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Charlottesville Offroad Triathlon - TriathlonOther

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Charlottesville, Virginia
United States
76F / 24C
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 06m 55s
Overall Rank = 10/174
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/29

Pre-race routine:

drove to the race site, drank some coffee had a donut, yumm

Event warmup:

Swam a little. I almost didn't do this race, and wouldn't have had I not already preregistered. Manned up and raced.

Swim

22m 34s
1207 meters
01m 52s / 100 meters

Comments:

Felt good and stayed straight for the full course.

Transition 1

01m 15s

Comments:

Good transition time considering my gear was far from swim entrance and bike exit.

Bike

1h 12m 44s
11.5 miles
9.49 mile/hr

Comments:

Good ride, can go faster on the course. Got caught up behind some slower riders on the first mile of the course, but that's to be expected being a slow swimmer. Everyone was cool about letting me by, I thanked 'em and wished them well in their race.

What would you do differently?:

go faster.

Transition 2

00m 31s

Comments:

Fast transition, close to bike entrance.

What would you do differently?:

nothing.

Run

30m 23s
4 miles
07m 36s min/mile

Comments:

Got passed early by a 16yo, wow he was fast. Felt someone behind me the last mile but he never played into my run, kept my pace high and finished strong. Love this trail run.

What would you do differently?:

go faster as always. I felt great on the run, pushed hard enough.

Post race

Warm down:

cold water shower on the legs, packed up then sat around and waited for awards.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Peaked a couple of weeks ago for my A race, I was running on residual fitness. But am very happy with my performanc at the final tri of the season and for taking over 17 minutes off of my time from last year.

Event comments:

The need more bike racks and portajohns as the bathhouse restrooms can't handle the multitude of racers before the start.

Last updated: 2008-06-20 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:22:34 \| 1207 meters \| 01m 52s / 100meters
Age Group:	9/29
Overall:	39/174
Performance:	Good
Suit:
Course:	Two lap course with a short beach run. Laps were triangular in shape.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	76F / 24C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:15
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
01:12:44 \| 11.5 miles \| 9.49 mile/hr
Age Group:	3/29
Overall:	7/174
Performance:	Good
Wind:	None
Course:	Walnut Creek course, tight singletrack with plenty of roots and rocks, Punchy climbs and technical descents. woo hoo.
Road:		Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:31
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:30:23 \| 04 miles \| 07m 36s min/mile
Age Group:	6/29
Overall:	22/174
Performance:	Good
Course:	First 3.5 miles is same as bike course, lots of roots and some rocks, final half mile or so is on pavement. Love these trails.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Not enough

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

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4