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


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Los Alamitos, California
United States
City of Los Alamitos
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 46s
Overall Rank = 227/897
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 16/56
Pre-race routine:

Need to eat more for the late race time. Got really hungry at the start.
Swim
  • 05m 20s
  • 219 yards
  • 02m 26s / 100 yards
Comments:

Need to swim more, get some lessons and get better technically. Poor swim cost me two places in the overall.
Transition 1
  • 02m 33s
Comments:

Transition from bike to swim. smooth mostly slowed by the run from the transition area to the pool.
Bike
  • 44m 35s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 17.63 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Need aero bars and need to get comfortable in aero position.
Transition 2
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

Transition from run to bike was good, need to get try shoes and practice pedaling on top.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure, this was my first attempt
Run
  • 30m 10s
  • 3.7 miles
  • 08m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Headwinds on 3/4 of the loop were terrible
What would you do differently?:

Pick up the pace in the home stretch, went to easy in the last mile.
Post race
Event comments:

Poor water stations


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Last updated: 2012-01-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:20 | 219 yards | 02m 26s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/897
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: 4 laps in 50 meter pool
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:33
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:44:35 | 13.1 miles | 17.63 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/897
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Headwinds for 3/4 of each loop, lost 6 mph going int the wind.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:53
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:30:10 | 03.7 miles | 08m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/897
Performance: Good
Course: Loop around the tarmac and runway
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3