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Clays Park Tri - Triathlon


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N. Lawrence, Ohio
United States
Champ Racing
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 16m 8s
Overall Rank = 18/145
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 4/11
Pre-race routine:

woke up at 4:50 got ready ate oatmeal, met dave at 5:30 and drove over with him had a coffie and a pop tart,
Event warmup:

ran 6-7 min, took a dump and had a gu
Swim
  • 08m 30s
  • 547 yards
  • 01m 33s / 100 yards
Comments:

water temp was a little cool, went with wetsuit, good out swim, sighting was dead on, the way back I did lose course a bit, was siting towards wrong bouy. did overheat a bit with suit on, but glad I wore it
What would you do differently?:

I need to start to learn how to draft...
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

got suit off the best I have ever, need to start getting helmet on while I do that. got out of transtion just ahead of Dave and Norm and some others....
Bike
  • 41m
  • 13 miles
  • 19.02 mile/hr
Comments:

as soon as I got out of transtion I step on bike and my right pedeal fell off... dam, dam dam, now I am going to lose Dave...

went out hard to see if I can make up any ground, ooo, I see the tall lanky fella up ahead climing on his bike (lost his chain x2) sorry to hear that, heeeeee. Was able to keep him in sight the rest of the way. he was still in trans when I pulled in
What would you do differently?:

a little thing called bike manintance,
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

good dismount from bike, dave just exiting T2, norm's bike not in T2 yet (he took a wrong turn and extented it 3 miles), did have a little trobble racking bike took me 3 tries to get it to stay. running shoes on good.
Run
  • 23m 21s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

was close enough to dave I though I could catch him the first mile, put up a 7:40, didnt make up any ground. hit the turn around and seemed to be closing a little, mile 2 7:19, very happy with that. caught him by mile 3 and just tried not to puke and hold him off, was very hot and humided on the run.
Post race
Warm down:

jumped in the lake, had some flapjacks and talked

What limited your ability to perform faster:

x-tra weight I am carring this year

Event comments:

was hoping to place top 3 (especially with norm out of the picture) but didn’t make it, dam...

was a very nice place for a race, very family friendly, maybe next year I will bring the camper and camp out and make it a family weekend.




Last updated: 2008-06-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:30 | 547 yards | 01m 33s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/145
Performance: Good
Suit: yes
Course: was a out and back triangle
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:41:00 | 13 miles | 19.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/145
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: was a out and back, mostly up with a head wind out and a fast back
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:23:21 | 03.11 miles | 07m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/145
Performance: Good
7:42 mile 1 7:19 mile 2 7:31 mile 3 0:49 .1099999 mile
Course: was a out and back throught the campgrounds in the park. some was paved some was rocky
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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