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5 Mile Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Federal Way, WA
United States
Budu Sports
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 38s
Overall Rank = 43/127
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 7/10
Pre-race routine:

Get there, need to go over course before hand.
Event warmup:

Ran 1/4 mile swam 25 meters
Swim
  • 11m 56s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 59s / 100 meters
Comments:

Worst swim of my short career. I have run one other sprint tri, and this one I blew up in the water. Had to back stroke 150m.
What would you do differently?:

More OW swimming practice, better wetsuit. The one I used is what I Kiteboard in.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Transition time was a little slow but not too bad
What would you do differently?:

Get new wetsuit
Bike
  • 41m 56s
  • 14 miles
  • 20.03 mile/hr
Comments:

Nice job on the bike, they were fairly well organized and helped out us newbies
What would you do differently?:

Continue to get strength, hang on to wheel of anyone who passes you
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Nice transition here
Run
  • 21m 34s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 19s  min/km
Comments:

Nice run, kept up well and kicked it in the end.
What would you do differently?:

Run harder in the beginning, try to loosten up the hip flexors.
Post race



Last updated: 2005-06-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:56 | 400 meters | 02m 59s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 62/127
Performance: Bad
Suit: wetsuit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:41:56 | 14 miles | 20.03 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/10
Overall: 29/127
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Flat
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 75
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:34 | 05 kms | 04m 19s  min/km
Age Group: 5/10
Overall: 30/127
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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