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Columbia River Triathlon - Triathlon


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Vancouver, Washington
United States
WHY Racing
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 31m
Overall Rank = 26/104
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/4
Pre-race routine:

Typical nutrition and pre race prep. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Event warmup:

Same as usual. Plenty of time to swim pre-race.
Swim
  • 31m 58s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 08s / 100 meters
Comments:

A really tough upriver swim and then a super fast downriver swim. Took a while to find the right spot to swim to minimize the pull from the curerrent.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

Considering the length from the water up to the transition zone, it went pretty well.
Bike
  • 1h 10m 2s
  • 22.8 miles
  • 19.53 mile/hr
Comments:

All was comfortable other then dropping a water bottle out of my rear holder!
What would you do differently?:

Prepare better. I just didn’t have the HR control for much faster ride.
Transition 2
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

I didn’t use race laces, so I had to sit down and tie my shoes.
Run
  • 45m 20s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. I felt really good about my results considering the amount of preparation that happened for this race.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Preparation.

Event comments:

Good race on a beautiful summer day.




Last updated: 2017-11-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:58 | 1500 meters | 02m 08s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/104
Performance: Average
Suit: Full
Course: Out and back upriver into a hard outgoing tide and then back with the tide.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:53
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:10:02 | 22.8 miles | 19.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/104
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Double out and back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:47
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:45:20 | 06.2 miles | 07m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/104
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back on paved trail.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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