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Malibu, California
United States
Michael Epstein Sports Productions, Inc.
60F / 16C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 21m 41s
Overall Rank = 75/1148
Age Group = Coed Relay
Age Group Rank = 4/32
Pre-race routine:

Woke up sooooo early for this race. Had to meet Ashley and Corey for the relay at about 4:30am. Ate my standard breakfast and picked everyone up and headed down to the beach.
Event warmup:

Nothing special. I only had to do the swim, so my only warm up consisted of an out and back swim until I got used to the water temp. Didn't take long and I was ready.

Pretty cool side note, there were a ton of dolphins out there and some came quite close....very cool.
Swim
  • 23m 41s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 26s / 100 yards
Comments:

Well, this was my leg. I really wanted to put in a good swim for my team. With Ashley doing the run, we knew we had to give her as big a lead as possible for any hope of a podium.

I felt real good when I took off...faster than I normally swim. But, I was getting passed. There were some fast people in my wave. One girl passed me just wearing a bathing suit. After about 8-9 people passed me, I settled into a good pace. I was right beside another cap of the same color and I decided I was not going to let him beat me. After a few hundred yards, I started to drop him and I got into a really good groove. Felt great for the rest of the swim. I just think my start wasn't as good as it should have been.
What would you do differently?:

Just try and hang with the top people and see if my fitness can keep me with them. I know I have the speed to stay with them at the start...I just wonder if I can keep their pace all swim.
Transition 1
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

Transition went well...I just kept my cap on and my goggles on my head as all I had to do was transfer the chip.
Bike
  • 1h 04m 1s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 23.29 mile/hr
Comments:

Corey Neuer did the bike for us. Great cyclist but has been battling with Epstein Bar and hasn't been able to train that much. He was very happy with his bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 7s
Run
  • 51m 2s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Ashley my girlfriend did the run and was a little disappointed with her time. She is very inconsistent. She has run that course in 48:30 before and this was obviously slower...oh well, she did her best and that is all you could ever ask.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing...Ashley did great
Post race



Last updated: 2010-05-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:23:41 | 1640 yards | 01m 26s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/32
Overall: 0/1148
Performance:
Suit: Xterra Wetsuit
Course: Out through surf, right turn north, up the beach and right turn back to the beach...simple course.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 60F / 16C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:48
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:04:01 | 24.85 miles | 23.29 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/32
Overall: 0/1148
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Out and back on PCH
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:07
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:51:02 | 06.21 miles | 08m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/32
Overall: 0/1148
Performance:
Course: Flat along jogging path at Zuma.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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2010-09-11 4:55 PM

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2010-09-11 7:38 PM
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Subject: RE: Nautica Malibu Triathlon
Nice swim man.....I'll be stoked if I can come within 2 minutes of that time at my OLY in 2 weeks.
2010-09-11 9:48 PM
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Subject: RE: Nautica Malibu Triathlon
Nice job!  We must have been in the same wave...my AG was grouped with the relays.  From your time, though, it looks like you took off and (literally) left me in your wake!
2010-09-12 9:35 AM
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Subject: RE: Nautica Malibu Triathlon
Thanks guys. I was a bit disappointed with the swim for all the wrong reasons. It was a PR for me at that distance....but I came out of the water 10th. So I was bummed.

BUT...I forgot, though, that when you do a relay, you are swimming against a lot of swimmers. My swim time put me about top 5 percent of the regular field but only top 14 percent of the relays.

So now, I actually feel really good about it.
2010-09-13 3:44 PM
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Really good swim man...I can only wish to swim that fast....good stuff

Edited by Triheado 2010-09-13 3:45 PM
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