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Lake View Terrace, California
United States
LA Rec and Parks
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 18m 10s
Overall Rank = 188/424
Age Group = 50-55
Age Group Rank = 11/16
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:15 for the hour-long drive to the race. Some toast and an can of Ensure Wild Berry for breakfast. Took a cup of coffee with me and made great time arriving at the park by 6:30 am. I had registered on Saturday so all I needed to do was rack my bike and warm up for the race.
Event warmup:

Stretching and short swim
Swim
  • 11m 37s
  • 500 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

Terrible swim...too many people in the water caused me to never get any rhythm. Got swam over, hit, swallowed lots of water. Last time I swam here my time was 10:06. Today it was almost 12 mins. I spent too much time avoiding other swimmers, i.e., stopping, trying to figure out where I was, etc. It was not a fun swim. I think instead of the waves starting every 3 mins they should have been 5 mins between waves in order to thin out all the swimmers.
What would you do differently?:

I'm not an aggressive swimmer because I lack confidence, however, I think in that type of a congested mess, you need to be aggressive and just get after it; regardless if you sink and/or hit others. They certainly didn't mind hitting me.
Transition 1
  • 02m 52s
Comments:

Very slow...really no excuse for this time. Just couldn't get my head into it after my swim.
What would you do differently?:

Got after it faster and not taken my time drinking some Gatorade, putting on my shoes, etc. I was organized, just not as motivated after the swim.
Bike
  • 34m 36s
  • 11 miles
  • 19.08 mile/hr
Comments:

Fastest bike ride for me in a very long time. My legs were a little heavy at the very beginning, but once onto Foothill I got a rhythm going.
What would you do differently?:

Start out faster.
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

Not a bad transition, but probably could of even gotten out faster. I drank some more Gatorade before beginning my run which obviously took some time away.
What would you do differently?:

Drink sooner while on my bike so I can get out of the transition faster
Run
  • 27m 6s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Nice run. Wish I could of went a little faster since I wasn't fatigued when I finished.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, oranges, banana, and water. Walked around looking at the displays.

Event comments:

This was my third year at this event and I really enjoy it. It's close to home (w/n an hour), has a lake swim in warm water, and the bike and run courses are also enjoyable. To top things off, I felt that all the volunteers did a great job. I would recommend this event to all beginners and intermediate racers. Next year though I would like to encourage them to go with 5 mins between the waves in the swim and not 3 mins as there's just too many people in the way.




Last updated: 2010-08-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:37 | 500 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/16
Overall: 0/424
Performance: Below average
Suit: QR Spring Suit
Course: 500 yard open water swim. Rectangle course w/ 4 buoys.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:52
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:34:36 | 11 miles | 19.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 13/16
Overall: 0/424
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Almost a rectangular course from T2 out to Osborne to Foothill Blvd (parallel the 210) to Wentworth, then Across Dam back to Osborne and into the park.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:06 | 03 miles | 09m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/16
Overall: 0/424
Performance: Average
Course: 3 mile trail run
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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

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