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Florida Great Escape Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Clermont, Florida
United States
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/12
Pre-race routine:

Coffee and dry cereal on the two hr drive to Clermont.
Event warmup:

A couple miles on the bike.
Swim
  • 00m
  • 1760 yards
  • / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim cancelled due to 51 degree water temp in the lake :(
Transition 1
  • 00m 25s
Comments:

Time trial start outside of transition (T1). Worked out very well, plenty of space between competitors.
What would you do differently?:

Use rubber bands on shoes and learn flying mount on bike. It warmed up nice; wear short sleeve instead of long sleeve shirt next time.
Bike
  • 51m 9s
  • 18 miles
  • 21.11 mile/hr
Comments:

Two gels and ~16 oz of sports drink on bike.
Transition 2
  • 00m 43s
Run
  • 40m 32s
  • 5 miles
  • 08m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Left PF/heel hurts already. I'm dreading the first step out of bed in the morning.
What would you do differently?:

Fix PF problem and do more run volume.
Post race
Event comments:

Great race, hope to do it again next year. Drive time from home was about 2hrs. Great to watch the top ITU triathletes including Jarrod Shoemaker, Brian Fleischman in the draft legal race after the Fl Great Escape. Hope to do this race again.

Race results are here:
http://results.active.com/pages/displayNonGru.jsp?orgID=216352&rsID...




Last updated: 2009-12-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 1760 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:25
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:51:09 | 18 miles | 21.11 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Great bike course, rollers and turns.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:43
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:40:32 | 05 miles | 08m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Sugar sand for first half mile then mix of trail, dirt road and pavement. Most of the run is on a nice dirt road; very easy on the legs.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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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Subject: RE: Florida Great Escape Triathlon
Nice race T, training is really paying off with the paces you had.  To bad on the swim.
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