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Georgetown, Texas
United States
RunFAR Racing Services
75F / 24C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 41m 12s
Overall Rank = 40/116
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/13

Pre-race routine:

Can't call it a routine. Camped out on site with family (wife and 5 kids). Sleep was non-existent! Woke 10-12 times from 10:45 to 5:30 with every noise. Body felt surprisingly good given condition.

1 ensure, 1 shot not enough but all I felt like eating

Event warmup:

Rode .2 mi to trans area and jogged back to camp. stretching before start

Run

23m 47s
3 miles
07m 56s min/mile

Comments:

First Du so I held back on the first run. Could have gone faster but still was better than goal of 24:30

What would you do differently?:

Go out quicker. No mile marker so hard to judge pace. Buy a garmin!

Transition 1

01m 13s

Comments:

I thought this was a great T1 until I looked at the standings 45 of 116. Need to be quicker.

What would you do differently?:

Yank the socks and have a 2nd pair prepped for 2nd run. Tri next race with shoes locked in.

Bike

52m 2s
17 miles
19.60 mile/hr

Comments:

Forgot to check breaks so I stopped on the beginning of the bike. In the end that 30 sec cost me 4 positions.

What would you do differently?:

Check out gear in tran area before race. Silly mistake!

Transition 2

00m 51s

Comments:

Great dismount but then the bike bit me. Tran are was bumpy and my front wheel took a hard left into me. Ended up picking up the bike backwards and carrying it to the rack. 15 of 116

What would you do differently?:

Steer with handle bar not seat!

Run

23m 15s
3 miles
07m 45s min/mile

Comments:

The run is my limiter. Gave it all and got passes with .2 to go by a guy in my age grp. Had to pee from T2 on. Almost stopped on the run.

What would you do differently?:

I did a good job of picking people out to reel in but was not aggressive enough. Push on when dead!

Post race

Warm down:

Walket to camp to use bathroom and shower.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight. I see a trend!

Event comments:

No porta potties and very limited bathrooms. Only 2 male toilets (one in camp area) plus 2 urinals. If this race goes on again at this venue they need additional toilets!!!!

Last updated: 2008-07-03 12:00 AM

Running
00:23:47 \| 03 miles \| 07m 56s min/mile
Age Group:	10/13
Overall:	56/116
Performance:	Average
154 ave hr for run
Course:	1.5 mi loop X 2
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

T1
Time:	01:13
Overall:	Average
Run with bike?		Good
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:			Below average

Biking
00:52:02 \| 17 miles \| 19.60 mile/hr
Age Group:	4/13
Overall:	36/116
Performance:	Good
147 hr first, 142 hr second
Wind:	Some
Course:	2 loop crs 25:40, 27:00
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:51
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Bad
Racking bike		Below average
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:23:15 \| 03 miles \| 07m 45s min/mile
Age Group:	7/13
Overall:	44/116
Performance:	Average
156 ave
Course:	same
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3