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Muncie, Indiana
United States
America Multi-Sport
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 05m 29s
Overall Rank = 41/130
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 6/13
Pre-race routine:

Got there early because I had not been to this race before. Parking was surprisingly good. Check-in was disorganized but went fast.
Swim
  • 06m 29s
  • 300 yards
  • 02m 10s / 100 yards
Comments:

RD using a bullhorn in this environment to communicate was not effective.
Transition 1
  • 02m 2s
Comments:

Transition was in a patchy field i.e. it was bumpy. Lost the water bottle 2x running out of transition.
Bike
  • 30m 26s
  • 10 miles
  • 19.72 mile/hr
Comments:

Pleased with ride considering the strong headwind on a long stretch of the course.
Transition 2
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

Pumped after a good ride.
Run
  • 25m 26s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 12s  min/mile
Post race
Event comments:

Cool having a course on campus. Interesting mix of seasoned athletes and noobs, not a big group of MOPers.

Good race, it will be interesting to see if they can grow it.




Last updated: 2014-04-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:29 | 300 yards | 02m 10s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/130
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Serpentine. Embarrassing pool for a university with this large an enrollment.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:02
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:30:26 | 10 miles | 19.72 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/130
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Got very narrow in 1-spot leading in & out of a 90-degree turn. Made it interesting on a multi-lap race.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:08
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:26 | 03.1 miles | 08m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/130
Performance: Average
Course: Through campus. Relatively well marked with tape. Some bums were cutting the corners.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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