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No Sweat Aquathon - Long Course - Biathlon (swim/run)

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McKinney, Texas
United States
No Sweat Racing
73F / 23C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 22m
Overall Rank = 0/
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 7/13

Pre-race routine:

Got to sleep in until 6:15. Drank some OJ and had a granola bar on the way to the race. Check-in was easy. They were adding an extra rack to transition, and I got a nice spot at the front of the rack. Saw and talked with a lot of people I'd met before -- William, Andy (apw0397), Tommy (zia_cyclist), Aaron (JeepFleeb), Paul, Dave Young.

Event warmup:

Short jog (.4mi) and got in the lake for a brief swim; however, my wave wasn't starting until 8:25. Water temp was very comfortable with the wetsuit.

Swim

29m 37s
1500 meters
01m 58s / 100 meters

Comments:

Overall felt pretty good. Was in a better rhythm by the second lap and felt like I was catching water better. Did some drafting, but don't know if I was doing it well. Chased down a swimmer on the final stretch which felt good. Apparently I swam alongside William for a good part of the second lap, if not more. (Sorry for the bumping, William!)

What would you do differently?:

Didn't think much about my balance b/c of wetsuit. Need to be cautious of this, as next race may not be wetsuit-legal.

Transition 1

01m 29s

Comments:

Getting suit off wasn't quite as fast as I'd like -- a little stuck on heels, but not badly. Also, I was a little slow getting socks on. Since there was no bike, I could just grab my HRM and put it on during the run.

What would you do differently?:

More practice with wetsuit?

Run

50m 54s
6.21 miles
08m 12s min/mile

Comments:

Took a little while to feel loose on the run. I'm used to having the bike portion to get blood flowing in the legs. Was feeling better by mile 2. My time for the first lap was a little slower than I had hoped. Also, starting the second lap, I finally saw more people in front of me, so I picked up the pace and worked on chasing them down. Was passed by a few fast guys, and managed to pass several myself.

What would you do differently?:

Need to work on getting the pace up a little earlier in the race.

Post race

Warm down:

Grabbed a bagel and some Gatorade. Helped Merry call numbers to record finisher details, and talked with various BT folks. Met Haley (Comet) and Emily (emilyindallas). Had to leave before the awards.

Event comments:

Everything started right on time. Only ~70 people were registered two weeks ago, so Merry (the RD) planned on manual timing. Number of racers jumped up to 170 by race day, but it was too late to arrange chip timing. No real post-race except snacks (bagels, kolaches, oranges, bananas, apples, Gatorade) and talking to other racers.
Too bad the age groups were 10 years. If there had been enough racers for the normal 30-34 grouping, I would have had hardware. (Yes, I'm blissfully ignoring the fact that more racers means there would be more in my age group faster than me.) All-in-all, it was good for a small race, and nice to have some Olympic-distance open water practice.

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Last updated: 2006-04-29 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:29:37 \| 1500 meters \| 01m 58s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/13
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Suit:	ProMotion Fluid Drive Sleeveless
Course:	2 laps of a loop.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	73F / 23C	Current:
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time: 01:29
Overall:		Below average
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit:		Average
Getting into shoes:		Average

Running
00:50:54 \| 06.21 miles \| 08m 12s min/mile
Age Group:	0/13
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
1st lap: 26:16 HRmax: 175 HRavg: 169 2nd lap: 24:38 HRmax: 186 HRavg: 177
Course:	Two laps on concrete, neighborhood sidewalks. Nice and wide, and some portions w/ shade. A few mild hills where the sidewalks went under the streets at an intersection.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

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:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3