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Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Set-Up, Inc
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 50m 57s
Overall Rank = 85/177
Age Group = Novice
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Up at ~4:30am, 1 1/2 Mini Bagels and a Cup O' coffee.
Drive to race site...
Event warmup:

Park, walk to tranistion, setup transition, pick up chip, wander around, ditched Alice at the QCTC tent.
Swim
  • 20m 52s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 32s / 100 yards
Comments:

Water was too warm, coolest part of the swim was lifting my arms out for strokes. I took a break around the turn around bouy and lifted my arms up to cool off. Think a kayaker thought I was signalling for help, so I turned and started swimming again.
Transition 1
  • 03m 3s
Comments:

Just wanted to cool off getting out of the water. Ran up the hill into T1, but walked to bike once in transition area, was just too hot.
What would you do differently?:

Run the whole way to bike....
Bike
  • 56m 7s
  • 17 miles
  • 18.18 mile/hr
Comments:

Having seen Alice's road rash from the race, I was a little timid in the corners. Probably lost some time due to that...

Overall, good ride, need to work on cadence more, but this year was definitly a better ride than last year.
Transition 2
  • 02m 23s
Comments:

When I got to my rack it was on the ground. Dropped the bike in my spot and started puttin on shoes, and the volunteers started trying to right the rack... that cost me some time... and combined with my run it cost me beating last years time.
Run
  • 28m 33s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran well, up to and after, but not during the stitch. This is my first sticth in a race and it was miserable. Walked a bit to cool down and stretch it out then ran through the rest of it.
What would you do differently?:

Not eat a heavy meal the night before, I am convinced that was the cause of the stitch.
Post race
Warm down:

BEER - 4 to be exact, and combined with the days of sleepless study/stress for finals, I was in FINE shape by the time we left.

Enjoyed talking with PapaHawk, Gygy, QCTC crew, and others post race...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Me and my eating habits from the night before.

Event comments:

Always love this race.... great way to start father's day.




Last updated: 2008-06-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:20:52 | 820 yards | 02m 32s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 102/177
Performance: Average
Good start - got a bit winded right around the turnaround bouy.
Suit:
Course: Straight out and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 90F / 32C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:56:07 | 17 miles | 18.18 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 75/177
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Good, mixture of smooth and rough roads. No real traffic...
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 84
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:23
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:28:33 | 03.11 miles | 09m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 105/177
Performance: Below average
Course: Good mix of trail and road...
Keeping cool Good 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? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2008-06-23 11:27 AM

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2008-06-23 3:07 PM
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Great job man....sorry I couldn't be there to witness it myself.
2008-06-24 8:23 AM
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Good job Jeff, I hate swimming in warm water also.
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