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Banner Elk, North Carolina
United States
Mast General Store - Avery County Hospice
ca. F / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 29m 38s
Overall Rank = 21/72
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 3/8
Pre-race routine:

Drove up on Friday night; hotel. Breakfast of fruit, eggs, dry toast with tea. Stretched and generally had nervous stomach. Dana and Esme cheered me on.
Swim
  • 15m
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

Passed about ten people.
What would you do differently?:

Was a little spastic going into the water. Took until the first bouy to calm down and simply swim.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 45m
  • 12.43 miles
  • 16.57 mile/hr
Comments:

Wiped out a third of the way into the bike. Totally ripped up shorts and my back. Really shook my focus and kept me tentative.
What would you do differently?:

Don't crash.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 27m 9s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 44s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

More uphill practice. Better pace throughout. Try to negative split so that I go strong into bike instead of winded.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around for about 5 minutes then went to paramedics to get my abrasions treated.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training and experience on the bike.

Event comments:

It was my first race. Run very efficiently but with a laid back demeanor. Everyone friendly and not too serious even though they were on the ball about details.




Last updated: 2006-01-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:00 | 1094 yards | 01m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/72
Performance: Average
about 15 minutes in the water. Hard to say. I didn't get splits and the order of the race is run/bike/swim.
Suit: no wetsuit.
Course: The lake was like glass. Cool, flat, clear and with high-visiblity markers.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:00 | 12.43 miles | 16.57 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/72
Performance: Bad
approximately 45 minutes
Wind:
Course: Hickory Nut Gap Road. Out and back.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Bad Cornering: Bad
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:09 | 03.11 miles | 08m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/72
Performance: Average
Course: Hilly. Uphill finish. Went out too fast on initial downhill...kept up with front 1/4 of pack, unnecessarily.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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