Reston Triathlon - Duathlon


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Reston, Virginia
United States
Reston Triathlon
Total Time = 2h 32m 31s
Overall Rank = 45/156
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 6/17
Pre-race routine:

Had some eggo waffles and water. Loaded up my bike bag and rode down the street to the highschool.
Event warmup:

Peed a couple times, ran some laps.
Run
  • 18m 23s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 07m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good. didn't push it too hard, but felt that I kept a good pace
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

this time wasn't recorded..its lumped in with the first run time above
Bike
  • 1h 15m 43s
  • 23.6 miles
  • 18.70 mile/hr
Comments:

I haven't been enjoying my bike rides as much this year as I have in the past. My time was the same as I did last year...but i just didn't feel as in the zone as I have in the past.

Oh well..there's always next year
What would you do differently?:

Train on the bike more
Transition 2
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

I ran out of T2 with my helmet still on my head. Thank goodness I caught myself before i got too far out of transition. I took it off and threw it on the ground...hoping that someone would politely put it back near my bike, or at least just ignore it and leave it on the ground.
What would you do differently?:

Take my helmet off before i leave T2.
Run
  • 56m 56s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

I enjoyed this run a lot more this year than I did last year. I think it was because I ran course a couple times and had my bearings about where on the course I was.

I didn't do it as fast as I would've like..but i did it 2 minutes faster than last year, so i'm all right with that.
What would you do differently?:

Still freakin figure out why i suck so much at triathlon runs when i can run a pretty decent 10k outside of a triathlon.


Post race
Warm down:

Found the hubs, had some pizza, talked to the guys from my winter indoor cycling group, hung out with z and bitm. Went back to transition and found my helmet hanging off my bike (yay!). Rode my bike home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I had a summer busy with a lot of non-triathlon stuff.

Event comments:

I'll do it next year! I love a race where I ride by my house.




Last updated: 2008-02-29 12:00 AM
Running
00:18:23 | 02.5 miles | 07m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/17
Overall: 23/156
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
T1
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Run with bike?
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
01:15:43 | 23.6 miles | 18.70 mile/hr
Age Group: 9/17
Overall: 58/156
Performance: Average
Wind:
Course: 3 loops around my neighborhood...some nice rolling hills
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:30
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:56:56 | 06.21 miles | 09m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/17
Overall: 61/156
Performance: Average
Course: over the creeks, under the roads, and thru the woods back to SLHS we go
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5