XTERRA USA National Championship - Triathlon


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Incline Village, NV, Nevada
United States
XTERRA USA
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 37m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 13/15
Pre-race routine:

Had to pack additional gear for the weather - brrrr
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 47m 46s
  • 1500 meters
  • 03m 11s / 100 meters
Comments:

Had a cold, so breathing impaired. goggles filled w/ water. Both water exits very poor - fell both times
What would you do differently?:

practice exiting
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

transition was okay. Put on gloves on bike - decided not to go out like a bat out of hell. took my time to warm up before the death hills that followed
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 3h 24m 42s
  • 20 miles
  • 5.86 mile/hr
Comments:

elevation/having a cold/ no climbing strength showed and deeply affected this ride
What would you do differently?:

I need more time on the mountain bike climbing and pushing the pace.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

got lost, misracked bike. left Garmin in transition
What would you do differently?:

nothing (brain dead after bike - functioned as best I could)
Run
  • 1h 24m
  • 6.2 miles
  • 13m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

knee started hurting on lap 2. Nothing left after bike.
What would you do differently?:

more miles of running - volume - more bricks w/ mountain bike
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Having a cold. Elevation. Not enough race specific training

Event comments:

No timing chips - so no transition times. No finishers medals. breaking down transition bfore race cut-off.




Last updated: 2008-09-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:47:46 | 1500 meters | 03m 11s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/15
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: 2 loops w/a run (tripping over cobbles in lake to get out)
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 58F / 14C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
03:24:42 | 20 miles | 5.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/15
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: hills and mountains and more hills. Smoothe fairly easy singletrack. nothing really technical. The last switchbacks only moderately technical dure to exhaustion
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Bad
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
01:24:00 | 06.2 miles | 13m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/15
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: twisty flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
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