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Melbourne Beach Triathlon Publix FFW #6 - TriathlonSprint

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Melbourne Beach, Florida
United States
Multirace
85F / 29C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 46m 44s
Overall Rank = 358/365
Age Group = Clydes 200+ 40+
Age Group Rank = 7/7

Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5:00 AM - Ate 2 Bean, Egg, Bacon Burritos. Sipped 32 Oz water bottle. Drove to beach, dropped off wife and daughter, then drove to park.

Event warmup:

Walked bike .5 miles to transition to set up. Did some stretching, shoulder hurt just stretching.

Swim

16m 43s
440 yards
03m 48s / 100 yards

Comments:

Swam lots extra, had trouble sighting. Swam in and out of buoys. Rounded last buoy and thought heading to shore, but headed at 45 farther off course. Over compensated and swam almost back to buoy.

What would you do differently?:

Use smaller goggles.

Transition 1

03m 20s

Comments:

Seemed slow, but run on beach, up stairs, about 1/4 mile distance.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Bike

41m 33s
10 miles
14.44 mile/hr

Comments:

Computer not working, so going by feel. Lost front brakes.

Someone opened their car door and almost hit me. Too many people parked on side of the road on the course, so bikes were on one side of cars and runners crammed on other side.

What would you do differently?:

Practice some before racing.

Transition 2

01m 27s

Comments:

Racked on wrong rack, then noticed my stuff behind me on next rack. Slowed me down some. Had bandanna in ice water, stuck together. Ripped race number putting on running belt. Wrapped around.

What would you do differently?:

Find right rack, count them during setup.

Run

43m 42s
3 miles
14m 34s min/mile

Comments:

Ran to cone, then walked a cone or so, repeat....

Water on course was warm. could not drink it. Finished strong at least.

What would you do differently?:

run more in training

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around and ate lots.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

PT on shoulders and resting to help cure them. No practice rides for 2 months and limited running due to travel for 2 months.

Event comments:

tons of food and drink after race. Nice Goodies in bag. Run course totally lined with cones.

Last updated: 2010-07-06 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:16:43 \| 440 yards \| 03m 48s / 100yards
Age Group:	6/7
Overall:	334/365
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	Tri-Suit
Course:	Counterclockwise square - 100 Meters out, 200 across, 100 in
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	78F / 26C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Bad
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	03:20
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
00:41:33 \| 10 miles \| 14.44 mile/hr
Age Group:	7/7
Overall:	348/365
Performance:	Below average
Wind:	Little
Course:	Out and back 5 miles each way.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	01:27
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Bad
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:43:42 \| 03 miles \| 14m 34s min/mile
Age Group:	360/7
Overall:	7/365
Performance:	Average
Course:	In neighborhoods, not much shade.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
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]	4