Long Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Long Beach, California
United States
Pacific Sports
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 19m 54s
Overall Rank = 316/1025
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 53/109
Pre-race routine:

Park, check-in set Transition. Check bike and realx until it is time to warm-up
Event warmup:

10 minute run. swimming easy+ sprints 15 minutes
Swim
  • 19m 56s
  • 875 yards
  • 02m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt fine during warm-up. At the start I just kept feeling like I counldn't get enough air. Not used to wetsuit but mainly I seem to have a mental block.
What would you do differently?:

Warm-up longer
Transition 1
  • 01m 58s
Comments:

I had a very fast transition overall. Pavement in Transition painful to run on. Bike starts on an upward slope, you can't jump onto bike.
What would you do differently?:

practice removing suit. It stuck on one heel.
Bike
  • 33m 53s
  • 11 miles
  • 19.48 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike great except for one jerk who cut inside my line on the hairpin then couldn't maintain his turn so I had to swerve away to avoid crashing. I remembered to not let anyone else determine my pace. Many pushed to hard on the hills. I spun happily and passed them at the crest while they fought the lactic acid build-up. I passed quite a few that way. Yay!

Legs felt tight and sore the whole time however.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 22s
Comments:

Pavement horrible for barefeet so I kept shoes on...smart move. I could run just fine with the shoes. Forwent socks.
What would you do differently?:

Make up mind earlier whether I'm keeping shoes on or not.
Run
  • 22m 15s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

I remembered that I needed to loosen up even if I wasn't sore. I passed a few who passed me early on because they tried to push too hard immediately after ride. I slowly started getting faster but I still felt sluggish and stiff on the run. I was intrigued by the 26 y.o. age grouper who made himself puke trying to outrun me. He left a cute little puddle at the chip removal station.
What would you do differently?:

go faster. I think I lost focus in middle of run. I realized at mile 2 I could be running faster. I was cranky from the swim rather than keeping my head in the game.
Post race
Warm down:

talk with spouse eat bananas and pee.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I felt like I was at 80% potential. I feel like I peaked for the Los Angeles Tri and I felt sluggish and unenthused during this event.

Event comments:

Staff were generally curt or rude. VIP check in didn't open until 5:30 but if you already had a packet you could go set-up. Many of the volunteers seemed to be court mandated doing community service hours. They were not helpful and on the course would say "almost there!" even though I knew I still had 8 miles to go. There were drinks every mile on the run, unfortunately no one was watching a certain corner where you could leave the course and save about 15 seconds by cutting it. I was bumped by a runner doing just this. Security in the Transition area was surprisingly good. The only post race thing I saw were some massage tables and one masseuse. Staff made sure things happened but they didn't bring much charm to the event.

This many of the racers seemed overly competetive on this course. My impression which may be totally wrong, is this is the race where the very mediocre come out and get really agressive. I saw more people needing medical on this race than any other, but this wasn't the hardest I've done.




Last updated: 2005-09-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:56 | 875 yards | 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/109
Overall: 787/1025
Performance: Bad
Suit: xterra ventilator
Course: Point to point with 2 turns 100yards and 700yards.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 63F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Good
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:58
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:33:53 | 11 miles | 19.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/109
Overall: 206/1025
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: 2 loops over 2 bridges. Blocked to traffic. Course mostly slightly uphill or downhill. 1 hairpin. fun
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:22
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:15 | 03 miles | 07m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/109
Overall: 252/1025
Performance: Average
Course: 2 loops along "boardwalk" actually a concrete multi-use path by the HMS Queen Mary. A little narrow with many runners going both ways. Fast with opportunities to get tripped up.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3