Toyota Redondo Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Redondo Beach, California
United States
TC Tri Productions, LLC.
64F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 55m 20s
Overall Rank = 50/400
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 4/18
Event warmup:

Stretching, short jog and short swim for warm-up.
Swim
  • 15m 50s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 48s / 100 yards
Comments:

They changed the swim course this year, and may have made it longer than last year. Perhaps it had been too short. However, it also now requires a little more running from the shoreline to T1.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster.
Transition 1
  • 02m 29s
What would you do differently?:

Could stand to be a bit more accomplished in removing the wetsuit and putting on the bike shoes. May also want to consider wearing bike/run shirt under wetsuit next time.
Bike
  • 17m 28s
  • 6 miles
  • 20.61 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Do more speed training on the bike in the weeks before this race to better prepare for this short, all-out-all-the-way bike leg.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
What would you do differently?:

Need to be able to change shoes faster.
Run
  • 16m 22s
  • 2 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Make sure all injuries are fully healed before running the week before a race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking & stretching for warm-down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Re-injured my lower right leg shortly after the first mile in the run portion of the race.

Event comments:

2006 Race: A well organized event, and well marked courses. Good food afterwards.




Last updated: 2006-06-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:50 | 880 yards | 01m 48s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/400
Performance: Good
This is an unofficial time from my own watch and is for the swim only. Additional 1:46 run up beach, south on bike path, up stairs and up hill to T1, about 425-450 yds. Will edit times as official splits become available, if possible.
Suit: Xterra Vector Pro 2 Fullsuit
Course: Half mile open water ocean swim from just north of Topaz Jetty to just south of Redondo Beach Pier.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:29
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:17:28 | 06 miles | 20.61 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/400
Performance:
This is an unofficial time from my own watch. Will edit as official splits become available, if possible.
Wind: Little
Course: Two 3 mile out-and-back laps. One slight, but increasing uphill grade and one short but steep hill on each lap. Mostly flat and fast.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:16:22 | 02 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/400
Performance: Bad
1st mile was 7:22, then re-injured lower leg muscle strain coming off the curb onto Portofino Way. Last 3/4 mile was very slow and painful. 2nd mile time was 9:00. This is an unofficial time from my own watch. Will edit as official splits become available, if possible.
Course: Mostly flat loop, mostly on concrete, with one short steep hill in last 1/4 mile. Takes place on the Redondo Beach Pier, the south end of King Harbor and passes by Seaside Lagoon. Nice scenic run course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5