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Rocketchix Triathlon II - TriathlonSprint

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
United States
Rocket Racing Productions
92F / 33C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 46m 20s
Overall Rank = 99/121
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 16/17

Swim

15m 23s
383 yards
04m 01s / 100 yards

Comments:

I'm still a novice swimmer and I have issues with nervousness. Had to resort to back stroke for the last few lanes

What would you do differently?:

Try to calm my nerves and freestyle more.

Transition 1

04m 8s

Comments:

Disoriented from swim and basically took longer than necessary to get myself together.

What would you do differently?:

Move faster.

Bike

58m 9s
12 miles
12.38 mile/hr

Comments:

Did what I could with my cheap Walmart mountain bike. Still had fun.

Transition 2

02m 18s

Comments:

Better than what I thought it would be. Had problem racking bike.

Run

26m 20s
2 miles
13m 10s min/mile

Comments:

Ran with a few walks in between. Started getting a side stitch beginning of 2nd mile.

Post race

Warm down:

walking

What limited your ability to perform faster:

1sr tri so this was basically a learning experience for me.

Event comments:

Definitely doing it again next year now that I have a base to improve on!

Last updated: 2011-06-23 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:15:23 \| 383 yards \| 04m 01s / 100yards
Age Group:	117/17
Overall:	99/121
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Regular swimsuit and tri shorts
Course:	50 meter pool with lane lines
Start type:	Inside Pool	Plus:	Time Trial
Water temp:	78F / 26C	Current:
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:

T1
Time:	04:08
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:58:09 \| 12 miles \| 12.38 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/17
Overall:	92/121
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	pavement (River Road in Baton Rouge near LSU)
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:	85
Turns:	Good	Cornering:
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	02:18
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Bad
Running with bike		Below average
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:26:20 \| 02 miles \| 13m 10s min/mile
Age Group:	0/17
Overall:	89/121
Performance:	Average
Course:	Pavement with a nice hill
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4