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Lake San Antonio, California
United States
Tri-California
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 50m 45s
Overall Rank = 508/2500
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 70/241
Pre-race routine:

Slept in my friend Lisa's car. Legs were cramping at night... ate half a banana and a power bar and drank water.
Event warmup:

Rode my bike to the transtion area from the camp ground. Swam for 20 seconds, ha ha! I stretched for a good 10 minutes.
Swim
  • 28m 41s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

The first part of the swim was rough because ppl kept bumpting into me. I
What would you do differently?:

Start in the front so I'm not blocked by slow swimmers.
Transition 1
  • 02m 40s
Comments:

Had a good transition but lost 10 seconds trying to find out if my socks were inside out or not. Oh well!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing!
Bike
  • 1h 27m 35s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.02 mile/hr
Comments:

I did the best that I could so I have no regrets.
What would you do differently?:

I have to fix my chain problem. Had to stop once to fix it and lost a good 30 seconds. I need to do more biking so my legs don't cramp up.
Transition 2
  • 02m 3s
Comments:

Could do a better job in this transition but again I did the best that I could.
What would you do differently?:

Have shoes with a fast lacing system
Run
  • 49m 44s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

I had to stop 3 times and stretch because of cramp and still averaged 8 min. miles. Not too bad!
What would you do differently?:

Do a lot of brick workouts so my legs don't cramp up on me.
Post race
Warm down:

Had ice put on my quads and ate a lot: pretzels, bananas, power bar, strawberries, oranges, ... I stretched and put a cold towel over my head.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cramps in my quads after the bike.

Event comments:

I would do this race again but I will need to find a better way to spend the night the night before. Sleeping in the car was definitely not a good idea! I need to do a lot of brick workouts so my legs get used to the beating and then be able to run right after that.




Last updated: 2007-12-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:41 | 1640 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/241
Overall: 0/2500
Performance: Good
Suit: Quintana Roo sleeveless
Course: Out and back loop
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:40
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:27:35 | 24.85 miles | 17.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/241
Overall: 0/2500
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Hilly course. I did the best that I could but the course is tough.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:03
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:49:44 | 06.21 miles | 08m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/241
Overall: 0/2500
Performance: Below average
Course: Hilly course
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5

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2008-05-05 11:53 AM

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2008-05-05 4:00 PM
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Great job getting under 3 ! You were a few waves in front of me, and I agree about the more bricks thing, its really hard to properly train for this course without actually doing it.
2008-05-05 5:25 PM
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great job out there.  no doubt you are speedy on a tough course to boot.  well done!
2008-05-06 12:19 AM
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Subject: RE: Wildflower Triathlon - Olympic Distance

Hey!  Excellent job on the event.  You had one smoking time out there.  I wish I had slow runs like yours!   8 minutes is not bad on a tough run like this..

Woo Hooo! 

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