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Hanover, New Hampshire
United States
75F / 24C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 29m 29s
Overall Rank = 19/110
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/13
Pre-race routine:

Got up at the Fairfield Inn around 5:30 and took a shower. I ate a bagel with PP, a banana and a small OJ. right before the race I had one more banana.
I prerode the course the day before which was kind of a mistake. It's roughly 1100 ft of climbing each loop and it took a little out of me. I tried to ride it real slow but it's still tough.
Event warmup:

Just a quick 200yd swim
Swim
  • 22m 43s
  • 1320 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim went ok for the first race of the year. My shorty pulls way too hard on my traps. Will wear a full suit next time.
What would you do differently?:

Were my full suit next time
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

The transition went well except for putting on my gloves. I only used gloves because it was raining and the course is fairly technical.
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Bike
  • 1h 29m 38s
  • 12.28 miles
  • 8.22 mile/hr
Comments:

The course is awesome but really hard. It seems like all you do is climb!
The trails are very well marked and packed down. Fun ride once you get to the screaming downhill.
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Very fast transition... I don't know the time, but it was under a minute.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing... oh, take a gel or two as there wasn't an aid station that had them the entire run.
Run
  • 37m 7s
  • 4.92 miles
  • 07m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

The cramps didn't start until the last mile. The year before they started at the first hill. Much better!
What would you do differently?:

Take a gel at the end of the bike so it has time to kick in during the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training... the fact that I didn't taper and have the Timberman half Ironman in two weeks. I would have gone all out if I didn't.

At the end, I couldn't see anyone in front of me or behind me so I would have needed to be a lot faster to catch the next closest person.

The guy that came in before me was 2.5 minutes faster and the guy after me was a 1:10 behind.
Will have to work to cut those minutes!

Event comments:

Great race... will continue to do it each year!




Last updated: 2011-08-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:43 | 1320 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/13
Overall: 0/110
Performance: Good
Suit: shorty
Course: straight out and straight back. Seemed longer but I'm sure everyone thinks that!
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:29:38 | 12.28 miles | 8.22 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/13
Overall: 19/110
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: very hilly! two laps at 1100 ft of climbing each. 2200ft of climbing in roughly 11 miles...that's hard. the technical stuff would have been easy if it didn't rain the night before. The roots were like ice.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:37:07 | 04.92 miles | 07m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/13
Overall: 0/110
Performance: Average
Course: Very hill... so hilly you were on your toes most of the time. You could almost walk at the same pace others were running. Then you were dumped into a hilly field that went up and down 3 or 4 times. Very hard run after an extremely hilly bike.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
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? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4