Anthem Holiday Classic - TriathlonSprint


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Anthem, Arizona
United States
DCB Adventures
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 54s
Overall Rank = 4/156
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/27
Pre-race routine:

Arrived in Anthem in time to see the guys race. They were already set up and Tanya had saved me a spot on the girls side. Watched the guys race, heckling them a bit in transition then headed over to get ready. The weather was chilly, breezy and spotting rain. Kind of wished they had done the womans race first.
Event warmup:

Jumping up an down beside the pool- waited until the last second to hand my sweatshirt and crocs to my husband.
Swim
  • 08m
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

Don't know my swim time as the timing mat was broken? I'm guessing that it took about 10 mins total to swim, run all the way around the parking lot and get through transition.
Transition 1
  • 02m
Comments:

This transition was SLOW. I'm not used to getting extra clothes on and my hands were cold- my fingers were not working well. Felt like I was moving in slow motion.
What would you do differently?:

Hussle!
Bike
  • 44m 32s
  • 14.85 miles
  • 20.01 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt pretty good on the bike. At times I felt like I was slow but would look at my Garmin and realize I was doing OK. Passed quite a few girls on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Tried to hussle but got my shirt sleeve stuck on my watch, forgot to put my yanks on my shoes and my fingers were having a hrd time tying my laces. Not a good transition.
Run
  • 26m 1s
  • 3.65 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great on the run. I kept up with a lady who was keeping my pace and ran behind her for almost 2 miles, caught her with about .5 mile to go and we ran together then she told me to go on. I thanked her for pushing me.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, I ran as fast as I could- faster than my usual 5k pace.
Post race
Warm down:

It was great to get to the finish area and hear all the ESCKTC peeps and my family cheering for me. Got something to eat and waited until they put the results up. I was happy to see that I placed 4th overall and won my AG- however I was mad when I saw that I missed 3rd place by one second. Darn.

Event comments:

I liked this race. The course was different from the reverse tri in september. I really wasn't sure if I wanted to do this race but I'm glad I did- it was a great end to the '07 season and great to see my friends compete.

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Last updated: 2007-10-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:00 | 437 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/27
Overall: 0/156
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Serpentine style in an 8 lane pool, we had to sort ourselves into a starting order. I'm not good at that.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:44:32 | 14.85 miles | 20.01 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/27
Overall: 0/156
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: 2 laps throug residential, hills with a pretty good headwind at times.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:01 | 03.65 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/27
Overall: 0/156
Performance:
Course: Run took us around the gold course. Mile 2 was all up hill.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]