19th Annual Desert Grande Duathlon/Triathlon - DuathlonStandard


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Coolidge, Arizona
United States
City of Casa Grande
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 01m 38s
Overall Rank = 4/53
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/7
Pre-race routine:

Clif Bar 1 hour prior. Gu Packet 15 minutes prior.
Event warmup:

Ran 1 mile
Run
  • 10m 10s
  • 1.5 miles
  • 06m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Led for the 1st 1/4 mile and then backed into a more moderate pace. Ended up 6th O/A headed into T1.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Maybe try and hold initial start pace for another 1/4 mile.
Transition 1
  • 01m
Comments:

Good transition.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 28m
  • 10.3 miles
  • 22.07 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Go a bit harder. HR was lower than I could have maintained.
Transition 2
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

A bit too slow. Needed to drink water while running with bike...forgot. Took time to drink while trying to change shoes...not really a good idea.
Run
  • 20m 40s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt slow....but overall....wasn't horrible.
What would you do differently?:

Could have pushed HR up a bit.
Post race
Warm down:

Fluids and Muscle Milk

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My brain.

Event comments:

Left early (work) and heard later that no results became available post-race. CEP Timing had computer issues, but I found results Monday afternoon on their site...




Last updated: 2010-11-09 12:00 AM
Running
00:10:10 | 01.5 miles | 06m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/7
Overall: 6/53
Performance: Good
First run and bike time (as well as both transitions) were calculated together.
Course: 1.5 Miles on mostly dirt path/road
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 01:00
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Average
Biking
00:28:00 | 10.3 miles | 22.07 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/7
Overall: 3/53
Performance: Good
Hard to determine exact time....but based on Garmin data it is pretty close. Road was quite rough in several areas and had one triathlete drafting on me for about 5 miles.
Wind: None
Course: Loop course with some elevation. Garmin showed about 550ft.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 92
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:20
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:20:40 | 03 miles | 06m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/7
Overall: 5/53
Performance: Average
Loop seemed to go on forever...and I thought my time was going to be really, really slow. The 20:40 was only 25 seconds off of my goal of 20:15. HR was around 172 for the most part (too low) and climbed into my normal race HR of 185 near the finish.
Course: Mostly dirt path. Fairly rough and undulating for a long portion of the course. Some soft patches as well.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3