, felt great the whole time, kept up a good pace
What would you do differently?:

just push a little harder
Transition 1
  • 00m 37s
Comments:

great transition, had no problems
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 1h 22m 23s
  • 27 miles
  • 19.66 mile/hr
Comments:

started cycling about 3 months ago, so obviously i got passed alot and had a slower time than a lot of people. but i still felt pretty good
What would you do differently?:

more bike training
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

the persons bike next to mine had fallen over into my section, so i had to rack my bike pretty much on top of his bike. his bike had fallen on my shoes, watch and race belt so i had to pull the shoes and other stuff out from under the bike
What would you do differently?:

nothing given the conditions
Run
  • 33m 19s
  • 5 miles
  • 06m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

felt great the whole time, no cramping.
What would you do differently?:

more running training just to be able to run faster
Post race
Warm down:

eat and drink, did a little stretch, not much

What limited your ability to perform faster:

my lack of experience in cycling. still averaged 20 mph but i just haven't been doing it for that long so i was just a little slower

Event comments:

bike course was hard, but all was still good




Last updated: 2009-06-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:26 | 1640 yards | 01m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/12
Overall: 12/506
Performance: Good
Suit: tri top and tri shorts
Course: 1 mile diamond
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:37
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:22:23 | 27 miles | 19.66 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 101/506
Performance: Good
Wind: Little with gusts
Course: pretty tough course, some big hills and a long 5% hill
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:33:19 | 05 miles | 06m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 36/506
Performance: Good
Course: pretty flat, some grass and gravel parts.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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