Eagle in the Sun Triathlon - Triathlon


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El Paso, Texas
United States
Race El Paso
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 30s
Overall Rank = 87/230
Age Group = 40 to 44
Age Group Rank = 16/26
Pre-race routine:

Bagel and banana, two bottles of Cytomax before event,
Event warmup:

Streching and short swim.
Swim
  • 13h 31m
  • 400 yards
  • 3h 22m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

Horrible swim, this way an eye opener.
Transition 1
  • 02m 16s
Bike
  • 36m 25s
  • 12 miles
  • 19.77 mile/hr
Comments:

Being so slow in the swim made me have to pass over 30 people in the bike, which did actually felt good. No one person passed me in the bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

Bike felt good but dismounting the bike was painful, couldn't walk right of the bike.
Run
  • 27m 8s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 26s  min/km
Comments:

My slowest 5K, I added 5 minutes from my previous Duathlon 5K's.
Post race
Event comments:

Well organized event, it's pretty cool to finish inside a stadium with Jumbotron included. The only negative it was the poor road surface for the bike portion.




Last updated: 2017-09-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
13:31:00 | 400 yards | 3h 22m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/230
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:16
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:36:25 | 12 miles | 19.77 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/230
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: A little more "hilly" than I anticipated
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:08
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:08 | 05 kms | 05m 26s  min/km
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/230
Performance: Bad
Course: uphill first mile and downhill back.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
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