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Tempe, Arizona
United States
Tucson Racing Inc.
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 38m 58s
Overall Rank = 183/445
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 26/50
Pre-race routine:

Drank GU2O and rode 6 easy miles to the race.
Event warmup:

Swam a few strokes then went to the start area.
Swim
  • 40m
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 40s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swam a lot better than my last race. Did drift to the left a few times but was much better at getting myself back on track.

Marking the swim as good because I swam consistently and better than before over a longer race distance than before.

What would you do differently?:

Sighting still needs to get a lot better. I slow my swimming down when I sight. Maybe getting some antifogger for the goggles will help some too. Stopped and pulled my goggles down twice to double check where I was at.
Transition 1
  • 01m 54s
Comments:

Long run in transistion. My cap did not seem to want to come off, but because of how far away my bike was in the transition area, I was able to get it off. Stepped in another guys water bucket to get the sand off my feet. My feet were not dry enough though which made it a little harder to put my bike shoes on.

Forgot to layout GU. Did drink more GU2O.
What would you do differently?:

Quickly dry my feet.
Bike
  • 1h 06m
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Biked strongly, but the Curry hill did get me a little partly due to bad shifting on one lap. Top speed 32.8mph
What would you do differently?:

Ride more hills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 56s
Comments:

Hard to rack my bike. There just wasn't enough rack space and with my aero bottle I can't rack with the bull horn.
Run
  • 49m 10s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt my sore calves (from cramping during swimming on Thursday) for the first mile. Ran just over 8 minute pace for the first 4 1/2 miles, then finished strong enought to get down under 8 minute pace for the run.
What would you do differently?:

More run training. The heel bruise that is now heeled caused me to miss run training and made the run feel a lot tougher. I think I can do that run at least 6 or 7 minutes faster when I am at my current best.
Post race
Warm down:

4 Guinness and a breakfast burrito. Then later easy 6 mile ride back home in the heat.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of run training. Better sleep wouldn't hurt either.

Event comments:

Need more bike rack space. They marked it off for age groups and there was not nearly enough space for 30-34 men (the largest category).

Fun racing with more people that I know.




Last updated: 2006-03-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:40:00 | 1500 meters | 02m 40s / 100meters
Age Group: 45/50
Overall: 50/445
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri-shorts
Course: Tempe town lake from Mill bridge towards the rural bridge and back to beach area.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:54
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:06:00 | 24.85 miles | 22.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 15/50
Overall: 50/445
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: 4 laps around the Tempe town lake area. Starting at Mill, up Curry, down Rural, Rio Salado, to Washington to complete the loop. Some construction on Washington left some rough spots.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:56
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:49:10 | 06.21 miles | 07m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/50
Overall: 50/445
Performance: Average
Course: Down Tempe Town lake path, up Curry hill, accross Mill bridge to almost McClintock and back across the Mill bridge.
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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4