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Camp Pendleton, California
United States
73F / 23C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 09m 44s
Overall Rank = 564/671
Age Group = Women 25-29
Age Group Rank = 22/32
Pre-race routine:

I spent the weekend at my sister's place in San Diego (Ocean Beach to be exact). The night before we were up late celebrating her friend's birthday. Fortunately I managed to limit myself to one glass of wine, but I didn't get to sleep until around midnight. We got up around 5, loaded the car, went to Starbucks for coffee and a maple scone, drove to Camp Pendleton.
Event warmup:

After parking, we had to walk about 3/4 of a mile to the transition area. Picked up my shirt and swim cap, got marked, set up my stuff, and waited with my sis for a few minutes until they told us to head to the swim start for the pre-race briefing. It was a LONG walk to the swim area. I was in wave 7 of 8, so I just hung out with my sis and watched the first waves leave, put on my wetsuit, then got in the water.
Swim
  • 37m 8s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 16s / 100 yards
Comments:

The time included the ridiculously long run back to transition, but I haven't been swimming much at all lately, and it showed. Also, I did a crappy job putting my wetsuit on, so my shoulders felt a little tight. That combined with my confusion due to the weird shape of the course made for a rather unpleasant swim.
What would you do differently?:

Train more... a lot more.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

The results don't appear to include the transition times. Anyway, I took off my wetsuit, quickly washed the sand off my feet, put on shoes, helmet, and sunglasses. Everything went pretty smoothly, but I did manage to get my wetsuit stuck briefly on one heel.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 1h 27m 55s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 16.96 mile/hr
Comments:

I didn't feel so great at the beginning because of my crappy swim and the tiring beach run back to T1, but once I got going I concentrated on maintaining a comfortable pace and staying hydrated. After about 15-20 minutes I started to feel really good, so I started to push myself more. I spent quite a bit of time in aero going upwards of 20mph, which was a lot of fun. I passed a lot of people, especially near the end.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Racked my bike, took off bike shoes, put on socks, running shoes, and race belt, and I was off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 1h 04m 41s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

I'm slow, but I'm getting better. I felt good the whole time, made sure to hydrate at each aid station, and really pushed myself for the last couple miles. It was frustrating that there were no mile markers, but at least there were 2 loops so I knew when I was halfway done.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Met up with my sister, had a couple of orange slices and most of a hamburger, then packed up and hurried back to the car so we could get back to her place and set up for the real event of the day, BACONOFF 2008! I stuffed myself with about 10 different bacon creations and probably a case of beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The main factor was my laziness when it comes to swim training. Second was my slowness on the run, but at least my performance there was to the best of my current ability. I've only been doing this for 9 months!

Event comments:

I'll be back next year!!!




Last updated: 2008-05-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:08 | 1640 yards | 02m 16s / 100yards
Age Group: 27/32
Overall: 0/671
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: The swim was in a harbor, so there wasn't any choppiness to deal with. There were a ton of orange buoys and a few yellow ones, and several turns, so it was a bit confusing.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:27:55 | 24.85 miles | 16.96 mile/hr
Age Group: 16/32
Overall: 0/671
Performance: Good
My computer read about 25.1 miles, I'm not sure if that's right or not.
Wind:
Course: Out and back, mostly flat with a few small hills. Some areas weren't closed to cars, but there were Marines directing traffic. Lots of Marines and lots of cones, but no mile markers.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:04:41 | 06.21 miles | 10m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 29/32
Overall: 0/671
Performance: Good
Course: Two loops, mostly flat with one decent hill.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2008-07-20 11:46 PM

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2008-07-20 11:53 PM
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Hey congrats on your race. I feel you on that run to T1. Brutal, with soft sand. Who comes up with that? Again congrats.
2008-07-21 12:27 AM
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Great job, fellow 25-29er!    I had 25.1 on my Garmin as well for the bike, so you did even better than the results show. 

Anyway, just wanted to say congratulations.  Enjoyed the report, and am glad I'm leaving California because with another year of base on  you, you'll be even more dangerous at this race next year! 

2008-07-21 8:00 AM
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Hey Robin, sounds like you had a good race and had some fun on the bike course with your new ride!  Keep up the great work.

Boy, I want to hear more about BACONOFF 2008!

2008-07-21 10:50 AM
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Great job, Robin!!!  Glad the bike treated you well. 
2008-07-21 11:09 AM
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Nice bike ... looks like you had a great time. Congrats on a great bike.

You need to promote the best BACONOFF items as recovery food.



2008-07-21 11:35 AM
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COngrats on a great race!

Bacon!!! 

2008-07-21 1:41 PM
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Congrats on a great race!
2008-07-21 2:07 PM
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Congrats, Robin!!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm... BACON!
2008-07-21 3:53 PM
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Nice job on the race and I've got to make sure that I hook up with you for post-race activities in the future! Bacon and beer....awesome.
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