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Columbia triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

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Columbia, Md
United States
Great
70F / 21C
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 42m 25s
Overall Rank = 357/1249
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 55/169

Pre-race routine:

Had a bagel and some oatmeal was up at 4:00 a.m. Couldn't sleep very well since this was my very first tri.

Event warmup:

A little strtetching. thought that the swim would warm me up for the bike.

Swim

25h 29m
0 meters
/ 100 meters

Comments:

Quite a wake up call! Besides all the kicking in the head and arms hitting me all over it was a great experience. I did a lot of training for this leg and I think it paid off. Cramps in both calves toward the end of the swim. Trouble getting out of the water.

What would you do differently?:

swim at a little faster clip.

Transition 1

03m 50s

Comments:

I was so out of it after the swim I put my running shoes on. Then realized what I had done and went to my bike shoes.

What would you do differently?:

transition faster

Bike

1h 22m 2s
41 kms
29.99 km/hr

Comments:

My first biking segment, so I didn't know what to expect. A lot fun! Got passed quite a bit but held my own

What would you do differently?:

train more

Transition 2

02m 13s

Comments:

have to get used to the way I feel during the transitons. Legs were very wobbly and running on bike shoes very awkwerd.

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Run

00m
6.2 kms
min/km

Comments:

felt good, since I have done four marathons I was confident in this segmenbt of the race. hard course, but I persevered.

Post race

Warm down:

Met up with my family and sat for a while.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Inexperience

Event comments:

very very challenging race for such a short tri. They need better and more food for the end of the race. I loved the experience and I am now totaly addicted to this sport. By the way Marta is my wifes name.

Last updated: 2005-05-23 12:00 AM

Swimming
25:29:00 \| 00 meters \| / 100meters
Age Group:	34/169
Overall:	0/1249
Performance:	Good
Suit:	wetsuit
Course:
Start type:	Wade	Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	03:50
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:	Below average

Biking
01:22:02 \| 41 kms \| 29.99 km/hr
Age Group:	98/169
Overall:	0/1249
Performance:	Average
felt good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Rolling hills
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	02:13
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Bad

Running
00:00:00 \| 06.2 kms \| min/km
Age Group:	54/169
Overall:	0/1249
Performance:	Good
Course:	tough,tough how do I say it? TOUGH!!! The one good thing about the course was pretty much after every hill there was a steep downhill. I kept saying to myself "just make it up this hill and I will rest on the downhill"
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Yes

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