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The BASF Smile Train Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Wake Forest, North Carolina
United States
Rebecca Warriner & Finish Strong Event Productions

Total Time = 1h 14m 51s
Overall Rank = 92/207
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 15/25

Pre-race routine:

Coffee, PBJ breakfast, cliff bar, stretch

Event warmup:

none

Swim

05m 39s
250 yards
02m 16s / 100 yards

Comments:

1st race jitters, hyperventilating breathing

What would you do differently?:

warm up laps, calm down

Transition 1

01m 12s

Comments:

new shoes = strange engagement ont he clip-ins= horrible act

What would you do differently?:

run w/ shoes on bike and slip into tri shoes

Bike

39m 13s
12 miles
18.36 mile/hr

Comments:

i could go a lot harder.

Transition 2

01m 25s

What would you do differently?:

powder running shoes- insole wrinkled up on my creating pain

Run

27m 24s
3.1 miles
08m 50s min/mile

Comments:

prep the shoes in T2- running w/o insoles = discomfort

Post race

Warm down:

walk around and stretch

What limited your ability to perform faster:

1st event jitters

Event comments:

great event for 1st timers

Last updated: 2009-07-11 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:05:39 \| 250 yards \| 02m 16s / 100yards
Age Group:	23/25
Overall:	171/207
Performance:	Bad
Suit:	tri top n shirt
Course:
Start type:	Inside Pool	Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Bad	Remainder:	Bad
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:

T1
Time:	01:12
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Below average

Biking
00:39:13 \| 12 miles \| 18.36 mile/hr
Age Group:	13/25
Overall:	87/207
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Little
Course:	country road/ neighborhood/ speedbumps!!!
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Too much

T2
Time:	01:25
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:27:24 \| 03.1 miles \| 08m 50s min/mile
Age Group:	17/25
Overall:	115/207
Performance:	Average
Course:	hilly!!!
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Ok

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