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Camp Pendleton, California
United States
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 15m 59s
Overall Rank = 603/800
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 64/67
Pre-race routine:

Did not stay locally this time so was up at 4:00am showering, waking up, having a diet pepsi and a banana.
Event warmup:

Walking, dip in the bay with some spinting.
Swim
  • 36m 38s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 26s / 100 meters
Comments:

Pretty decent swim, my time was better then I thought it would be. Encountered a lot of body contact. It was still a good feeling to pass some in the previous waves before mine.
What would you do differently?:

Keep working on my time, distance, and breathing technique.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

All the transitions were built into the bike portion, I hate it when they do this.
Bike
  • 1h 32m 54s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 16.05 mile/hr
Comments:

Now, the courses discription stated a moderate hill at the biginning, IT WAS. Then it would be flat and fast with moderate hills as well. DON'T THINK SO. It must be how a Marine would describe a moderate hill. There were at least three that took my breath away. The added bonus nonetheless is that the downfill WAS FAST when it came. To me a difficult course that I refused to fail.
What would you do differently?:

Work on hills and positioning on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

All the transitions were built into the bike portion, I hate it when they do this.
Run
  • 1h 06m 27s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

Did the best possible run after my worst bike, so it speaks a lot to the course. It was well planned and the one hill was not that bad, or it may have been because by this point, many of the athletes were opting to jog or walk up the thing.
Post race
Warm down:

Massage tent was available so I received a quick 10 minute rub-down and then a lengthy walk back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The hills on the bike.




Last updated: 2008-01-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:38 | 1500 meters | 02m 26s / 100meters
Age Group: 61/67
Overall: 538/800
Performance: Good
Suit: ORCO Evo
Course: Semi rectangular course, quick outbound till the first left turn. After that a lot of confusion, many had to be put back into line by the event staff.
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 66F / 19C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:32:54 | 24.85 miles | 16.05 mile/hr
Age Group: 63/67
Overall: 571/800
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Stated: Moderate hilly at the beginning and then flat and fast. SEE MY COMMENTS...
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:06:27 | 06.21 miles | 10m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 62/67
Overall: 614/800
Performance: Good
My HR monitor stopped working sometime during the race.
Course: 2 Loop course with one hill.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2008-07-26 3:46 PM

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Subject: Camp Pendleton International Triathlon


2008-07-26 4:51 PM
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Subject: RE: Camp Pendleton International Triathlon

Hey, congratulations!!!

Yeah, I heard the swim was confusing ... good job on making it through and toughing out the hills on the bike. They're not insignificant, I biked most of the Oly course as the sprint race (19 mi) last year.

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