General Smallwood - TriathlonOlympic


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Indian Head, Maryland
United States
Set-up inc
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 47m
Overall Rank = 66/298
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/19
Pre-race routine:

Burgers and beer prior night...not smart. Need to hydrate better and get god sleep.
Event warmup:

2 minutes in the water...not good.
Swim
  • 25m 45s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 43s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster at the start!
Transition 1
  • 04m 31s
Comments:

Take off full wetsuit before the long run to t1. I ran with the bottoms and it cost me.
Bike
  • 1h 15m 7s
  • 24 miles
  • 19.17 mile/hr
Comments:

Wow was that bad! Almost crashed getting out of the park...no help on the first turn! Never got comfortable on the tri bike...my bit went asleep.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

Missed the timing tab and had to re-do!
What would you do differently?:

Get comfortable on the seat, ride the hills harder and get more comfortable on the hills.
Run
  • 1h 00m 15s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

It never ended! Out and back on a highway in the sun! This run never ended and felt terrible!
What would you do differently?:

Do a different race! No, I need to run more and start doing intervals!
Post race
Warm down:

Water and bannana

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My run!

Event comments:

Worst personal race for me! Did not like the long run to T1, did not like the grass or right turn(s), the bike hills were a good experience but the run stunk!




Last updated: 2007-09-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:45 | 1500 meters | 01m 43s / 100meters
Age Group: 5/19
Overall: 0/298
Performance: Good
Too shallow and grassy. Took 500 meters to clear the slow swimmers...had to stop several times. Drated a USN guy and finished OK. Wetsuit worked great and felt fast!
Suit: DeSoto T2
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:31
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:15:07 | 24 miles | 19.17 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/19
Overall: 0/298
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Hills / rollers!
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Bad
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:00:15 | 06.21 miles | 09m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/19
Overall: 0/298
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3