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San Rafael, California
United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 03m 14s
Overall Rank = 52/325
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/56
Pre-race routine:

afternoon tri...seriously we need more of these, was so nice to be able to get up at a normal time, eat breakfast/lunch, take out the bike for a quick spin all before even heading out
Event warmup:

no run, swam 1-200 yards by course
Swim
  • 07m 10s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

swim was chaos, such a short course that there was no time to separate from the rest of the group
Transition 1
  • 01m 55s
Comments:

T1 was a nightmare, people sitting on the ground all over the place made it tough to navigate, had a horrible spot on the rack, all the way at the end (away from bike-out). Managed to get out in pretty good time either way
Bike
  • 29m 19s
  • 9 miles
  • 18.42 mile/hr
Comments:

Good bike, picked up 3-4 positions, barely drank at all=mistake
What would you do differently?:

drink more, was parched from the amount of seawater I drank during the swim, went into run super thirsty
Transition 2
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

great bike leg followed by poor T2, had to stop at the top of steep hill and dismount, had planned on taking feet out of shoes and running down hill, but path was narrow and busy so I dismounted, then took of shoes, dropped a shoe and then picked it up and ran down the hill
What would you do differently?:

get out of shoes while on bike
Run
  • 23m 35s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

passed 2-3 runners, got passed by 3-4 more, very strong finish
What would you do differently?:

need to run more
Post race
Warm down:

burger

What limited your ability to perform faster:

bike was great, swim was ok, run could have been way better

Event comments:

loved the afternoon start, beautiful venue, bike climb out of transition was dangerous (lots of falls, people not clipped in, people walking bikes up and down)




Last updated: 2009-03-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:10 | 440 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/325
Performance: Average
Suit: zoot zenith
Course: 'rainbow' shaped point to point, beach start
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 63F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:55
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:29:19 | 09 miles | 18.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/325
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: rolling hills with a steep climb out of T1
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 87
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:13
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:23:35 | 03 miles | 07m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/325
Performance: Average
Course: stairs/steep climb out of T2, had to walk the hill, once out of the park was relatively flat, we were told there was a water stop we'd pass twice, turns out it was 5 yards from turnaround, so we did pass it twice, but within about 9 seconds of each other :)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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