Nissan Xterra West Championship - TriathlonLong Course


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TEMECULA, California
United States
Xterra
95F / 35C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 20m 49s
Overall Rank = 285/321
Age Group = 45-50
Age Group Rank = 12/12
Pre-race routine:

Rode down to Temecula with Jeff. Good time. Got there early
Event warmup:

rode bike down to lake.. swam in lake a bit
Swim
  • 34m 1s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 16s / 100 meters
Comments:

Hard swim, more waves/chop then previously encountered
What would you do differently?:

Train harder at swimming
Transition 1
  • 02m 20s
Comments:

felt OK coming out of water..always a relief to finish the swim
Bike
  • 2h 19m 56s
  • 18.64 miles
  • 7.99 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Run
  • 1h 26m 52s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 13m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Almost DNF.. run was 6 miles with 70% in Sandy river bottom. Very demoralizing. Actually sat down once and felt like crying. Just kept going. It was not pretty but I finished.
Post race
Warm down:

Met Jeff, he DNF just before run. Walked around. Drove home

Event comments:

Hard race, almost DNF..run was 75% in sandy river bottom. My friend DNF'


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Last updated: 2005-08-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:01 | 1500 meters | 02m 16s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/321
Performance: Average
Suit: Xterra-Long John
Course: Vail Lake, Choppy. 10 am start. Starting to get windy, DIFFICULT swells and chop. Hard swim
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:20
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:19:56 | 18.64 miles | 7.99 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/321
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Insane uphill immediately after starting bike. 70% racers walked? Technical at times. Met Jeff about 15 minutes into race walking his bike. He looked rough! Said: "I'm done...go ahead..I'm finished. I said: "no way..I'll wait for you..we can do it..He insisted I go on
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:26:52 | 06.21 miles | 13m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/321
Performance:
Course: Ran up very steep hill at begining of run. Had to do this twice! HOT>>>HOT
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]