Dan Fiduccia Spring Biathlon 2008 - Biathlon (swim/run)


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Mclean, Virginia
United States
70F / 21C
 		Total Time = 35m 46s
Overall Rank = 4/
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

Met with Dck, Shells, and NL, got registered and bodymarked. Saw Wurkit, talked a little.
Event warmup:

Talk to my lane mate - very annoying, self-adoring Borat (courtesy of BITM)-like guy. He was so in love with himself, oh my!
Swim
  • 7h 45m
  • 480 meters
  • 1h 36m 52s / 100 meters
Comments:

I think i swan pretty well today, i do think i could go faster by then I would not be able to run because of the crazy HR.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 01m
Comments:

non-eventful
Run
  • 27m 6s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

No idea of time again, i'm guessing here. BITM caught up me at the last half mile, we ran together for a while. It is very difficult to run right after the swim with HR already very high. I was hurting on the hills! I was really happy to be out of the woods and do my last lap around the soccer fields. It was great to see my friends at the finish!!!!
What would you do differently?:

practice more hills in my runs
Post race
Warm down:

Ate hot dogs, watched Shelly and DCK race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not liking running hills

Event comments:

It was great to spend another day with friends, in addition this year I was 8 minutes faster than last year!!!!




Last updated: 2008-04-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
07:45:00 | 480 meters | 1h 36m 52s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Forgot to hit my watch button, I have no clue what my swim time was. I was second out of the water in my heat, i lost to Borat in my lane by 3 seconds or so :) My time is pure guess at this point
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time:  01:00
Overall:
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit:
Getting into shoes:
Running
00:27:06 | 03.11 miles | 08m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Hilly as hell, cross-country, rocks, grovel, and did i mention hills??? This is the most brutal 5K course in the area hands down.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 4