Escape the Cape Triathlon (Duathlon) - DuathlonOther

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Onset, Massachusetts
United States
Max Performance
Precipitation

Total Time = 53m 46s
Overall Rank = 24/498
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 4/37

Pre-race routine:

normal breakfast, coffee

Event warmup:

light jogging, dynamic stretching

Run

Comments:

went out kind of slow, kept the leaders in my age group in sight, 1 minute gaps between waves was not long enough, we caught up by the half-way point

Transition 1

Bike

Comments:

dangerous in the wet, waves to close together, a lot of congestion on the bike course

What would you do differently?:

train more in the wet

Transition 2

Comments:

lost a shoe dismounting the bike, LOL

What would you do differently?:

not lose a shoe

Run

Comments:

worked hard, kept HR around 175, tried to catch the leaders in my age group

Post race

Warm down:

stood around drinking water, eating pizza

What limited your ability to perform faster:

weather

Event comments:

race director did a good job dealing with adverse weather conditions

Last updated: 2012-05-15 12:00 AM

T1
Time:	00:47
Overall:	Good
Run with bike?		Good
Jump on bike?		Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes:			Good

Biking
00:27:11 \| 10 miles \| 22.07 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/37
Overall:	29/498
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Cross-winds with gusts
Course:	flat and fast with 2 sharp corners and a slow turn-around in a parking lot
Road:	Smooth Wet	Cadence:
Turns:	Below average	Cornering:	Below average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:

Running
00:19:34 \| 03.1 miles \| 06m 19s min/mile
Age Group:	0/37
Overall:	30/498
Performance:	Good
Course:	mostly flat with one short, STEEP hill near the beginning
Keeping cool		Drinking