Yucca Triathlon - Triathlon


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White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
United States
WSMR
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 16m 57s
Overall Rank = 10/37
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 2/4
Pre-race routine:

drove to base early to go through security...drank Ensure 1:45 before race...rode bike for 2 minutes to transition area...set up transition...jogged with Sarah for a few minutes...drank lots of water...
Event warmup:

see above...
Swim
  • 09m 42s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 25s / 100 meters
Comments:

passed by 2 people in pool...
What would you do differently?:

take GU on bike (the leg prior to the swim)
Transition 1
  • 00m 49s
Comments:

the bike was second after the run...
What would you do differently?:

not much...
Bike
  • 1h 28m 4s
  • 29.83 miles
  • 20.32 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

keep doing some good tempo work on bike such as 2 sets of 3 x 3 min hard and 3 min easy...perhaps extend them to 4, 5, 6 minutes...
Transition 2
  • 00m 50s
Comments:

T2 forn this event was bike to swim and almost forgot to take Garmin off (not swim proof) and the first 25 m goggles filled up with water...
Run
  • 37m 39s
  • 4.88 miles
  • 07m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

very comfortable run...made a point not to go out too hard...
What would you do differently?:

not much
Post race
Warm down:

walked around...called the girls at home got my stuff put away...changed and then waited for Sarah...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

for got GU for the bike ride!!!

Event comments:

good for duathletes...pretty flat bike thus favors heavier types...




Last updated: 2009-07-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:42 | 400 meters | 02m 25s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 12/37
Performance: Average
Suit: 2XU TriSuit
Course: 25 m pool
Start type: Dive Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:49
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:28:04 | 29.83 miles | 20.32 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/4
Overall: 11/37
Performance: Good
this event does not calculate your T1 nor T2 thus this time above is what I believe the actual bike time...
Wind: Some
Course: key loop...
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 98
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:50
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:37:39 | 04.88 miles | 07m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/4
Overall: 8/37
Performance: Good
was advertised to be a 10K, told it was a 9 K and turned out to be closer to an 8K...
Course: loop on mostly pavement but some loose sandy road...
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3