Los Alamitos Race on the Base Triathlon - Reverse Tri - TriathlonOther


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Los Alamitos, California
United States
City of Los Alamitos and Renegade Racing
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 40m 22s
Overall Rank = 529/773
Age Group = F 30-34
Age Group Rank = 31/55
Pre-race routine:

arrived on base about 7:30, walked around, set up transition, forgot sunscreen so walked back to car (helped me to remember where car was parked after race)
Event warmup:

walk from transition to start line
Swim
  • 03m 52s
  • 200 yards
  • 01m 56s / 100 yards
Comments:

wow, I was more tired than I thought I'd be for this swim. Just checked results by age group, and I had the 2nd fastest swim split in my age group!!!
What would you do differently?:

Avoid breaststroke, swim all freestyle. I did remember to take off the race belt this time, though I did see someone wearing theirs in the water.
Transition 1
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

T1 --run to bike transition..faster than last years T1!!
Bike
  • 52m 56s
  • 13 miles
  • 14.74 mile/hr
Comments:

No rain this time, but man those head winds and cross winds...cross winds were blowing me all over the place, even on my little minnie bike, I couldn't imagine doing this with a disc or other "race" wheels. Faster than last year!! And it was a little longer, as transition was relocated from where it was last year.
What would you do differently?:

Be in aero more.
Transition 2
  • 03m 3s
Comments:

T2-- bike to swim transition- a little slower than last year, may be due to wearing arm warmers for the run and bike in addition to the jacket, also remembering to remove race belt.
Run
  • 38m 42s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 12m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Run/walk paced around 11:30-12:00 min/mile according to Garmin..course also longer than last year and longer than listed above. Ran using Vibrams..no pain in shins, no foot falling asleep.
Post race
Warm down:

Pack up transition, rode to car, packed up car and left.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Run fitness, wind on bike

Event comments:

Race was slightly longer this year due to construction on the base. Messed up and stopped my garmin instead of hitting lap going in to T1, fixed it coming out on the bike, so took the times from the results. Did see someone pass me on the bike with what looked like a BT on their calf.
(edited to correct distances...current distances are from Garmin 310XT)




Last updated: 2011-02-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:03:52 | 200 yards | 01m 56s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/55
Overall: 0/773
Performance: Average
Suit: DeSoto ITU trisuit
Course: 4 zig-zag laps of 50m pool (two actual lane per swim lane)
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:47
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:52:56 | 13 miles | 14.74 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 0/773
Performance: Good
Wind: Cross-winds
Course: 3 laps on runway
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:03
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:38:42 | 03.2 miles | 12m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 0/773
Performance: Average
Course: 1 lap on runway
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
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