Turkey Tri - TriathlonShort Course


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San Dimas, California
United States
Renegade Racing
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 54m 54s
Overall Rank = 147/435
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 20/40
Pre-race routine:

up at 4.45am, protein shake, get the car ready
Event warmup:

run a bit...cooooold morning. Lots of fluid intake.
Swim
  • 20m 52s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

I swam the course 2 weeks earlier and did it in 17 min. It may have been a combination of colder water, wind, chop, turkey in the tummy and season cold that made the swim uncomfortable. I just couldn't find my stroke.
What would you do differently?:

nothing I could have I think, just the way it was
Transition 1
  • 03m 58s
Comments:

long run up to T1, numb feet made for a difficult T1
What would you do differently?:

not race when its 50 degrees!
Bike
  • 48m 36s
  • 14 miles
  • 17.28 mile/hr
Comments:

very hilly course. There was a patch of road the county had just stripped a week or so ago that was unpleasant to ride over. Cold, but I had a race jacket, but the bare feet int he tri shoes were numb.
What would you do differently?:

wear socks on the bike and swim
Transition 2
  • 01m 59s
Comments:

had to pee so bad on the bike. Never had to pee that bad in a race before. At dismount I had to hit the port o let for 45 sec. Nice spectator had my bike ready for me to grab on the way out. Thanks dude!
What would you do differently?:

not drink so much pre race?
Run
  • 39m 27s
  • 4.5 miles
  • 08m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

kept jacket on for run...definitely needed it. Cold morning. Got a little blister on the arch of my right foot.
What would you do differently?:

Wear socks on such a cold morning
Post race
Warm down:

banana, water and pack up

What limited your ability to perform faster:

being sick, post tgiving eating habits, cold weather

Event comments:

Great organizers and lots of volunteers. The swim course is nice but the bike course is very hilly with lots of turns, and a bit monotonous with the dual loops of mentioned hills and turns. If I would have known the temperature and affects on me I would have passed on this one. Again, not because of the location or organizers, just how cold the weather was. Numbing. It was good in that it made me re-think the olympic I was going to do in March.




Last updated: 2010-09-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:20:52 | 880 yards | 02m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/40
Overall: 0/435
Performance: Below average
Suit: exterra
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 56F / 13C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:58
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:48:36 | 14 miles | 17.28 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/40
Overall: 0/435
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Hilly
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:59
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:39:27 | 04.5 miles | 08m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/40
Overall: 0/435
Performance: Average
Course: some hills, not too bad. Used to flatter courses
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3