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McMinnville City Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint


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McMinnville, Tennessee
United States
Team Magic
83F / 28C
Sunny
Total Time = 57m 4s
Overall Rank = 53/378
Age Group = Male 45 - 49
Age Group Rank = 5/23
Pre-race routine:

Eat 3 hours before start time.
Event warmup:

Ran about a mile and swam 400 meters.
Swim
  • 03m 40s
  • 218 yards
  • 01m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

They hosed the online swim times. So we were bunched up. I had a 10 year old girl in front of me!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing I could do differently.
Transition 1
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

good T1.
Bike
  • 34m 51s
  • 11.5 miles
  • 19.80 mile/hr
Comments:

I thought my swim was slow, so I tried to push the bike hard. This affected my run badly.
What would you do differently?:

Not push the bike so hard.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

I felt I had a good T2. Times weren't recorded.
Run
  • 15m 32s
  • 2 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

I trashed my legs on the bike and didn't have a lot of mojo for the run.
What would you do differently?:

Uh, maybe not push the bike so hard.
Post race
Warm down:

Tried not to puke after getting my chip taken off. Successful!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Pushing the bike too hard.

Event comments:

Not sure if I'll do it again next year. It is a long drive for a minisprint.


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Last updated: 2010-05-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:03:40 | 218 yards | 01m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/378
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Snake pool swim.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:48
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:34:51 | 11.5 miles | 19.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/378
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Rolling hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:15:32 | 02 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/378
Performance: Below average
Course: Fairly flat!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2010-06-01 7:51 PM

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Master
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Subject: McMinnville City Triathlon


2010-06-01 8:12 PM
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Royal(PITA)
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Subject: RE: McMinnville City Triathlon
As a volunteer who has done finish line duty, I must applaud you at the effort it took to not puke on the finish line chip removal Surprised

Seriously, fantastic race ......too bad they hosed the swim starts and you had a kid in front of you....
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