Nissan Xterra Sport East Championship - TriathlonSprint


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Richmond, Virginia
United States
Nissan Xterra
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 55m 30s
Overall Rank = 108/239
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bagle and a granola bar cup of coffe and a gatorade.
Event warmup:

150 meter swim a little stretching
Swim
  • 16m 43s
  • 547 yards
  • 03m 04s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started on the right side upstream side. went out pretty well but the race reccomended reef boots so I wore them it was like having lead on my feet. Swim 100 meters hit a shallow spot wade 30 feet swim and repeat. Got a pretty good bruise on my chest and knee from a rock I didn't see in time. Need to learn to dolphin dive over the shallow spots. Also need to swim bare foot and leave shoes on the bank to make the rocky run to transition.
What would you do differently?:

No boots and dolphin dive.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Time included in swim time Long run to transition app. 400 yards
What would you do differently?:

Bring 1 right and one left glove not two rights. no gloves on the bike was tough.
Bike
  • 1h 06m 23s
  • 9.94 miles
  • 8.98 mile/hr
Comments:

Fun bike section but because of my slow swim and not going out fast on the bike I got behind some riders that were fast on the flat but couldn't clear the obsticles on the single track. Passed a ton of people on the bike but it ate up way to much time. Still had a blast got kicked in the face when someone endoed in front of me.
What would you do differently?:

Go out hard in the beginning so you don't waste time passing on the single track.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Included in run time
What would you do differently?:

Not much it went pretty well
Run
  • 32m 24s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out slow then picked it up passing a few people two in my age group. I kept holding back waiting for the river section that we didn't do. So I had way to much at the end.
What would you do differently?:

Know the couse a little better. Go Harder
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around and drink drink drink

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Course knowledge and a poor swim. Need to drink more but it's tough on single track.

Event comments:

I loved this race even though I didn't do very well It was alot of fun and a great challenge.




Last updated: 2006-06-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:43 | 547 yards | 03m 04s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/239
Performance: Below average
Suit: BT Tri Shorts
Course: square with a zig zag on the last leg. three right turns then a left. Wierd. river current and shallow rocks tough to get a rythnm.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:06:23 | 9.94 miles | 8.98 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/239
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: Open at start then tight single track the rest of the way. Rough in sections but not horrible. Couple hike a bike sections. Ton of fun all the way
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:24 | 03.11 miles | 10m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/239
Performance: Below average
Course: loop run through roads bridges and a short section of trail. One climb up a double stacked rairoad tie stairs. HOT!!
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5