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Tri the Parks - Indian Springs State Park - TriathlonSprint

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Flovilla, Georgia
United States
Blue Sky Sports
85F / 29C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 25m 47s
Overall Rank = 199/458
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 36/53

Pre-race routine:

Got to the race around 6:00am. Got my bike set up and noticed that my front tire was flat. Luckily I had a spare and got it changed. Took a look at the swim course and got my transition area set up

Event warmup:

Light run and swim

Swim

17m 31s
656 yards
02m 40s / 100 yards

Comments:

I really need to work on my swim. It was pathetic.

What would you do differently?:

Swim faster!

Transition 1

01m 34s

Comments:

Good transitin. Mounting the bike was nice because we were already going downhill

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Bike

38m 26s
12.8 miles
19.98 mile/hr

Comments:

Good bike. Was my first race on my new bike. passed alot of people on the flats and downs - got passed on the hills

What would you do differently?:

Probably should have gone harder. I'm still working on my pace for races

Transition 2

01m 19s

Comments:

Got half way out of transitiion and noticed I did not have my race belt. Lost a little time there

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

26m 55s
3.1 miles
08m 41s min/mile

Comments:

The hills got to me. I was much slower than I expected. Should have gone harder

What would you do differently?:

Go harder

Post race

Warm down:

Had some water - got in the car and headed home

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The swim

Event comments:

Second race down. Looking forward to improving

Last updated: 2008-06-29 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:17:31 \| 656 yards \| 02m 40s / 100yards
Age Group:	46/53
Overall:	340/458
Performance:	Bad
Suit:	tri suit
Course:	Counter clock wise loop
Start type:	Wade	Plus:
Water temp:	80F / 27C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Bad
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Below average	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:34
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:38:26 \| 12.8 miles \| 19.98 mile/hr
Age Group:	22/53
Overall:	123/458
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Out and back. Big hill to start the course. rolling the rest of the course
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	80
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:19
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:26:55 \| 03.1 miles \| 08m 41s min/mile
Age Group:	37/53
Overall:	229/458
Performance:
Course:	Out and back with a few good hills
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
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]	4