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Cypress, Texas
United States
Onurleft Event Management, LLC
79.5F / 26C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 59s
Overall Rank = 95/645
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/53
Pre-race routine:

Due to the rainfall on Saturday, the bike portion of the Tri was cancelled, making this an aquathlon.
Event warmup:

Warm-up was basically the walk to the swim start. The wind made it a little chilly, but not too bad. Swam about 50-100 meters to get warmed up before my group started.
Swim
  • 31m 15s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 54s / 100 yards
Comments:

Just couldn't get comfortable the first 200 meters. Got much better after the first buoy. Had some sighting issues at right hand turn. Ended up in the weeds, and blocked in my swimmers from earlier wave. Had to swim at a right angle to the shore to get away from the congestion.
What would you do differently?:

Get into a groove earlier. Push a little harder in middle of race. Sight better.
Transition 1
  • 04m 37s
Comments:

Long run to T1. Garmin showed a T1 distance of .44 mile.
Bike
  • 00m
  • 24.85 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike was cancelled due to rain.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 46m 8s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

The rain made concrete slippery in a couple areas. The lap turn area could have been handled better. A volunteer alerting runners to the upcoming turn would have helped.
What would you do differently?:

Push a little harder on run. Hadn't run a 10k in a year, so I was a little unsure of my pacing.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some food, caught up with friends.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim. Better, but not there yet.

Event comments:

Good race. Tough decision to cancel the bike, but understood.




Last updated: 2012-07-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:15 | 1640 yards | 01m 54s / 100yards
Age Group: 14/53
Overall: 0/645
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Counter-clockwise, with right hand turn in middle of course.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:37
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:00:00 | 24.85 miles | 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/645
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:46:08 | 06.2 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/53
Overall: 0/645
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly concrete sidewalk and road. Some gravel trail.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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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2012-10-01 12:19 PM
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Subject: RE: Memorial Hermann Houston Triathlon - Olympic Course

Nice job!

Before I got to the turns there were volunteers yelling about the turns.  I was in the last wave though.

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