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Solana Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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San Diego, California
United States
Koz Enterprises
62F / 17C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 09m 4s
Overall Rank = 415/1104
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 57/102
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:00 am, back to sleep, alarm on the phone vibrated at 4:30 instead of audible tone and got up, hit button on the phone and it rebooted. Lucky to get up on time. Ate half a CLIF bar and got the family on the road to the beach.
Event warmup:

Not much, tiny bit of stretching. Almost racked in the wrong wave with the ladies, started looking around noticing that there were only girls around me. Fortunately I realized my error and got over to the correct rack.
Swim
  • 11m 51s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

Very first time going into the waves at the beach so I was nervous. Took a practice run out before my wave start and dove under the first wave and my goggles popped off filling with water completely blinding me. Good lesson learned before the start, tighten the goggles for the waves. They were saying that the third wave was about to start but my swim caps were lining up. Was in the water swimming again for warm-up and decided to get to the start line. Glad I did, dude with a megaphone was saying that it was the third wave of amateur athletes but the fourth wave overall, so my wave. Could have missed my start there, they need to do a better job on that one. Wave starts seemed to be spread out pretty far. Had a total blast swimming in the ocean. Very cool to dive under the waves, work the swells and try to catch a wave back in. Was very nervous but it went great and I can't wait for my next ocean swim.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, was a lot of fun.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Long run up the beach to T1. Walking out of the water, a little winded after the swim and the kids were yelling at me to run. Yeah, they hadn't just battled the Pacific. Some dude put his crap right behind mine and I had to navigate around all of his stuff to get to mine, total pisser. Got all my gear off/on and got out of there, wetsuit came off pretty easy.
What would you do differently?:

Nada, have the kids gaurd my spot so I don't get my stuff locked in by some other guy, lame.
Bike
  • 32m 39s
  • 9 miles
  • 16.54 mile/hr
Comments:

Good ride, passed a few guys on TT bikes which is always my goal. Got passed by a few guys. Different passing people in the opposite direction with the looped course. Would have preferred to go a little faster on the climb. Transitions included in splits, my Garmin had me at 26:44 with a 19.8 average mph.
What would you do differently?:

Nada, bike is my favorite per usual.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Not as smooth as I would have liked racking my bike. Ok getting out of there.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, a little more space would have been good.
Run
  • 24m 34s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Awesome run, super stoked with my pace. Was really surprised to see that I put up that pace. I felt really good and maybe could have pushed a bit harder. Ran with a guy for a little bit but he surged and smoked me. I guess the lack of hills really helps with my ability to run. I must need more flat courses. SpongeBob Elvis was at the run turnaround and some dude with a coconut bra, so that was sweet.
What would you do differently?:

Push it a little harder.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed a bottle of water right at the end and found the family. No stretching at all. Feet were sore at the finish. Looked at the food and had no interest, stomach was a little tied up from the run. Got all my gear and headed for the vehicle. Did hit a Starbucks after for C and I decided to partake of a frap and lemon loaf, good stuff by then. Was nice to just bail out afterwards on this one, no possibility of the podium here with so many participants.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Crap in my way at transition. Lack of speed work in training.

Event comments:

As mentioned the start of the waves was confusing, at least for me. All good besides that. The Koz events are professional.




Last updated: 2010-01-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:51 | 440 yards | 02m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/102
Overall: 0/1104
Performance: Good
Suit: 2XU
Course: Out to bouy, right to next bouy, right to the shore
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 66F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
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: Good
Biking
00:32:39 | 09 miles | 16.54 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/102
Overall: 0/1104
Performance: Good
Avg HR- 176 Max HR- 185
Wind: Little
Course: Two loops, slight climb back towards finish line
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:24:34 | 03 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/102
Overall: 0/1104
Performance: Good
Avg HR- 179 Max HR- 194
Course: Two loops, flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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

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2010-08-02 9:02 PM
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Another great race!!!!  Good job!!
2010-08-02 9:28 PM
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Nicely done!  Man, that's a heck of a lot of participants!!!!!  How on earth did you find your stuff in transition?????
2010-08-03 9:25 AM
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great race!  glad you conquered the ocean, sounded like you had a great time!
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