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T-Gator Series - Race #1 - TriathlonSprint


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Lake Charles, Louisiana
United States
Lake Charles Triathletes
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 02m 53s
Overall Rank = 72/102
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 14/16
Pre-race routine:

up early, little food, water, and relax

Event warmup:

Run 1 1/2 miles and stretch
Swim
  • 13m 55s
  • 437 yards
  • 03m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

Terrible time in the water... started out ok, sucked a little water, panicked a bit and then hr and breathing went downhill. Had to backstroke to regain breathing. Still had trouble with water temp on face and breathing out.
What would you do differently?:

More ows
Transition 1
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

good transition
Bike
  • 30m 38s
  • 10 miles
  • 19.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Pretty strong bike this time. Felt strong and able to make up ground lost during the swim
What would you do differently?:

Had water bottle backwards & couldn't comfortably drink, so didn't. Check that out next time.
Transition 2
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

Relatively smooth transition into running shoes
Run
  • 15m 32s
  • 2 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt strong and comfortable. Good form
What would you do differently?:

Push harder
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

swim definitely




Last updated: 2008-01-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:55 | 437 yards | 03m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 16/16
Overall: 103/102
Performance: Bad
Suit: Tri-suit
Course: downstream
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:40
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:30:38 | 10 miles | 19.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 13/16
Overall: 52/102
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: out 5 and back 5
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:08
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:15:32 | 02 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/16
Overall: 51/102
Performance: Good
Course: Out 1 and back
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
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:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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