Tri the Parks - Richard B. Russell State Park - TriathlonOlympic


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Elberton, Georgia
United States
Blue Sky Sports
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 39/217
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/14
Pre-race routine:

Ate some toast with peanut butter, drove 2 hours.
Event warmup:

A short run, swim.
Swim
  • 18m 22s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

A fairly decent swim. Someone was drafting off of me the whole way -- I felt the fingers.
What would you do differently?:

Kick whoever was drafting off me. ;-)
Transition 1
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

Lousy transition. Stopped to put on socks.
What would you do differently?:

Run without socks, practice transitions more.
Bike
  • 1h 04m 7s
  • 22 miles
  • 20.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Dropped my chain at about mile 16. Never recovered.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to shift better.
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

I need to practice this transition also.
Run
  • 30m 58s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Pretty typical run for me. Wish I was faster.
What would you do differently?:

Practice bricks, learn to run faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Dropping my chain.

Event comments:

An average Tri the Parks race.




Last updated: 2008-06-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:22 | 1094 yards | 01m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/14
Overall: 0/217
Performance: Good
Suit: None
Course: Triangular
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:20
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:04:07 | 22 miles | 20.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/14
Overall: 0/217
Performance: Bad
Wind: None
Course: A circular out and back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 86
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Bad Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:30:58 | 04 miles | 07m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 0/217
Performance: Average
Course: Rolling out and back. Starts out 0.4 miles on trail, then through the pave roads of the park.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3