Donner Lake Triathlon - International Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Truckee, California
United States
A Change of Pace
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 18m 31s
Overall Rank = 262/435
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 32/44
Swim
  • 32m 29s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 59s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Better Breathing
Transition 1
  • 02m 1s
Comments:

The water felt so much better at the end.
What would you do differently?:

Be at the starting line when the race starts
Bike
  • 1h 42m 14s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 14.58 mile/hr
Comments:

Worked too hard on the bike and tired myself too much for the run
What would you do differently?:

Drink a lot more
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
What would you do differently?:

Start running with the gel pack in my hand.
Run
  • 1h 00m 11s
  • 6.52 miles
  • 09m 14s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Push myself a little harder because I was just so tired but I should have kept going as hard as I could.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank and Drank. Jumped in the lake

What limited your ability to perform faster:

rest and altitude. First Olympic distance.

Event comments:

Not very organized but the course made it fun and extremely challenging and that was enough. The food was good and jumping into the lake afterwards is a definite must!!




Last updated: 2009-07-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:29 | 1640 yards | 01m 59s / 100yards
Age Group: 31/44
Overall: 0/435
Performance: Average
Suit: Farmer John
Course: Hilly with an initial 1200 ft ascent
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:01
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:42:14 | 24.85 miles | 14.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 36/44
Overall: 0/435
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: 1200 ft ascend on the front end with a 800 ft ascend on the back end. It was brutal.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:00:11 | 06.52 miles | 09m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 29/44
Overall: 0/435
Performance: Average
Course: Overall flat with some hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3