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Penn Run, Pennsylvania
United States
American Adventure Sports
76F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 32m
Overall Rank = 3/58
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/6
Pre-race routine:

woke up, drank coffee, ate a pop tart, set up transition, made numerous trips to, well you know...
Event warmup:

swam a little
Swim
  • 11m 25s
  • 800 meters
  • 01m 26s / 100 meters
Comments:

Felt good on the swim, took it easy in the Thrash Zone, after the turn had a bit of trouble with swimming straight
What would you do differently?:

swim straighter
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

transition felt fast, suit came off quickly
Bike
  • 51m 44s
  • 11 miles
  • 12.76 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode with John and JT for the first half, John had pre-rode and gave me some good advice on what was upcoming. Dropped them on one of the last climbs, i can't descend with them but make it up on the climbs and flat power sections.
What would you do differently?:

pre-ride
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

fast transition
Run
  • 28m 51s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Started off fast, nice to have a few hundred meters of flat grass to get the leg speed up. Felt great the whole time on course, could see second place runner a few times but couldn't reel him in. Finished strong, didn't feel like I slowed down, kept a consistent pace throughout the race. One of my best runs.
What would you do differently?:

reel in the guy ahead of me
Post race
Warm down:

Drank a coke

Event comments:

Great Race.




Last updated: 2008-06-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:25 | 800 meters | 01m 26s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 17/58
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Out and back, there was a buoyed line that extended the full distance
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:51:44 | 11 miles | 12.76 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 3/58
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Mostly double track jeep trail with a couple single track sections, nothing too technical other than some logs, One stream crossing. fast course.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:28:51 | 04 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 6/58
Performance: Good
Course: grass and single track, very fast course with a few hills. nothing too technical, fun course
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4