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Big Shark New Town Traithlon - TriathlonSprint


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St. Louis, Missouri
United States
Ultramax
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 55m 43s
Overall Rank = 200/615
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 20/44
Pre-race routine:

Wake up at 5am, eat a bowl of cereal. Pack a per race PB&J, apple and banana. Drive 50 minutes to race site, set up transition.
Event warmup:

Just a few quick pre race stretches.
Swim
  • 19m 33s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim time included running to the transition area.
Transition 1
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

Race numbers were required for the bike, additional time taken to pin number to tri top as I have not invested in a Belt.
What would you do differently?:

Buy a race number belt.
Bike
  • 1h 00m 47s
  • 19.5 miles
  • 19.25 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m 54s
What would you do differently?:

Push harder, avoid getting distracted.
Run
  • 33m 20s
  • 4 miles
  • 08m 20s  min/mile
Post race
Event comments:

Big Shark and everyone else involved did a great job hosting the event.




Last updated: 2011-02-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:33 | 1094 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/44
Overall: 0/615
Performance: Good
Suit: Sugoi Tri Shorts/Top
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:08
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:00:47 | 19.5 miles | 19.25 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/44
Overall: 0/615
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind
Course: Through the neighborhood of New Town and out to the corn fields. Several of the roads had very strong head/cross winds.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:54
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:33:20 | 04 miles | 08m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/44
Overall: 0/615
Performance: Average
Course: Flat, very hot and full sun. The residents did a great job of hosing us down and leaving their sprinklers on in the street. It was a life saver.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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