Boulder Stroke & Stride: Race 1 - Short Swim - Biathlon (swim/run)


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Boulder, Colorado
United States
Racing Underground
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 51m 29s
Overall Rank = 53/85
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 3/6
Pre-race routine:

Got there early, hung out, stretched
Event warmup:

Bobbed in water, swam about 50 yards
Swim
  • 17m 28s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 08s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started off nice and slow. Rounding first buoy really felt the chop, but still finished OK.
Dressed with warm wear cap and swim socks.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 04m 18s
Comments:

Had a tough time getting shirt on. Will try swimming with tri top on below wetsuit next time.
Run
  • 29m 44s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Feet felt numb the first mile, then OK
What would you do differently?:

Should have tried to draft
Post race
Warm down:

Ate pizza

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing. A little bit of fear with water temperature. Weather conditions

Event comments:

Thanks again to racing underground for putting on a great race.




Last updated: 2011-06-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:28 | 820 yards | 02m 08s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 40/85
Performance: Good
Suit: Vortex Sleeveless
Course: Standard
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 61F / 16C Current: High
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time:  04:18
Overall: Average
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit: Average
Getting into shoes: Average
Running
00:29:44 | 03.1 miles | 09m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 56/85
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back. Really windy
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5