Long Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Long Beach, California
United States
Pacific Sports LLC
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 14m 36s
Overall Rank = 153/841
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Showed up and laid out my transtion area, duh.
Event warmup:

Didn't get a real warm up. My wife was part of a relay so I allowed myself to get a little distracted by them.
Swim
  • 14m 36s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

Don't know my ranking because Pacific Sports is now charging for that information. How nice.

visibility in water was zero due to recent storm. It was nasty and left my suit smelling like poo. My swim was good. I was in the washing machine the whole time and I think I was slowed down a bit by the other swimmers. Navigation was dead on.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 04m 25s
Comments:

Timing mat was moved to water's edge this year so the long run to T1 was included in transition time. Transiton area very full with multiple AG's in each rack. Hard to tell if you were leading or chasing.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 33m 48s
  • 11 miles
  • 19.53 mile/hr
Comments:

Don't know my ranking because Pacific Sports is now charging for that information. How nice.

Bike was smooth. Becuase it was 2 loops it got very crowded the second loop. hard to tell if you were a leader or not.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder. Didn't improve much over last time.
Transition 2
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

Passed a bunch of A types who cut in front of me at the dismount because I already had my shoes off. haha. Ground painful on bare feet. No socks. Took a gulp of water and I was off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 20m 43s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Don't know my ranking because Pacific Sports is now charging for that information. How nice.

Seemed like I was passing everyone. the only one who passed me wasn't in my AG. Good. Again so many on course hard to tell how I was doing. No drinking on run. Too short. I sprinted at last 100yards
What would you do differently?:

Surge earlier
Post race
Warm down:

none

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My fitness

Event comments:

Same story as 2005. No activities. Vendors and Volunteers are bored. All staff seem to be just waiting for race to end. A lot a newbie and vet racers makes the competetion fun. Lots of room on bike course is cool.
Fun race and I'm happy with my improvement




Last updated: 2007-10-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:36 | 880 yards | 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/841
Performance: Good
Hr at about 158 when i exited water
Suit: desoto T1 top w/ black pearl bibs
Course: point to point with 2 turns
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:25
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:33:48 | 11 miles | 19.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/841
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Closed road w/ gentle grades
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:30
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:20:43 | 03 miles | 06m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/841
Performance: Good
Course: Flat loop on pavement
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3