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Rancho Seco Park, California
United States
TBF Racing
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 50m 8s
Overall Rank = 243/380
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 2/5
Pre-race routine:

Drove to race. Drank Coffee. Set up transiton.
Event warmup:

5 min swim in lake.
Swim
  • 28m
  • 1000 yards
  • 02m 48s / 100 yards
Comments:

I got lost. Turned at the wrong bouy. Swam an extra 400 yards (not refleted in recorded swim distance.
What would you do differently?:

Turn at the right bouy. Pay more attention.
Transition 1
  • 03m
Comments:

First transition took about 3 minutes. Walked 100 yards barefoot on pavement.
What would you do differently?:

Not wear camelbak
Bike
  • 44m
  • 14 miles
  • 19.09 mile/hr
Comments:

Because the swim put me so far behind, I got to pass lots of slow people on bikes. Had fun going 20 mph uphill for a short spell.
What would you do differently?:

Ride a little harder.
Transition 2
  • 02m
Comments:

Forgot to unlace/untie shoes. Cost me at least one minute at t2.
What would you do differently?:

Unlace my shoes. Loosen my bike shoes earlier.
Run
  • 31m
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m  min/mile
Comments:

Did much better than expected. I was expecting to have to walk a large part, but only walked on a few of the down hills. Then I would charge up hill.
What would you do differently?:

Wear socks. Got some bad blisters.
Post race
Warm down:

Stood around, talked to friends.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight. Experience. Attentiveness and focus.

Event comments:

Dispite my mistakes and glitches, I had a lot of fun and performed much better than expected.




Last updated: 2005-06-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:00 | 1000 yards | 02m 48s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/380
Performance: Good
Suit: Jammers
Course: Loop around 3 bouys
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Bad
T1
Time: 03:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:44:00 | 14 miles | 19.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/380
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:00
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:31:00 | 03.1 miles | 10m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/380
Performance: Good
Course: Out back. Hilly. Rough dirt road.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %?
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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