Splash and Dash #1 - Biathlon (swim/run)


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
Sunny
 		Total Time = 40m 54s
Overall Rank = 79/111
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 20/26
Pre-race routine:

Ate a Clif Bar and a banana in the car. Set up my transition area near the run exit. Little stretching and a lot of looking around.
Event warmup:

Got into the lake to try out the wetsuit and get acclimated to the OWS. This lake smells bad.
Swim
  • 14m 40s
  • 750 yards
  • 01m 58s / 100 yards
Comments:

First OWS for me! I was a little unsure and definitely not used to this. A god experience that I think I can build on for the Tempe Int'l.
What would you do differently?:

Get outside quicker and swim faster. Probably didn't need the wetsuit, but I wanted the experience in the suit. Also, I would have liked to not have swallowed the lake water.
Transition 1
  • 05m 21s
Comments:

I hate running on sand.
What would you do differently?:

Get my suit off quicker and have 2 water bottles and my transition. I used almost everything I had trying to rinse the sand off my feet.
Run
  • 20m 53s
  • 2.4 miles
  • 08m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

Seemed really tough for only 2.4 miles. Probably had to do with the OWS.
What would you do differently?:

I should have paced myself a little faster, but I felt a little sore.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked a little and made my way over to Sally (riorio) and Brian's wife (bhannahs). A little stretching and loosening in the sand.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

First time in OWS was definitely a factor. Again, I also felt a little sore and fatgigued. Not a good night sleep the past two nights.

Event comments:

It was a little confusing due to the fsact that there was another race (5K) starting on the other side of the lake. The run courses actually crossed one another which confused many runners. Good race to try my first OWS.




Last updated: 2007-04-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:40 | 750 yards | 01m 58s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/111
Performance: Average
Suit: Full wetsuit
Course: Big rectangle around the lake
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time:  05:21
Overall: Average
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit: Good
Getting into shoes: Average
Running
00:20:53 | 02.4 miles | 08m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 0/111
Performance: Average
Course: 2 laps out and back. Flat course on sidewalk.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4