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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
TNT productions
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 55m 14s
Overall Rank = 2164/2400
Age Group = 15-19
Age Group Rank = 62/76
Pre-race routine:

Drive down, got the last bus...man was that a trip, all the roads were blocked off from the police even though we were a triathlete bus.
Event warmup:

Not that I know of! I got there with maybe 10 minutes to set up my transition
Swim
  • 37m 30s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 30s / 100 meters
Comments:

Not bad, at one point I swallowed a crap load of water (eww, bad choice of words for the Potomac) but otherwise I was doing pretty well. In general I was pretty happy with the quality of the water.
What would you do differently?:

Goggles fogged up, needed to clear them once.
Transition 1
  • 04m 20s
Comments:

In and out.
What would you do differently?:

Go in and out faster.
Bike
  • 1h 37m 14s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 15.33 mile/hr
Comments:

I always feel tired in the first 15 minutes of the swim to bike transition... more brick work?
What would you do differently?:

More brick work before and stronger legs, hahaha isn't that what we all want...
Transition 2
  • 03m 9s
Comments:

These racks were great, high enough to slide my bike under without getting my aero bars caught.
What would you do differently?:

Do it faster... as always.
Run
  • 1h 33m 2s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 14m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Mmm, I'm not sure I have any run comments, I have a few walk comments though. I would like to run more, I would like to not feel pain I mean thats always a bummer. So I'm going to work on that no pain thing.
What would you do differently?:

I think I would run more, and did I hear someone say more bricks??
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The fact that I sucked... hahaha at least I know I'll beat my time next year!

Event comments:

Good course, I mean it's in DC. We received sponges which was great and also Powerade at the aid stations. The only thing I didn't like is all the TNT volunteers cheering only for TNT people, you know I'm doing this triathlon too!




Last updated: 2008-06-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:30 | 1500 meters | 02m 30s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/76
Overall: 0/2400
Performance: Good
Suit: Full suit, no arms from Bonzai
Course: Down the potomac and back up, under the memorial bridge.
Start type: Dive Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:20
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:37:14 | 24.85 miles | 15.33 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/76
Overall: 0/2400
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: All up and down Rock Creek parkway, and other around some other places... not really sure.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 03:09
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:33:02 | 06.21 miles | 14m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/76
Overall: 0/2400
Performance: Below average
Course: Around the momunments and endless turns, each turn you think thats the finish but noooo....
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3