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Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
United States
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 56m 48s
Overall Rank = 2268/4391
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 319/496
Pre-race routine:

I could NOT sleep last night. The bloody cats tag teamed me and made sure I was a million degrees by stretching out on each leg. Nah, I'm not that grubly at 'em, they knew I was pinging off the walls.

Ate breakfast, drank coffee, surfed the weather channel. Found out it was going to rain all friggin' day. Wonderful.
Event warmup:

It POURED during setting up of transition. I started shivering just about uncontrollably but didn't want to spend two hours in a wetsuit just standing around. Ended up putting the legs on and waiting.
Swim
  • 34m 14s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

I'm not entirely unhappy with this time. Yeah I could probably do better but at what price? I had fun and this swim didn't take much out of me.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. It was satisfactory to me.
Transition 1
  • 07m 31s
Comments:

I guess I had a tea party. That's okay, the transition area was LONNNGGGG and muddy as hell.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I like tea.
Bike
  • 1h 11m 9s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.96 mile/hr
Comments:

Oh I'm happy with this bike. Wet road, pot holes, and active rain for about half of it. WOOF. But I'm happy with it!
What would you do differently?:

Not a darn thing. I'm gonna gloat about this one.
Transition 2
  • 05m 1s
Comments:

Another tea party. I like tea.
Run
  • 58m 51s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

I do believe this is the first time I've run a 10K in under an hour and I did it in an OLY! WOOHOO
What would you do differently?:

Not a damned thing. Catch me in 5 years and see if that still holds but for now it's a high point of my tri career.
Post race
Warm down:

Wrung out everything in my transition pack and put my running shoes in the wetsuit waterproof bag because the wetsuit was the driest thing in my pack.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Possibly the fact that I suck at endurance stuff. I enjoy the hell out of it but that does not mean I'm any good.

Event comments:

MORE PORTA-POTTIES! There was not a single porta-potty on the race course. They were all outside the course markings.




Last updated: 2010-03-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:14 | 1640 yards | 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/496
Overall: 0/4391
Performance: Average
Suit: 2XU C:2 full sleeve
Course: Rectangular up the Potomac, turn around after the bridge, come back and out.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 07:31
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:11:09 | 24.85 miles | 20.96 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/496
Overall: 1011/4391
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: A couple out and backs on various roads
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 05:01
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:58:51 | 06.21 miles | 09m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/496
Overall: 0/4391
Performance: Good
Course: around the island.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]