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Athens, Texas
United States
Athens YMCA
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 27m 32s
Overall Rank = 168/330
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 11/22
Pre-race routine:

Need to get one... Mine didn't work
Event warmup:

didn't do one. Will be a good idea for the next race.
Swim
  • 11m 25s
  • 300 meters
  • 03m 49s / 100 meters
Comments:

Breathed in some water at about 100m and couldn't breath for the rest of the swim. Tight chest and couldn't relax. Didn't help getting hit from someone goign the other direction. Chalk it up to a learning experience.
What would you do differently?:

I probably need to rotate more during the swim for my breathing.
Transition 1
  • 01m 49s
Comments:

not bad but room for improvement
What would you do differently?:

practice
Bike
  • 45m 27s
  • 14 miles
  • 18.48 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

I should have pushed a bit more on downhills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

I passed by my rack which caused me to back up.
What would you do differently?:

think about no socks on the run. I may look into triglide
Run
  • 27m 6s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

was a nice run, easy to follow and plenty of aid stations. However the finish was in the mud.
What would you do differently?:

I should have pushed the run. the pace was more like a leasurely jog and i was feeling it at all at the finish line
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, streched, and sipped on accelerade

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I was still thinking about the terrible swim.

Event comments:

It was a nice first race. The weather was great and people friendly.




Last updated: 2009-12-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:25 | 300 meters | 03m 49s / 100meters
Age Group: 22/22
Overall: 294/330
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: lap pool in the Cain Center
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:49
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:45:27 | 14 miles | 18.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/22
Overall: 90/330
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: rolling hills. Mile 7 hill was the longest. Good amount of chipseal; most of it was not too rough;however, there was about 1 mile that was tough.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 73
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:42
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:06 | 03.11 miles | 08m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/22
Overall: 169/330
Performance: Below average
Course: nice run throught the park
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2010-03-09 11:19 AM

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Subject: Athens Triathlon

2010-03-09 2:39 PM
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Subject: RE: Athens Triathlon
Congratulations on completing your first race!
2010-03-09 2:54 PM
in reply to: #2716984

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Subject: RE: Athens Triathlon
congrats on #1... you will figure out a pre race routine so don't worry about that..

when is race #2
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