Sporteve Playa Del Rey Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Playa Del Rey/ Manhattan Beach, California
United States
sporteve
63F / 17C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 49s
Overall Rank = 88/250
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 12/30
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5am, milk blended with banana, strawberry and protein powder, Stretch, shower and off the Playa. Drizzle, dark and dreading large waves.
Event warmup:

Rack bike...pretty tight grouping...not enough racks but I squeeze in by the fence and setup my bag against it out of everyone's way. Get timing chip, maerked, chat up my T neighbors. Suite juice the wetsuit and peal it on, more stretching and head to the water for a little warm up.
Swim
  • 18m 50s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

I need more swimming practice obviously. Biking and running is cake after this.
What would you do differently?:

Swim more!
Transition 1
  • 02m 43s
Comments:

exhausted after the swim but a pretty good T1 time for me...getting the suit off my ankles was a battle.
What would you do differently?:

just need to tighten up T1 but my actions were consistent
Bike
  • 38m 5s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 19.58 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

just get better and stronger to get a few less minutes of total bike time
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

I was pretty tight (for me) in T2
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 24m 11s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

ran with guu, didn't do enogh bricks leading up to the event but got my legs after mile 1
What would you do differently?:

more bricks
Post race
Warm down:

grabbed a water, protein shake and headed home for football!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

much more swim practice, more bricks

Event comments:

Its my 3rd Tri, first ocean swim. Man I hate ocean swims, but I will get better! This is a great race, inexpensive compared to other sprints in the area.




Last updated: 2010-08-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:50 | 656 yards | 02m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 126/250
Performance: Average
Suit: X-Terra sleeved
Course: seemed waaaay longer than 600 yards! I am not a good/ strong distance swimmer (duh, see the time) and I was worried about the chop. It was a little rough getting out there but not bad beyond the bouys. I did a lot of back stroking
Start type: Dive Plus: Waves
Water temp: 63F / 17C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:43
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:38:05 | 12.43 miles | 19.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 63/250
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: flat! Wet! I felt strong on the bike, only had 4 people pass me.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:24:11 | 03.11 miles | 07m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 101/250
Performance: Good
Course: flat beach path
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4