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Los Angeles Triathlon Championship Series #3 - TriathlonOlympic


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San Dimas, California
United States
Tri Events
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 48m 56s
Overall Rank = 150/299
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/17
Pre-race routine:

Drove to event (zoned out and missed exit - but luckily plenty of time to get to race). Ate and drank while setting up transition.
Event warmup:

Very short swim as warm up. More like a dip in the water really.
Swim
  • 30m 20s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 51s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim start was a bit of a mess. The announcer said we were to line up no deeper than calf/ankle water - the first bhouy was more over to the left which made the start not straight forward. Plus while I was waiting everyone else moved into deeper water and angled themselves - I thought the announcer was going to call everyone back but he didn't - so needless to say my swim started with a 5-10 meter deficit on most of the wave! But I had a great smooth swim and caught a lot of people.
What would you do differently?:

Try for better positioning at swim start.
Transition 1
  • 01m 45s
Comments:

Good T1 - remembered to take more time to get a gel in my system - didn't want to bonk like last time.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 1h 23m 2s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.96 mile/hr
Comments:

Good bike - felt strong and positive. Really built on the good swim.
What would you do differently?:

Have to break my habit of braking! Seriously no need to slow down as much as I do before cornering.
Transition 2
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Why was my transition placement all messed up! Ughhh other racers - the last two times I have raced my transition stuff has all been messed up by other racers being careless. A little annoying but i did what I needed to do and had the fastest T2 in my age group!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing - had it down today.
Run
  • 52m 36s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

I was so frightened of this run because last race I found it really hard. This time I was really focused, felt good and just kept moving - really spent time making sure my stride turn over was high (I have short legs and don't do a long stride - so turn over needs to be high) and that I stayed alert and set short term goals (like passing each individual racer in front of me). It worked and I managed to sprint in to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing - this is how all my races should go! I worked hard and it paid off.
Post race
Warm down:

Talking to other racers and my friend Carol!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Still need to make improvements on bike handling and continue to increase my running.

Event comments:

Bonelli is always disorganized. Think family picnic but your family just happens to have triathlon in common.




Last updated: 2009-06-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:20 | 1640 yards | 01m 51s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/17
Overall: 179/299
Performance: Good
Suit: Nineteen wetsuit
Course: Typical Bonelli - difficult to see markers in the water but at least I was in the third wave - so I just followed the caps in front of me.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:45
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:23:02 | 24.85 miles | 17.96 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/17
Overall: 146/299
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Hard course - did well overall - and kept positive mindset. Some gusting winds in last lap (3 lap course).
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:13
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:52:36 | 06.21 miles | 08m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/17
Overall: 155/299
Performance: Good
Course: On and off road sections with some hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2.2
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2009-06-08 5:54 PM
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Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon Championship Series #3

Great job there, and I envy your transitions.  Heck, you ate breakfast in T1 and still got through it faster than me.   Really good overall time and AG performance, and a good, consistent job in each of the disciplines.  That bike course can sure take it out of you with all the repeats up those hills.

I may be back there in October, too, but probably doing the sprint alongside my youngest for his first race if he doesn't change his mind.

Have a great '09 season !!

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