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Pittsburgh Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
Piranha Sports
70F / 21C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 52m 24s
Overall Rank = 349/373
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 27/27

Swim

14m
656 yards
02m 08s / 100 yards

Comments:

My swim went very well. No troubles breathing like in the last race. Felt more comfortable swimming close to people.

What would you do differently?:

Work more on spotting and swimming a straight course

Transition 1

04m 5s

Comments:

longish run uphill to transition.

Bike

53m 11s
12.43 miles
14.02 mile/hr

Comments:

Hard push on the first half of the course. Challenging but not impossible.

What would you do differently?:

Push a little harder going uphill for a higher cadence.

Transition 2

01m 50s

Comments:

Felt good off the bike running in. Got my socks and running shoes on quickly and ran out. I was a half mile out before I realized I left my race number sitting on my bag.

What would you do differently?:

Remember to put on my race number.

Run

39m 19s
3.11 miles
12m 38s min/mile

Comments:

Good run. Only walked the aid stations. Finished strong by holding off someone trying to pass at the finish line.

Post race

Warm down:

walked around. light stretching

Event comments:

I finished the race feeling very good about it. It was nice having the family there. I improved my time by 25 minutes from the last race.

Last updated: 2010-03-28 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:14:00 \| 656 yards \| 02m 08s / 100yards
Age Group:	20/27
Overall:	327/373
Performance:	Good
Suit:
Course:	Straight downstream.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	83F / 28C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	04:05
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:53:11 \| 12.43 miles \| 14.02 mile/hr
Age Group:	26/27
Overall:	339/373
Performance:	Average
Wind:	None
Course:	One time out and back. The first half is almost all uphill which makes for a fun ride back in.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:50
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Average
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:39:19 \| 03.11 miles \| 12m 38s min/mile
Age Group:	26/27
Overall:	357/373
Performance:	Good
Course:	This course was a pretty flat out and back on the trail along the Allegheny River.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	5
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Yes

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]	4