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Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
United States
5150 Triathlon Series
75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 52m 35s
Overall Rank = 781/1338
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 10/40
Pre-race routine:

the usual: oatmeal, oj, coffee. the water/p&j while waiting for swim. food felt just right, tried not to drink to much water while waiting. Felt right.
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 28m 49s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

felt great on swmi, much better sighting, calm breathing, kept thinking about distance/stroke
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 03m 39s
What would you do differently?:

for individually numbered bike racks, still mystified why I could not find my bike, mistaking someone else's pack (zipped closed) for mine (open like clam shell).
Bike
  • 1h 21m 46s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 18.23 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

not shove bike in sedan, not let husband experiment with tune up on race week
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Run
  • 56m 43s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Kicked in too early at the false finish, but kept eye on staying around 9 min/mile pace. Tried holding back a little at the beginning to sustain pace throughout.

L1: 8:43
L2: 8:50
L3: lost gps
L4: 11:30
L5: 8:57
L6: 8:56
L7: 8:54
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on mile 4 . . . always lose a lot of pace at that juncture. Despite the course being long, made a friend along the way and we kept each other motivated. Thank you Sara!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bike chain. Grrrr.

Event comments:

Olympic + sprint had 3,500 participants. I would not come back in later summer for the Nation's Tri where I've heard there can be 6,000. Not worth the aggravation of a congested course.

It is logistically challenging because start and finish are in 2 different locations. Had to take shuttle from finish to transition and bike several miles back to car. Also, rack bikes on Saturday.


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Last updated: 2011-01-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:49 | 1640 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/40
Overall: 508/1338
Performance: Good
Suit: yes
Course: rectangle
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:39
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:21:46 | 24.85 miles | 18.23 mile/hr
Age Group: 14/40
Overall: 934/1338
Performance: Bad
Overall, despite chain, was able to keep a decent pace. Think I could have been 2mph on average faster. 2nd lap a little slower than first lap, some minor rain drops L1: 11.2 L13: 20.1 avg mph - L1 chain slipped 3 times and had to stop L2: 19.9 L14: 19.1 L3: 19.1 L15: 19.2 L4: 18.9 L16: 17.2 L5: 18.3 L17: 18.3 L6: 18.7 L18: 17.2 L7: 22.2 L19: 19.2 L8: 20.4 L20: 20.2 L9: 19.2 L21: 18.3 L10: 19.5 L22: 18.1 L11: 20.2 L23: 19.8 L12: 17.8 L24: 18 L25: 18.5
Wind: None
Course: 2 loops
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 91
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Bad Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:56:43 | 06.21 miles | 09m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/40
Overall: 855/1338
Performance: Good
Course: lots of daisy loops, include multiple ones right near finish . . . so you think you're finishing . . . and you're not. Plus course was 6.8 and not 6.2. It was basically flat except for some minor inclines. This year they did not include the hill on Constitution Ave near the Capitol.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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

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Subject: Washington D.C. Triathlon

2011-06-20 6:24 AM
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Subject: RE: Washington D.C. Triathlon
Nice job!  I agree - the finish did seem long and tricky.
2011-06-20 9:03 AM
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Subject: RE: Washington D.C. Triathlon

I agree on the crowding on the bike course, especially on the second lap when the Oly and Sprint participants were sharing the road. But I thought that for the most part folks did a fairly good job of staying further right except when passing.

I hate to be a downer, but I really don't think the run course was long, and certainly not by 0.6 miles. The faster times don't support that. Also, the organizers put up a map of the course on mapmyrun.com, and the Google Map distance comes out just right. 

Good job on the race!

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