Long Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Long Beach, California
United States
Pacific Sports
81F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 09m 23s
Overall Rank = 52/681
Age Group = 24-29
Age Group Rank = 8/46
Pre-race routine:

Had a first timer with me, so my "pre-race" was really mostly focused on him. I had a GU shot and a cup of coffee. This was more like my D race this year.
Event warmup:

Lift coffee to mouth, drink, put coffee down... repeat. There was a pretty decent walk to the race start, and I jogged most of it.
Swim
  • 11m 25s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 18s / 100 yards
Comments:

The people in front of me were the elites....
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. Swimming is my strong event, but I had the Catalina swim 2 weeks later... I took it easy.
Transition 1
  • 00m 58s
Comments:

Scored a sweet spot for racking. Passed the guy ahead of me in transition. Now #1 in age group.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 33m 18s
  • 12 miles
  • 21.62 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Comments:

Nothing to comment on
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 21m 50s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Again, took my time on this. Catalina swim in 2 weeks was a motivator to not to push hard.
What would you do differently?:

If I wanted to, I would've pushed harder and given it all I had.
Post race
Warm down:

Breakfast?

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A 21 mile swim in 2 weeks.

Event comments:

This race normally would get a good rating out of me. HOWEVER... the expo... what a joke. 3 vendors? maybe? They didn't have my shirt... how can they not have the right number of shirts? I mean, I EVEN selected my size when i registered. My first timer friend didn't get his either. They said "oh we'll mail it to you" yeah, No.. Almost a month later... no shirt.
$130 for the race... no shirt. No expo. No way I'll be doing this race again until CAS comes back and is the primary sponsor again. Whoever did it this year was horrible.

Oh, and if someone from the race staff is reading this, send me my shirt. Seriously. I like how they look this year.




Last updated: 2012-10-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:25 | 880 yards | 01m 18s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/46
Overall: 38/681
Performance: Good
Pretty much just took it easy.
Suit: Zuit Tri bottoms
Course: Course was well laid out, but the paddlers were more in the way than they should've been. Not to mention, the course curved in toward the shore, and i picked a more direct route... paddlers didn't like that. They thought i was lost.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:58
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: Good
Biking
00:33:18 | 12 miles | 21.62 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/46
Overall: 23/681
Performance: Good
Stayed pretty much in Z2-3 for this. RPE was around 3-4
Wind: Little
Course: Well laid out... Lost a bottle on the speed bumps... Oh yeah, use caution for the speed bumps. I watched a group of people wipe out here on the second lap. Overall, easiest bike course I've done. As for the condition of the road. Yes there are some potholes, not crater sized, but they are there. Wet road, not too bad though.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 85
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:50 | 03 miles | 07m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/46
Overall: 91/681
Performance: Average
Took my time on this one.
Course: Wet course, easy out and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %?
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2