Xterra Caloosahatchee - Triathlon


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Fort Myers, Florida
United States
TNT Races
75F / 24C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 10m 48s
Overall Rank = 20/75
Age Group = 40 - 44
Age Group Rank = 6/
Pre-race routine:

Stretch set TA. Normal Bagel pb and banana with water bottle.
Event warmup:

Stretch walk down to river for swim and light jog.
Swim
  • 09m 36s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

not sure on the time but that is what the watch said never really hit the split again guess when taking wetsuit off it kicked it out of timer setting oh well.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing swam good and hard
Transition 1
  • 03m 57s
Comments:

Long run back to ta area but went well once I got there.
What would you do differently?:

nothing glad I brought shoes down to the water.
Bike
  • 1h 22m
  • 13 miles
  • 9.51 mile/hr
Comments:

Slippery
What would you do differently?:

take it easy in the beginning especially on the bridges since I ate it there 4 times chaing came off twice. Then I had to push to catch some of the people that passed me. Got some but not all.
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

Good tranistion
What would you do differently?:

Have shoes set with locks
Run
  • 34m
  • 4.38 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Good pace
What would you do differently?:

Not much push harder the first mile.
Post race
Warm down:

stretched

What limited your ability to perform faster:

wrecking and weather

Event comments:

Poor display on websites obviously not on here. Do again but get coordinator to have better post activities some type of food. Oh well. Good time sore hip from the fall, beer time. Enjoying the hell out of XTERRA Events.




Last updated: 2010-04-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:36 | 880 yards | 01m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/75
Performance: Good
Suit: yes full
Course: two laps coutner clockwise
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:57
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:22:00 | 13 miles | 9.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/75
Performance:
Wind:
Course: single lap on course but wrecked 5 times due to all the mud and rain. The beginning of the course was slick on the bridges. Came off the bike over the bars. didnt wreck any more once I got on the main course. I had to slow down and take it easy in turns very slick. Tires filled up made the far east section hard because of the ups.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:34:00 | 04.38 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/75
Performance: Good
Course: Two laps with some water running too. Made it interesting.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3