Alcatraz Challenge - Aquathlon


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San Francisco, California
United States
Tri-California
62F / 17C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 35s
Overall Rank = 170/295
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Went to IHOP and had eggs... ... Bad idea!
Run
  • 00m
  • 0 miles
  •  min/mile
Transition 1
  • 04m 25s
Comments:

This was my first Tri event and I really didn't think too much about the time I was spending in the transition.
Swim
  • 57m 32s
  • 2640 yards
  • 02m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

Well I don't think I've done more than 2 miles swimming in total over the last 18 year. So everything I did was pretty bad but at least I finished and didn't get last.
What would you do differently?:

Swim before the event.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 57m 29s
  • 7 miles
  • 08m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

One thing I would have like to see was more water options. They should have posted people up on both sides of the bridge not just the end but that's a minor complaint considering I felt I had just the right amount of water. If it was any hotter though I would have been in bad shape.
Post race
Event comments:

You really can't beat the views from the bridge or the fact that you just swam from Alcatraz, the "inescapable" prison. Overall since I hardly swam in the last 18 years, I feel very good about completing this race and I might end up doing it again next year.




Last updated: 2011-07-19 12:00 AM
Running
00:00:00 | 00 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/295
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
T1
Time:  04:25
Overall: Below average
Putting on cap, goggles and wetsuit:
Getting out of shoes:
Swimming
00:57:32 | 2640 yards | 02m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 260/
Overall: 0/295
Performance: Below average
Suit: BlueSeventy Helix
Course:
Start type: Dive Plus: Waves
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Below average Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time:  00:00
Overall:
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit:
Getting into shoes:
Running
00:57:29 | 07 miles | 08m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 119/295
Performance: Good
Course: Great course across the Golden Gate Bridge. The only change I would make would not to run through the drainage pipe. This pipe was fairly dark inside and had low clearance.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5