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Gulf Coast Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Panama City, Florida
United States
USAT
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 6h 06m
Overall Rank = 909/1800
Age Group = Mens 20-24
Age Group Rank = 15/20
Pre-race routine:

2 jelly sandwiches, 1 powerade @ 4:15am
walk .5 miles to race site
Event warmup:

none, too cold
Swim
  • 33m 48s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 36s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swallowed a ton of seawater
Transition 1
  • 04m 19s
Comments:

Confused and disoriented leaving water and in transition.
What would you do differently?:

Take more time getting out of the surf, less time in transition area
Bike
  • 2h 38m 59s
  • 56 miles
  • 21.13 mile/hr
Comments:

Maybe pushed too hard?
Transition 2
  • 02m 57s
Comments:

remove shoes, run better with bike
Run
  • 2h 45m 59s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

cramped right away, unbearable after first 5k
first walk at 5k mark
walk aid stations throughout
What would you do differently?:

dunno
Post race
Warm down:

walk around some

What limited your ability to perform faster:

cramping on the run

Event comments:

Awesome race setup, wish I could have enjoyed the run more




Last updated: 2005-05-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:33:48 | 2112 yards | 01m 36s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/20
Overall: 239/1800
Performance: Good
Suit: none
Course: Gulf of Mexico, 950 out, 250 parallel, back
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:19
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
02:38:59 | 56 miles | 21.13 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/20
Overall: 379/1800
Performance: Good
Wind: Little with gusts
Course: out and back, 2 turn around
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:57
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
02:45:59 | 13.1 miles | 12m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/20
Overall: 835/1800
Performance: Bad
Course: long, flat, hot
Keeping cool Average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 4

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Subject: Gulf Coast Triathlon


2005-05-10 7:02 AM
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Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon

I was at the race, too.  Even though the weather was cooler this year, the run was still very hot.  Sorry to hear about the leg cramps, I saw a lot of folks on the run suffering with cramps of one form or another.  Plus, its was hard to keep drinking enough to keep the fluid levels where they needed to be.

Still, I hope you enjoyed the race.  It was awesome.  Congratulations on finishing in spite of the problems.

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