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Carrollton, Georgia
United States
Blue Sky Sports
65F / 18C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 20m 34s
Overall Rank = 142/244
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 21/28
Pre-race routine:

ate Nothing, woke up at 5:30, drank water and hornet juice 10 min. before race
Event warmup:

Little running, light swimming
Swim
  • 16m 10s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 28s / 100 yards
Comments:

At 50 meters my timing chip came off my ankle, I swam the rest with the timing chip in my JOCK!
What would you do differently?:

Electrical tape the timing chip on
Transition 1
  • 04m 9s
Comments:

Spray Feet
Dry Feet
Helmet On
Sunglasses
GEL
Nike Plus Band
Socks
Shoes
Bike
What would you do differently?:

Tried to use camelback for hydration (BAD IDEA) go back to bike bottle, Wasted 2min, First race in clip pedals
Bike
  • 33m 54s
  • 11.2 miles
  • 19.82 mile/hr
Comments:

Nice Bike, work on speed
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

Good Transition!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 24m 52s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

Shoes
Shorts
Shirt
Hat
RUN!
What would you do differently?:

Good Run but DO MORE BRICKS! I couldn't get my feet under me.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked Adound Oranges/water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Equipment Issues probably cost 3-4 min

Event comments:

2007
1h 35m 27s
Overall Rank = 221/242

2008
1h 20m 34s
Overall Rank = 142/244

Difference
14min 53sec Faster!
79 Places Gained!






Last updated: 2008-04-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:10 | 656 yards | 02m 28s / 100yards
Age Group: 26/28
Overall: 180/244
Performance: Below average
Suit: None
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:09
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:33:54 | 11.2 miles | 19.82 mile/hr
Age Group: 15/28
Overall: 93/244
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:24:52 | 03.1 miles | 08m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/28
Overall: 115/244
Performance: Average
Course:
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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Subject: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park


2008-04-29 8:18 AM
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Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park
Wow, that is quite the improvement. The run up from the swim with raised HR probably didn't help you with camelbak appliication, either. It was tough to calm down for the bike.
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