Possabilities Triathlon and 5K - Triathlon


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Loma Linda, CA, California
United States
http://www.teampossabilities.org/
71F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 21m 53s
Overall Rank = 135/306
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 8/17
Pre-race routine:

Park in my favorite parking lot. Get bike ready and bag ready. Check tires and water bottle cage to make sure it is tight. I have eaten a PB2 protein shake, and a cup of coffee (need more coffee). Arrive at bike transition place bike and bike stuff ready and get towel out and ready to race. (I forgot to get goggles out for swim leg.
Event warmup:

Jogged a 1/4 mile and stayed warm. Was able to see several race friends who volunteered for the race. Great having support on course yelling your name.
Swim
  • 02m 36s
  • 150 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was a reverse tri so it ended in pool, thre is a 100 to 150 yard dash to pool. and about 40 yards to the finish
What would you do differently?:

Have goggles out of the bag and ready for the swim. Had to dig them out. Not a huge loss of time but still.
Transition 1
  • 03m 54s
Comments:

Writing this backwards
What would you do differently?:

Get goggles Out
Bike
  • 37m 7s
  • 11 miles
  • 17.78 mile/hr
Comments:

Really like this course, felt like I was flying, passed only by the higher ups on their last laps, mostly paced people
What would you do differently?:

Nothing it was a great bike segment for me.
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

Again this was from bike to swim.
What would you do differently?:

I forgot my goggle had to run back to bag and grab them
Run
  • 34m
  • 5 kms
  • 06m 48s  min/km
What would you do differently?:

Honestly this race I am not sure I could have ran it faster. I feel like this is where I could possibly gain the most ground by next year and run it faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Went to the expo/after party. not much of a warm down. But then I went and rode 11.5 miles on a Cannondale demo ride with a couple of friends.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My weight was the biggest factor to my speed right now. I am actively losing weight weekly. And I know next year when I run it I will be even lighter.

Event comments:

I truly love this race it helps out a great organization. It has enough personality to challenge an age grouper as myself, and work on practicing racing. I will do this race every I can. The bike portion can be a little hard on a tri bike, but is totally do able.

The only thin I wished for is well nothing, or I should say no veggies dogs at the end. But I understand coming from the organization it does.




Last updated: 2016-04-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:02:36 | 150 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/306
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri shorts
Course: Pool
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:54
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:37:07 | 11 miles | 17.78 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/306
Performance: Good
155 avg HR Avg speed 16.9
Wind: Little
Course: 3 loops
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:34:00 | 05 kms | 06m 48s  min/km
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/306
Performance: Good
Kept a 10:50 pace.
Course: This is a little bit hilly, Really charged out on the downhill after the little kicker of a start. My first mile was 10:12. Maybe a little fast out the shoot, but knew I had two bridges to cross later. But felt great coming into friends cheering me into the bike transition.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5