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Denton, Texas
United States
Ironhead Race Productions
Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 99/280
Age Group = M 25-29
Age Group Rank = 16/24
Pre-race routine:

Eat Peanut Butter Crackers, load the bike, listen to music on the way up. Set up my transition.
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 06m 16s
  • 300 meters
  • 02m 05s / 100 meters
Comments:

good. Only the second time I have swam 300m straight
What would you do differently?:

train more
Transition 1
  • 01m 31s
Comments:

First time I have tried strapping into shoes while on bike. Not bad, but dragged one of the shoes for a few seconds.
Bike
  • 41m 21s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 18.04 mile/hr
Comments:

not bad. Their was 2 km of grated roads
Transition 2
  • 00m 55s
Run
  • 33m 5s
  • 3.3 miles
  • 10m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs were thrashed from the run. Kept it to a nice cool jog.
What would you do differently?:

train better and do some brick workouts
Also, it was my first tri so it was a good learning experience
Post race
Warm down:

water, gatorade, bagel, banana, good long stretch

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training, bad pre-race preparation (4th weekend) too much booze and unhealthy food

Event comments:

good race, it was my first so I have no basis of comparison




Last updated: 2008-07-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:16 | 300 meters | 02m 05s / 100meters
Age Group: 14/24
Overall: 112/280
Performance: Good
Suit: 2 piece tri suit
Course: Pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:31
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:41:21 | 12.43 miles | 18.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/24
Overall: 74/280
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: tailwind out, headwind back
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:55
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:33:05 | 03.3 miles | 10m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/24
Overall: 140/280
Performance: Bad
Course: 2 laps. pretty flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %.6
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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