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Mentor, Ohio
United States
North Coast Multisport
78F / 26C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 45m 46s
Overall Rank = 10/25
Age Group = Male
Age Group Rank = 8/16
Pre-race routine:

Woke up, Checked all my equipment, packed the car, ate, and drove an hour and a half.

Pumped the tires on site, got my body marking, racked the bike, arranged the stuff, ran through the transition in my head, put on my wetsuit, and headed for the beach.
Event warmup:

There was a problem with the swim course, so they had us walk a mile down the beach.
Swim
  • 34m 31s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 02m 53s
Comments:

Of course I forgot my Hitchhiker's guide advise and forgot my towel, so getting the sand off and shoes on was a problem.
What would you do differently?:

Remember a towel to get the sand off feet.
Bike
  • 3h 08m 23s
  • 56 miles
  • 17.84 mile/hr
Comments:

There was rain, then there were geese on the road, and a train (I technically have a 3min credit for the train, but it doesn't show up on the results)

Bike course aid stations were excellent.
What would you do differently?:

Very little. I attacked this course with all I could, and feel really good about my performance. If I was lighter or had monsterous leg muscles I might be able to take those hills faster.

Nutrition was good, though I could have handled the on-bike accelerade mixing a bit better.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch and walk.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim stroke rate, body weight, awkward nutrition reloads

Event comments:

Overall the support and organization was phenomenal. The only detractors were weather and what appeard to be a lack of experience keeping the crowd's attention for this length of race.

The late start was due to weather moving the swim bouys forcing the last minute course change.

Some post race policies showed some inexperience with this length of a race. We had to wait for all the 1/2 IM people to finish before awards, and there was really nothing to keep people around.




Last updated: 2005-08-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:31 | 2112 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/16
Overall: 18/25
Performance: Average
HR 168
Suit: bike shorts and zoot shirt under wetsuit
Course: straight along the shore following the swimming zone bouys.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:53
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
03:08:23 | 56 miles | 17.84 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/16
Overall: 8/25
Performance: Good
HR 162
Wind: Some
Course: Hilly and slightly technical course through remote parts of Northeast Ohio.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: 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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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