Catalina Island Triathalon - TriathlonSprint


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avalon, California
United States
Pacific Sports
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 222/600
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 12/22
Pre-race routine:

Late 9am start so found a coffee shop that opens at 6am. Got some coffee. Ate a bannana and energy bar.
Event warmup:

No real warm up. Just walk around and strech some.
Swim
  • 13m 4s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

My swim started out kind of bad. This is only my 3rd tri, and I am still getting used to swimming in a crowd. I get bumped and I stop to let the person by. I guess I need to get a little more aggresive. On the leg back it was much better. Lees people around me and I got into a good rythem.
What would you do differently?:

I guess don't let the crowd around me at the start bother me so much.
Transition 1
  • 03m 20s
Bike
  • 37m 49s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 14.79 mile/hr
Comments:

Tough bike ride up the hill with 3 loops. having Chris McCormack smoke past me on his tri bike really puts this all into perspective.
What would you do differently?:

With the hill up and coming fast back dowm with curves I would bring my road bike next yeat instead of the tri bike. I never got areo since I had to be on the breaks for the turns coming down the hill.
Transition 2
  • 02m 27s
Comments:

Just tried to get in quick and out. Still took me over 2 minutes. My how time flys when you are having fun...
Run
  • 28h 54m
  • 3 miles
  • 9h 38m  min/mile
Comments:

Tough run up the hills. But fun. Beautiful island run...
Post race
Event comments:

This was fun. What a great place for a tri. The swim was awesome in the clear water. Bike course should be changed before someone gets hurt with bikes going slow up the hill and flying down within inches of each other. It wouldn't be so bad but there are some pretty good corners to negociate at speed. Other then that it was a challenging course but that's why we do this. To challenge ourselves. I will be back next year.




Last updated: 2009-08-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:04 | 880 yards | 01m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Average
Suit: Full suit
Course: Course was great. You could actually see the bottom when swimming. That was a nice surprise as I am used to swimming in San Francisco bay and you can't see your hand in front of your face in that water.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 64F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:20
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:37:49 | 9.32 miles | 14.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Tough course with 3 loops up a hill and down. Dangerous with people going slow up the hill and people flying down the hill within inches of each other.
Road: Smooth  Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:27
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
28:54:00 | 03 miles | 9h 38m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Average
Course: Again...big hil up and run fast down. A wall of a hill in the last mile. Tough run but fun.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4