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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Philadelphia Triathlon, LLC
70'sF / 0C
 		Total Time = 2h 10m 45s
Overall Rank = 1/22
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

I was the swimmer for the Childrens Hospital Relay



Woke up at 5...again. Had my oatmeal and banana and off I went.
Event warmup:

Made sure my wetsuit was on RIGHT with lots of glide on my shoulders. Stretched a bit, but that was about it. Warm up was over by the time my bus got to the start.
Swim
  • 27m 30s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

Oi...since starting near the front the day before was a disaster, I seeded myself about 6' behind the group of 25-29 males I was starting with. Smart move! The start was me swimming above the water until ot cleared a bit. Then, it was smooth sailing. I was able to bi-lateral breath pretty much from the start. I found a few fishies to draft off of but would lose them due to my poor sighting. I feel like I was swimming way far left and hugging the shore line more then I should have been. After we popped out from uner the bridge, half of the swimmer started cutting daigonal towards the finish. Stupidly, I started to follow suit thinking I was doing ok. After a minute or two of thinking about it, I realized they were dead wrong. We still had another bit to swim and a buoy to round. I righted myself and found the buoy. Turned it and swam like hell into the finish.
What would you do differently?:

I'm going to do more OWS to work on my sighting. I'm also going to look into prescription goggles. I'm blind as a bat and would not have got so confused had I been able to spot the buoys better.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 00m
  • 24.85 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 00m
  • 6.21 miles
  •  min/mile
Post race



Last updated: 2008-06-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:30 | 1640 yards | 01m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/22
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Straight shot down the river with a 90 right turn by the finish.
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: 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/
Overall: 0/22
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
00:00:00 | 06.21 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/22
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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