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Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Greater Nashville Athletic Club
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 06m 10s
Overall Rank = 80/282
Age Group = Relay
Age Group Rank = 7/17
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30, showered, ate oatmeal with protein powder. Got the kids up and everything loaded in the truck and hit the road. Set up transition and mingled around the Velo Bella tent with my teammates.
Event warmup:

Ran up the course at a slow job, maybe a 1/2 mile altogether. Ate a Hammer Gel ~15 min before start.
Run
  • 15m 25s
  • 2 miles
  • 07m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

This is a "no tag" race, therefore no splits other than what my Polar watch told me.
What would you do differently?:

I followed a friend of mine for awhile before I finally decided that I could pass her. Should have just passed her sooner instead of fixating on it.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Once again, no splits. Ran fast into transition, tagged my husband/partner and watched him take off with his bike.
Bike
  • 00m
  • 11.5 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Comments:

My husband rode this portion of our relay. I didn't include the times above b/c I didn't want them importing into my training log. However, he did a great job finishing the ride in 33:58 at a pace of 20.47.
Transition 2
  • 00m
What would you do differently?:

I should have used the porta pot while hubby was riding and I had a chance to...oh well!
Run
  • 16m 42s
  • 2 miles
  • 08m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

It was really, really hot for the second run. All the nice shade from earlier was GONE.
What would you do differently?:

I didn't push hard enough on the first half of this run, I wound up at the turnaround at 9 minutes and then kicked it back into gear in the final mile. I could have done better.
Post race
Warm down:

Smoothie King, Watermelen and bagels...can't beat that!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Passing the kids back and forth between spouses and friends during transitions was quite distracting, however it was great to have them there on Father's Day.

Event comments:

The lack of chip timing lent itself to some post-race awards disorganization. Also, I wish they had broken up the Relay segment into M/M, F/F, and Coed...if you lump them all together of COURSE a M/M is going to win. The wicking Tshirts instead of the typical cotton Tshirt is VERY MUCH appreciated! Thank you!




Last updated: 2007-06-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:15:25 | 02 miles | 07m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/282
Performance: Good
Max 197, Avg 176
Course: Totally flat, almost totally straight out-and-back. Lots of shade for the first leg of the race.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Run with bike?
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
00:00:00 | 11.5 miles | 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/282
Performance:
Wind:
Course: 2 laps around an almost totally flat course. I hear there were some wide cracks in the pavement on the levee, but overall a great course.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:16:42 | 02 miles | 08m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 0/282
Performance: Below average
Max 196, Avg 170
Course: Same out and back, no shade at all this time.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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