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Black Diamond, Washington
United States
Raise the Bar LLC
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 12m 12s
Overall Rank = 41/94
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 4/8
Pre-race routine:

Showed up late, hurrying to get my packet and tranistion set up.
Event warmup:

rode my bike from the parking lot to registration...
Swim
  • 21m 14s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 56s / 100 yards
Comments:

Left my wetsuit in the car, not enough time to get it. Swim went well, no complaints, felt great in the water without a warm up. Took it kinda easy but knew when to accelerate and keep my swim in my target time
Transition 1
  • 02m 6s
Comments:

Didn't use clip ins, relaxed in transistion. I left my camel back open on accident and had to zip it closed. Everything else was set up excelent.
Bike
  • 1h 49m 59s
  • 15 miles
  • 8.18 mile/hr
Comments:

I started out all right, had to focus on taking care of business and half-way through the first lap I jumped off my bike and over a log and twisted my right ankle. I was a little distracted at first and was wondering what I should do and I decided to pedal and see how it felt. I lost a lot of power and it bugged me on an off on the bike but it wasn't too bad. I know I lost some time because of the injury. I scraped a few trees leaning too close to the corners, shoulder and thigh bruises and scrapes. Other than that the course was really fun albeit there were a lot of very rocky sections and it was hard to keep the speed up. I also developed two blisters on my thumbs from my grip shifts but those didn't slow me down.
What would you do differently?:

Get long finger gloves
Transition 2
  • 01m 58s
Comments:

Relaxed and made sure to take off wet socks and shoes. Put on new socks and running shoes
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 56m 58s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out limping pretty bad but my ankle eventually warmed up and I could almost run without a limp. My core was feeling the mountain bike, it hit me harder than regular road riding and bugged me for a good 20 minutes. I rolled my ankle a little bit a few times on loose rocks and tried to keep upright as much as possible. About 1/4 through the run we were attacked by bees. Only two bee stings, thank goodness I am not alergic. The rest of the run was focusing on keeping good form and focusing on footing. About 3/4 the way through I twisted my left ankle and then kicked a downed log with my left foot. I fell over and told myself to focus and then ran by the bees again with only 1 sting this time. The run was almost done and I tried to focus on form and caught a fellow age grouper in my age to pass him and hold him off. Finished strong with a downhill run, no more twisted ankles.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around with my dad, ate food and looked for Andrea so I could cheer her on for her first Olympic distance race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

injuries, not enough time after previous race, core strenth.

Event comments:

great volunteers and plenty of drinks and energy gels.




Last updated: 2011-07-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:14 | 1094 yards | 01m 56s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/8
Overall: 40/94
Performance:
Suit: no wetsuit
Course: Out to an island and back, rocky shores slowed us down a bit
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:06
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:49:59 | 15 miles | 8.18 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/8
Overall: 46/94
Performance: Below average
Wind:
Course: winding course with a lot of bumpy rocky areas. All in all it was a technical course
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:58
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:56:58 | 06.2 miles | 09m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 46/94
Performance: Below average
N/A
Course: 2 lap figure 8, about 10 hills total, steep short hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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