Columbia Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Ellicott City, Maryland
United States
The Columbia Triathlon Association Inc.
65F / 18C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 41m 57s
Overall Rank = 365/1590
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 50/181
Pre-race routine:

Lots of waiting around in the rain.
Event warmup:

None.
Swim
  • 33m 1s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 01s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 02m 18s
Comments:

8th fastest transition in my age group.
Bike
  • 1h 20m 59s
  • 25.48 miles
  • 18.88 mile/hr
Comments:

Slow bike ride - after seeing a nasty wreck I really backed off on bombing the downhills. It showed in my time.
Transition 2
  • 01m 36s
Comments:

Still managed a fairly fast transition even though I was a clutz.
Run
  • 44m 30s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Don't know how I pulled off this run. This is a seriously hilly course and it was my 2nd best 10k time ever including open 10k races.
What would you do differently?:

Not a thing!
Post race
Event comments:

Really well run considering the horrible conditions this worked really well.




Last updated: 2009-09-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:33:01 | 1640 yards | 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 135/181
Overall: 1105/1590
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra - Vortex Full
Course: Elongated skinny - anticlockwise.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:18
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:20:59 | 25.48 miles | 18.88 mile/hr
Age Group: 64/181
Overall: 464/1590
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Hilly!
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:36
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:44:30 | 06.21 miles | 07m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/181
Overall: 135/1590
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4