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Tuscaloosa, Alabama
United States
84F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 18m 33s
Overall Rank = 260/721
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 17/69
Pre-race routine:

Got to race site at 6:00 Set up and ate cliff bar, banana and drank my heed. Watched a bit of first wave then went for a warm up run.
Event warmup:

1 mile jog and around a 200 swim.
Swim
  • 22m 59s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 24s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started out too easy and lost track of the main break away group. Did not take advantage of my strong event.
What would you do differently?:

Pushed a little harder in the swim. Needed to be a minute of so faster.
Transition 1
  • 01m 43s
Comments:

Made my first flying mount. Went well. Had a little trouble getting into right shoe. Was worried about the merge on to the 2 loop course.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 1h 06m 58s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.26 mile/hr
Comments:

Was a little nervous on the first loop because of the number of people. A lot of 20-25 age groupers on their second lap really gunning it. They were packed up and flying by. Tried not to get run over or get caught drafting.
What would you do differently?:

Work first loop a bit harder.
Transition 2
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Ran past my postion and lost around 10 seconds.
What would you do differently?:

Look at towels not the rack numbers.
Run
  • 45m 42s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt really good coming off bike and held that until the last mile. Tried to stay calm for first 3 miles and did a good job. At mile 4 I tried to pick up the pace and really did not have it. However, first 4 miles were good enough that I was able to maintain what I had and finish with my best 10 K time.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing and I am paying for it 2 days later.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience at a big race like this. Poor decision making on swima and bike. It may have helped my run but I should have pushed harder. However, it was a great race so I am happy.

Event comments:

Only averaqe because rack space for our age group did not give us room to run out. Also had no offials a dismount line and a lot of people crashed.




Last updated: 2010-07-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:59 | 1640 yards | 01m 24s / 100yards
Age Group: 13/69
Overall: 128/721
Performance: Average
Suit: tri suit
Course: Circle. Down stream for about 400 meters, across river for 100 meters and then up stream for 1000 meters and then 100 meters to finish.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 84F / 29C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:43
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:06:58 | 24.85 miles | 22.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 34/69
Overall: 411/721
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: 2 loops with 3 turn arounds on each loop. One decent hill. Mainly down hill on the way back to transition area. Very tight course. Way too crowded on first lap.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:13
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:45:42 | 06.21 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/69
Overall: 315/721
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back with a few side circles during the run. Had two pretty good hills but I only really noticed the second one.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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] 3

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