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XTERRA Dirty Grizzly Off-Road Triathlon - XTERRA Course - TriathlonOther

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Macungie, Pennsylvania
United States
TriMax Endurance Sports
75F / 24C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 57m 8s
Overall Rank = 15/99
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/10

Event warmup:

Warm up??? Should I have warmed up?

Swim

15m 12s
880 yards
01m 44s / 100 yards

Comments:

OK, I felt like I had a lousy swim. I couldn't catch my breath.

I can't blame it on anything but not training. I swam quite a bit in the first quarter of the year but only once since mid March. Partly due to schedule but largely due to an ailing shoulder. I am going through physical therapy to fix an impingement. I really haven't been approved to swim but I don't want to piss away a whole season. All in all I am satisfied with this result. Believe it or not I came in 2nd in my AG.

What would you do differently?:

Perhaps I should swim???

Transition 1

02m 5s

Comments:

I had a very slow transition. I had a gel flask to fuel up in transition which blew up when I tried to use it. It made quite a mess and took a while to clean up and re close so I could actually consume some. Otherwise nothing big.

Bike

1h 10m 55s
10 miles
8.46 mile/hr

What would you do differently?:

Again, Train...

Transition 2

01m 14s

Comments:

Nothing special here.

Run

27m 42s
3.2 miles
08m 40s min/mile

Comments:

All in all not bad. Again not much training so I have no room to complain. The climbing right out of T-2 put me into the red zone right away. I had to slow down to catch up.

What would you do differently?:

Training...

Post race

Event comments:

All in all I am pleased with this but I could have easily done well enough to take third place. Considering I have done very little training I am very satisfied.
This is a great place to race. I had a great time.

Last updated: 2012-07-13 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:15:12 \| 880 yards \| 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group:	2/10
Overall:	0/99
Performance:	Average
Suit:	None, Tri Shorts
Course:	Counter clockwise triangle. 2 laps.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Shot
Water temp:	81F / 27C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	02:05
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:		Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:

Biking
01:10:55 \| 10 miles \| 8.46 mile/hr
Age Group:	4/10
Overall:	0/99
Performance:	Average
First lap put me in tons of traffic for about the first half of the first lap. I lost several minutes that is for sure. Much better on the second.
Wind:
Course:	I have ridden here many times but wasn't sure how much of the normal loop was included. It is definitely a riders course as it is pretty technical with lots of rocks and climbing. I haven't done all that much mountain biking so again I really can't complain considering my training.
Road:	Rough	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:	Average
Race pace:		Drinks:

T2
Time:	01:14
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
00:27:42 \| 03.2 miles \| 08m 40s min/mile
Age Group:	5/10
Overall:	0/99
Performance:	Average
Course:	VERY hilly, tons of climbing. Last 1/3 mile is all steep downhill on the ski slope. Very rough and rocky.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking

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:
Race evaluation [1-5]