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Mountain Lakes Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Guntersville, Alabama
United States
Team Magic
80F / 27C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 33m 15s
Overall Rank = 48/135
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 60/82

Pre-race routine:

two banannas
some gel 1/2 before
bottle of water

Event warmup:

rode 2 miles on the bike
some good stretching

Swim

15m 49s
600 yards
02m 38s / 100 yards

Comments:

Had a hard time with staying in a straight line.
swim was tough, I spent a lot of energy trying to stay on course.
Was really tired by the end

What would you do differently?:

need to learn to site while I swim better

Transition 1

01m 37s

Comments:

still had problems getting into shoes once I rode.
actually lost a shoe and had to stop and put it on, cost me 30 seconds.
Not sure if leaving shoes clipped in was such a good idea.
was disoriented trying to find bike, cost 5 seconds looking in the wrong place.

What would you do differently?:

just get faster

Bike

48m 14s
16.2 miles
20.15 mile/hr

Comments:

was a good ride,

What would you do differently?:

Just need to get faster, that will come with time on the bike.

Transition 2

01m 23s

What would you do differently?:

just get faster

Run

26m 14s
3 miles
08m 44s min/mile

Comments:

I felt horrible during the run, felt like it took a long time for me to get my legs back.
Hurt for most of the race, last mile I felt good and pushed myself.
Not sure how I did a better time than Lebanon because I felt a whole lot slower.

What would you do differently?:

just need to work of getting faster

Post race

Warm down:

none, my leg hurt and I had a few blisters.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

training, I need more time on the bike.

Last updated: 2005-07-25 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:15:49 \| 600 yards \| 02m 38s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/82
Overall:	154/135
Performance:	Below average
Suit:
Course:	was in open water like a rectangle
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:	Good	Navigation:	Bad
Rounding:	Below average

T1
Time:	01:37
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Below average

Biking
00:48:14 \| 16.2 miles \| 20.15 mile/hr
Age Group:	32/82
Overall:	0/135
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	was pretty flat just like two or three little rolling hills. Had problems with gears changing on own. Bike was good felt good during the ride, had a good speed up. Felt very comfortable.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	98
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:23
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:26:14 \| 03 miles \| 08m 44s min/mile
Age Group:	77/82
Overall:	0/135
Performance:
Course:	out and back on a paved trail, had to stay to the left. Not a lot of hills pretty flat.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

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