Tri Latta Triathlon - Triathlon


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Huntersville, North Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 32m 14s
Overall Rank = 86/320
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 13/52
Pre-race routine:

Up early, quick shower to wake up. Clif bar and OJ on the drive to the site.

Unload bike, flat rear tire, pump it up and ride to transition area.
Event warmup:

Got set up in transition, picked up chip, got marked, went back to transition. Back tire flat already. Grabbed my spare and took it to Trek guys to replace. Quickly set bike back up and grabbed swim gear and headed to start. No pre-race swim.
Swim
  • 17m 56s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 23s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swam a great line, no wandering. Started off pretty good, but couldn't hold the pace. A little congestion at bouy.
What would you do differently?:

Gotta swim more.
Transition 1
  • 02m 17s
Comments:

2nd fastest in AG, 32nd overall. Passed 6 in my age group in transition.
What would you do differently?:

Get on bike smoother, but that really affected bike time more than T1 time.
Bike
  • 47m 7s
  • 16.79 miles
  • 21.38 mile/hr
Comments:

Best avg speed to date. Probably could have pushed a bit more. Felt good on bike and like last year, the end came quickly. Passed 6 in AG and got passed by 2.
What would you do differently?:

Go a little harder at the beginning.
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Comments:

2nd in AG, 24th overall. Only 4 sec behind AG fastest t2. Passed 3 in AG during transition.
Run
  • 23m 21s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Needed a 21 minute run to break 1:30 but didn't have it in me. Passed 1 in AG and got passed by 1. Ran 7:55, 7:52, 7:37, so I was getting faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Some PT and massage from the people on site. Oranges and bananas and some water.

Event comments:

Would get a 5 rating if they would have more port-a-pottys. Only 6 for over 500 racers.




Last updated: 2014-06-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:56 | 750 meters | 02m 23s / 100meters
Age Group: 26/52
Overall: 200/320
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Out and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:17
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:47:07 | 16.79 miles | 21.38 mile/hr
Age Group: 15/52
Overall: 90/320
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Lollipop
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:35
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
00:23:21 | 03 miles | 07m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/52
Overall: 80/320
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back with a couple of turn arounds. Muddy, gravel, dirt.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4