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Valley View, Texas
United States
Dallas Athletes Racing
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 		Total Time = 3h 15m 45s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 0/
Swim
  • 34m 50s
  • 1760 yards
  • 01m 59s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Put some de-fogger on my goggles. Start on the outer or inner part of the group to avoid the mash up at the beginning.
Transition 1
  • 04m 47s
What would you do differently?:

Everything
Bike
  • 1h 21m
  • 23 miles
  • 17.04 mile/hr
Comments:

Gears got stuck for about 4 miles, which made a couple of hills challenging in the big ring, but other than that I was happy with my bike. The only problem was that I was a undertrained for the race.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. Take my bike in for a check-up.
Transition 2
  • 02m 29s
Comments:

Slow
What would you do differently?:

Everything
Run
  • 1h 12m 37s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 11m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Bad. Undertrained... and it showed
Post race
Event comments:

Race was great, volunteers were great.




Last updated: 2015-08-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:50 | 1760 yards | 01m 59s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:47
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:21:00 | 23 miles | 17.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: A few challenging hills
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:29
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:12:37 | 06.2 miles | 11m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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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