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Lynchburg, Virginia
United States
Angels Foundation
87F / 31C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 26m 22s
Overall Rank = 15/134
Age Group = w35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/9
Pre-race routine:

No sleep the night before, and was in charge of packet pick up all day Sat., but that was easier than 2 hours of race set up in the sun!!
Event warmup:

2 laps in the warm up pool
Swim
  • 05m 14s
  • 328 yards
  • 01m 36s / 100 yards
Comments:

I did miss the wall 2 times on the flip turn under the rope - so graceful!!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, I would have liked to be seeded faster, I started 89th and was the 58th fastest swimmer but I put in my REAL 100 yard time, others - not so much!!
Transition 1
  • 01m 4s
Comments:

time in T1 was great, I was smooth and passed a lot of folks in transition, my bike mounting was crap and I need to work on that!!
What would you do differently?:

Work on a flying mount, I've resisted all this time but I'm really loosing time on my mount
Bike
  • 50m 29s
  • 15.53 miles
  • 18.46 mile/hr
Comments:

All in all a good bike for me, knocked a min. off my last years bike and last year I went balls to the wall since I was waiting around for 30 min. before the run to see Anna swim and do the run with her. I did feel like I was in a much more aggessive position on this bike and felt a little out of control at times. I would like to take this down under 50 min. next year.
What would you do differently?:

pushed a little harder on the flats, I really worked on the up and downhills but found myself getting comfortable on the flats a couple times
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

It all went bad for me here, there were relay fools standing in the middle of the transistion area that I had to yell at (get the F*** out of my way!!!) and my beloved Zoots got stuck and I had trouble getting them on. Again, my dismount was an embarrasment and needs to be practiced!!
What would you do differently?:

Keep a calm head?!
Run
  • 28m 12s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Seriously!?!?!? I actually felt much faster this time than last weekend - I did spend a lot of energy cheering on every runner I passed but I wouldn't change that for a faster time!! Paul was 2 min. slow and my brother in law that can usually pull out an 18 min. run did almost a 21 min. run so either it was harder this year or course was a little long. Either way I need to HTFU and run more and faster in training!!
What would you do differently?:

Go faster?!
Post race
Warm down:

2 1/2 hours wait for the awards ceremony!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My run fitness!!

Event comments:

Hands down the best staffed race I do all year. SO many volunteers that are so well trained. Can't say enough about what a great job the Angel's Foundation does with this race!!




Last updated: 2009-04-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:14 | 328 yards | 01m 36s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 16/134
Performance: Good
Not bad, got caught up behind one swimmer in front of me but all in all and o-k swim, Paul said I had a lot of vertical motion in my stroke so i need to work on that
Suit:
Course: snake swim in pool
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:04
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:50:29 | 15.53 miles | 18.46 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 16/134
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Rolling to hilly, rough road surface
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 87
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:28:12 | 03.11 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/9
Overall: 30/134
Performance: Below average
Course: Mostly flat with 1 HUGE hill and one moderate hill
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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