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RiverCities Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Shrevport/ Bossier, Louisiana
United States
Sportspectrum
95F / 35C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 33m
Overall Rank = 123/1028
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 28/114

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 05:00 checked and double checked to make sure I had everything. Eat a cliff bar and a bananna. Drank a bottle of water and a cup of coffe on the way to the race site.

Event warmup:

Swam back and forth to the pier 2 or 3 times.

Swim

16m 42s
875 yards
01m 55s / 100 yards

Comments:

I thought I had a good swim until I got out of the water and saw my time. This was the first time that I drafted in a swim and it felt like my time was going to be around 14 minutes. I easily swim this distance in a pool in 13 minutes. My sighting was good, I did not get off course any. Oh well no more drafting for me.

What would you do differently?:

Not draft, swim on my own like usual.

Transition 1

01m 29s

Comments:

Good transition.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Bike

48m 34s
18.2 miles
22.48 mile/hr

Comments:

Overall a good ride. Only 4-5 people passed me. About half way through the bike my mind was some where else, and then I remembered hey this is a race.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing.

Transition 2

01m 33s

Comments:

Good transition

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Run

24m 49s
3.1 miles
08m 01s min/mile

Comments:

I had just started to run again after a calf strain so I decided to take it easy on the run to be healthy for the Cajun Man. The rum is 95% shaded so I didn't think it was extremely hot.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked to the food tent, eat some watermelon and wait for some friends to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Injured calf, drafting on the swim.

Event comments:

Overall this is a good race. The bike course is probably the best in the state.

2 stop packet pickup is horrible. Not enough toilets/port-o-lets.

Last updated: 2008-08-08 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:16:42 \| 875 yards \| 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/114
Overall:	0/1028
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	Tri top and shorts
Course:	Out and back rectangular.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:29
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:48:34 \| 18.2 miles \| 22.48 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/114
Overall:	0/1028
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some with gusts
Course:	Rolling hills and some flats
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	95
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:33
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:24:49 \| 03.1 miles \| 08m 01s min/mile
Age Group:	0/114
Overall:	0/1028
Performance:	Average
Course:	Out and back through the park. Some small hills
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

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