Fort Huachuca Steelhead Triathlon

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Fort Huachuca Steelhead Triathlon - Triathlon


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Sierra Vista, AZ
United States
FH MWR
80F / 27C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 32m 2s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 3 a.m. to make the drive down to Fort Huachuca. Ate a banana and a piece of cold pizza and two big cups of coffee. Arrived at FH at 5 and went to the pool for checkin.
Event warmup:

Standard gear, 50 yards of swimming
Swim
  • 15m 45s
  • 800 yards
  • 01m 58s / 100 yards
Comments:

Had a decent swim, water was nice and cool.
Transition 1
  • 02m 30s
Comments:

50 yard jog from pool to transition area.
What would you do differently?:

Sit down and put on shoes. Get a new race shirt, Zoot pullover tank is a pain to get on.
Bike
  • 42m 30s
  • 13 miles
  • 18.35 mile/hr
Comments:

Had no idea of the course, so the rolling hills threw me for a loop. I felt like I was hitting the red zone on the first half.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on hills.
Transition 2
  • 02m
Run
  • 30m
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Good Run
What would you do differently?:

Run Faster
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around sipping water, ate a banana and a bagel.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Unfamiliarity with the course, no taper.

Event comments:

This was a very fun race. Less than 100 competitors. Fort Huachuca is about 10 degrees cooler than Tucson so it makes for a nice change in atmosphere.




Last updated: 2004-07-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:45 | 800 yards | 01m 58s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: N/A
Course: 25 Yd pool swim
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Shot
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:30
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:42:30 | 13 miles | 18.35 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back course over rolling hills.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Bad
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:30:00 | 03.1 miles | 09m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back some gentle hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2004-07-26 12:09 PM

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Subject: Fort Huachuca Steelhead Triathlon

2004-07-26 4:19 PM
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Subject: RE: Fort Huachuca Steelhead Triathlon
Congrats on the race! You know, I grew up in Bisbee... really miss that part of the country!
2004-07-26 10:05 PM
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Subject: RE: Fort Huachuca Steelhead Triathlon
Awesome job. I'm kinda partial to the smaller venues.
2004-07-27 1:56 PM
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Subject: RE: Fort Huachuca Steelhead Triathlon
Sounds like a fun race!  You did great!
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