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Tri Latta (Saturday) - TriathlonSprint


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Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Set-Up Events
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 33m 41s
Overall Rank = 27/176
Age Group = w40-44
Age Group Rank = 5/24
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4. Bagel w/peanut butter and coffee on the way to race site.
Event warmup:

Ran for a few minutes on the paved trails while waiting for my swim start.
Swim
  • 14m 30s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt pretty good for most of the swim. Still over a minute slower then 2 years ago.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on improving my swim times..as opposed to just maintaining.
Transition 1
  • 02m 30s
Comments:

Long run from lake to transition area.
Bike
  • 48m 50s
  • 17 miles
  • 20.89 mile/hr
Comments:

Had a few stomach issues early in the bike and started having a pity-party. At about 10 miles in I told myself to HTFU and get over it! And I did. After that, I had a much better ride. Rode conservatively in hope of having something left for the run (why bother right?)
What would you do differently?:

Push a little harder on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 02m 6s
Comments:

Ugh. I was a bumbling idiot. I couldn't get my cycling shoes off b/c my hands were sweaty. Wasted time that cost me 4th place.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to mount/dismount w/ shoes on the bike.
Run
  • 25m 46s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt fairly good coming off the bike. I was surprised to see how slow I was at the mile markers. I really tried to pick it up over the second half of the course and really dug deep for the last mile. I should have been running the first 2 miles at the effort and pace I did the last mile!
What would you do differently?:

I have got to learn how to really push myself on the run. I really believe that a large part of what is holding me back on the run is mental.

Plus, I should have worn my garmin to help with pacing.
Post race



Last updated: 2009-01-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:30 | 820 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/24
Overall: 22/176
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: counter clockwise rectangle
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:30
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:48:50 | 17 miles | 20.89 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/24
Overall: 20/176
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Mostly flat lollipop.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:06
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:46 | 03.11 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/24
Overall: 57/176
Performance: Average
Course: Fairly hilly out and back on gravel trails.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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

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2009-06-16 7:20 PM

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Subject: Tri Latta (Saturday)

2009-06-17 8:01 AM
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Subject: RE: Tri Latta (Saturday)
Your times seem great to me, esp on hilly course.

Re the swim: you can't rally compare swim times from year to year, due to inaccurate buoy placement. Better to compare how you stack up against your age group peers, i.e, you were 3rd in the age group for the swim split two years ago? (I always save female age group results on my computer for races I do year to yaer, since setup deletes them - let me know if you want to see any from lake norman, duke, etc.).

Nice job HTFUing on the bike tummy issues Hope to see you at Triangle!
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