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Castaic Lake Sprint Triathlon II - TriathlonSprint


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Castaic, California
United States
Running Wilde
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 21m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Clyde
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got there early without the family so I could focus on doing more than just finish.
Event warmup:

ran a half mile... realized that I was marked for wrong category, ran another couple hundred yards each way to get re-marked.
Swim
  • 04m 55s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 07s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was smart and got a good warmup and sprint started to the get in front of the pack. Swimming is my only good leg, and I needed to not be caught in the melee.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

????
I did not get an overall time or split.
Bike
  • 41m 37s
  • 10 miles
  • 14.42 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

I suck at bike.
I just got the cadence sensor and I am working on my cycling at the proper cadence.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

?
Run
  • 31m 21s
  • 3 miles
  • 10m 27s  min/mile
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

I kept my volume of training ok, but I did not lose any more weight.

I need a better base and to lose more weight.

Event comments:

I like the course, and I like the convenience.
It is also an inexpensive race.
They keep it cheap by not using timing chips, but the timing and results were a nightmare.
I got my swim split by a guy yelling out splits.
My bike and run split are from my 305 - which I obviously did not have for swim.
I eyeballed my overall time at the finish.

I was mismarked in the WRONG age groups, and I race as a Clyde.
I saw several other clydes that were mismarked that did not have time to correct.
However, I know a guy that won his AG, but they had him not finishing until he inquired.
They have no-time for me, but I finished and they took my tag to write my time one.
Given that I only know 7 people who raced, they screwed up 2 of our results.
They also tried to announce the best overall woman for the TWO races to someone that did not race that day.

I seriously question the validity of the final results based on these facts.

If they don't get more organized, I would only recommend this race as a training race.




Last updated: 2009-03-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:04:55 | 437 yards | 01m 07s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:41:37 | 10 miles | 14.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
mid-160's
Wind:
Course:
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:31:21 | 03 miles | 10m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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2009-08-10 10:54 AM

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Subject: Castaic Lake Sprint Triathlon II


2009-08-10 6:28 PM
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Santa Clarita
Subject: RE: Castaic Lake Sprint Triathlon II

I use it as a training race .    Easy to get to  , register for  and  its on saturday           

Sorry to hear about your timing issue.    You know at a much bigger ( and $$$)  event ( LA Triathlon)  they ran out out of

 Medals  !!! 

I use a  timex to record my splits .   Got to say it was great to ride out  and back in of transition and not have to run

in the bike shoes.  

What event are you doing next ? 

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