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Tempe, Arizona
United States
Life Time Triathlon Series
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 18m 41s
Overall Rank = 295/404
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 45/51
Pre-race routine:

I was informed by my friends the day before that I was racing with them, hadn't swam in 6 months or ridden in a month...
Swim
  • 44m 37s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 58s / 100 meters
Comments:

The lack of swimming showed, big time. This was by far my worst swim ever. I felt OK for the first few minutes then it all went to hell. I was having trouble catching my breathe while swimming and had to hang onto a kayak inside the first 300 meters. This has never happened to me. After that is was all breaststroke until the last 200 meters I was able to bull together an ok stroke.
What would you do differently?:

Be in decent swim shape.
Transition 1
  • 02m 47s
Comments:

After that swim I wanted to just have an enjoyable race going forward, got the feet well dried off, sunscreen on and headed out.
Bike
  • 1h 31m 20s
  • 45 kms
  • 29.56 km/hr
Comments:

Set an easily sustainable pace, kept the heart rate down and cranked it out. Didn't want to push it too hard, as I wanted to have a decent run and knew that I could easily thrash the legs on the bike. Pretty enjoyable ride overall.
What would you do differently?:

More training is the theme of this race!
Transition 2
  • 03m 13s
Comments:

Shoes on, hat on, drink of water, took my time to get everything adjusted.
Run
  • 56m 42s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Legs felt like big sacks of concrete at first, but inside the first mile I started to feel a lot better. The only real training I've been doing lately is running, and I'm so glad I put in some decent miles the past 2 months. I ran at a decent pace the whole time, hit up every other aid station for water and an orange slice, and cruised along. There was some pain and suffering, but there always is in tri running!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training.

Event comments:

The reason I was out there was to race with my friends. While the swim sucked for me, the rest of the race was pretty enjoyable, and I love being around the race atmosphere. Second worst Oly time ever for me. On a positive note, I got to see a number of BT peeps that I haven't seen in awhile! Overall it was a fun day doing something I love!




Last updated: 2014-04-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:44:37 | 1500 meters | 02m 58s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 0/404
Performance: Bad
Suit: ZOOT
Course: Big Rectangle in TTL
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:47
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:31:20 | 45 kms | 29.56 km/hr
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 0/404
Performance: Below average
Wind:
Course: The Tempe turnfest.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 03:13
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:56:42 | 06.2 miles | 09m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 0/404
Performance: Average
Course: One loop around TTL.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4