Long Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Long Beach, California
United States
Pacific Sports
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 58m 43s
Overall Rank = 1037/1084
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 28/33
Swim
  • 19m 6s
  • 800 meters
  • 02m 23s / 100 meters
Comments:

Felt GREAT about the swim. Thought I was doing really, really well. Passed a lot of different coloured caps, but did hit a lot of traffic. Got in jams with a couple groups of folks swiming breast stroke-delayed trying to pass them.
What would you do differently?:

Practice the LONG run up the beach to the first transition point.
Transition 1
  • 03m 9s
What would you do differently?:

Practice transition more, including running with bike.
Bike
  • 48m 22s
  • 11 miles
  • 13.65 mile/hr
Comments:

Tough ride. I kept looking for friends, did not remove inside lid from gatorade bottle and refused to stop and fix the problem. Therefore I didn't drink during the entire ride. NOT GOOD.
What would you do differently?:

Be better prepared.
Transition 2
  • 04m 6s
Comments:

Took extra time during this transition trying to hydrate. Very, very thirsty from bike ride. Was talking with someone else before I realized they were already finished with entire thing.
What would you do differently?:

Prep better-don't talk to anyone.
Run
  • 44m
  • 3 miles
  • 14m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Very hard, very tired, very thirsty. I didn't do this part well. Had some breathing issues, ended up walking a good portion of this segment.
What would you do differently?:

Prep better and hydrate during bike ride. I think that really affected everything else.
Post race
Warm down:

Didn't really cool down. But I didn't experience DOMs at all. I still should've warmed-down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I didn't hydrate at all until the 2nd transition. NOT GOOD.

Event comments:

I enjoyed it. What I didn't enjoy was my own fault. I will enjoy it more next year, now that I have a better idea of what to do. This was my first race.




Last updated: 2006-09-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:06 | 800 meters | 02m 23s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/33
Overall: 726/1084
Performance: Good
LONG run up the beach to transition--lost a lot of time. Many, many people passed me--Need to train running on loose sand.
Suit: wetsuit - springsuit
Course: Start a waters edge-swim out in a square 2 90 degree turns, routing back to beach for a long run up the sand to the transition area.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:09
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:48:22 | 11 miles | 13.65 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/33
Overall: 967/1084
Performance: Average
2 full circuits.
Wind: Some
Course: Two loops-fairly level, 4 good hills going over Queen Mary's bridge 4 times.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Bad
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 04:06
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:44:00 | 03 miles | 14m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/33
Overall: 1068/1084
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4