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St. Louis, Missouri
United States
Ultramax
70F / 21C
 		Total Time = 1h 37m 28s
Overall Rank = 41/434
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/45
Pre-race routine:

Up and at em at 4:45am. Loaded the Jeep, grabbed a powerbar and gatorade and off to the race.
Event warmup:

Nothing, just drank water and ate another energy bar waiting for my turn to swim.
Swim
  • 17m 28s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 36s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was a time trial start with swimmers jumping in off the pier 3-5 seconds apart. Kinda neat and a very easy, non-contact swim. My swim time seems kinda fast even with using a wetsuit. I'm guessing it had to be shorter. Another positive was my sighting was great and I swam straightish.
What would you do differently?:

Nada
Transition 1
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

pretty smooth for me
Bike
  • 52m 18s
  • 20 miles
  • 22.94 mile/hr
Comments:

Flat and fast. Really enjoyed just staying in aero the whole way. So damn close to 23mph. Oh well.
What would you do differently?:

Just need to keep training and get faster.
Transition 2
  • 00m 54s
Comments:

Nice and smooth for me.
Run
  • 25m 14s
  • 4 miles
  • 06m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

You guessed it. Flat again. First mile at 6:40 and then faster with each mile after. Had a pretty groovy sprint finish with a guy in my AG. He got me by a step at the line tho :( Anyways, I won't complain about 6:19 m/m.
What would you do differently?:

Nada
Post race
Warm down:

Met up with the family and hung out watching other finishers come in. Chatted with a few folks, then headed to clean up my stuff out of the transition area. Snagged some post race grub, checked out the stats as they were posted, then headed home.

Event comments:

Great race for PRing and a well run event. Looking forward to doing this one again next year.




Last updated: 2009-06-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:28 | 1094 yards | 01m 36s / 100yards
Age Group: 16/45
Overall: 95/434
Performance: Good
Suit: 2XU
Course: rectangular out and back in a man-made lake.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:52:18 | 20 miles | 22.94 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/45
Overall: 41/434
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Hmmm, lollipop type course that was deadflat.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:54
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:14 | 04 miles | 06m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/45
Overall: 32/434
Performance: Good
Course: 2 mile loop X2.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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2009-07-19 7:04 PM

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Subject: Big Shark New Town Triathlon

2009-07-19 8:22 PM
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St. Louis, MO
Subject: RE: Big Shark New Town Triathlon
Don't you just love the spring finish! I hope the announcer gave you guys play-by-play commentary. Makes it seem like the big leagues. Great race though! You're right...a 6:19min/mile is nothing to complain about.
2009-07-28 8:25 AM
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Subject: RE: Big Shark New Town Triathlon
Sorry I missed this until now! When did you get so fast?!?!? Speedy on the bike and run
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