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Merced Gateway - TriathlonMini Sprint

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Merced, ca
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny

Total Time = 46m 29s
Overall Rank = 15/103
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/

Pre-race routine:

Ate a bowl of oatmeal at 5:30, sipped cytomax the whole way there. (45min)Got transition area set up, relaxed. Checked things out. Was glad I got there early.

Event warmup:

Jogged about 10 min. Stretched. Watched everyone else. Ate a GU right before swim. Made my stomache feel YUK.

Swim

00m
400 yards
/ 100 yards

Comments:

Actually went good. Got in too slow of a lane, underestimated myself.

What would you do differently?:

Do a couple of laps to warm up when there is an opp. too. Would bring an extra swim cap. Mine split in two. Had to mooch one. Probably could have settled down into my swim mode earlier. Was kind of frazzeled by everyone bumping into me and hitting me.

Transition 1

Comments:

Pretty quick for my first one. Was pretty happy. Had a tri outfit on, so all I had to do was take off my cap and put on helmet and shoes.

What would you do differently?:

Wipe off a little bit! I was dripping everywhere. Got rocks in my bike shoes(no socks!) Had trouble getting shoes into my clips-water everywhere. People were totally laughing at me as I tried to clip in.

Bike

00m
6 miles
0.00 mile/hr

What would you do differently?:

Not ride a brand new bike for first tri! Got my Felt the night before so he was pretty new to me! Never used aerobars before. Hello! Wobbly. But FASSSSSSSSSSST! Still did good though. Just couldn't bend over to get my drink, because I thought I would totally bail.

Transition 2

What would you do differently?:

Wipe feet off. Not have my stupid quick lace thing break so I have to sit there and tie knots in my shoes.

Run

00m
2 miles
min/mile

Comments:

Went out pretty avg. It was a short run, but the last mile I started to come along.

What would you do differently?:

Run more bricks.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked alot, drank cyto max recovery drink. Then ate a ton at the BBQ. I was starved!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing really. I felt like I did great for my first one. Recovered quickly after race.

Event comments:

This was a great first race. Perfect for a first timer.

Last updated: 2004-10-08 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:00:00 \| 400 yards \| / 100yards
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/103
Performance:	Good
Suit:	none
Course:	Pool swim
Start type:	Inside Pool	Plus:	Shot
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	00:00
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
00:00:00 \| 06 miles \| 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/103
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Flat
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Average
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:00:00 \| 02 miles \| min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/103
Performance:	Average
Course:	Flat
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Yes

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