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Huntersville, North Carolina
United States
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58F / 14C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 01m 31s
Overall Rank = 35/120
Age Group = Master Clydesda
Age Group Rank = 2/9
Pre-race routine:

The race was technically in my hometown although a good 20 min drive; I did the race packet pickup on Saturday and did a driving course preview (well the run course i tried). This enabled me to get all my gear setup and sleep later.

up at 5:30 and out the door by 6:05. Showed up about 6:30. Worked on setting up my TA, took forever to get air into my tires. Only one bike tech and he had his hands full.
Event warmup:

Ran 3/4 mile of the run course, and then swam 100 yards. Given that I showed up later than usual, i did not have a great deal of down time, I did find a spot in the pool to sit down and collect my thoughts.
Swim
  • 04m 23s
  • 250 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

My swim was a tale of two halves. First 100 yard i was swimming really well. Had great feeling in the water. Then I caught the guy in front of me, and waited to pass on the half way turn. As I passed him he came under the lane right on top of me AND the guy behind me passed him on the left side - three people in one lane was not good. I ended up losing all rhythm for the next 50 and it was until the last 50 that i felt good. That one pass cost me 10 seconds or more
What would you do differently?:

Maybe lower my seed time one second?
Transition 1
  • 01m 36s
Comments:

Felt faster, it really did. Socks were an issue (had the wrong socks technically). We had a pretty good run in this transition.
Bike
  • 29m 38s
  • 10 miles
  • 20.25 mile/hr
Comments:

I was focused on the bike as my chance to make up time. I knew that others in my group would have better runs, swims and transitions - i needed to ride hard. And I did. Really crushed this ride, passing 12 to 14 people and not getting passed.

I was pleased with the result and felt like i left some legs for the run
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Comments:

Came into the transition area and had to yell at some kids who were in my way; really ticked me off and threw my concentration off. Grab a quick snack and a drink
Run
  • 24m 21s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Had a young kid that I ran with for most of the race, he passed me early on and I hung with him for the first two miles. Left him in the 3rd mile. H eis the son of a guy I know. Helped me out. But his time is 5 mins faster than the last tri we ran so I think the race route was rather short. But i also think the last tri had a really long race course (in fact I am rather sure).

Biggest issue was that the first and last .10 were through a grassy area that was pure mud.
Post race
Warm down:

Not much; ate some bagels and Heed

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much

Event comments:

I enjoyed the race; i knew that I would have to race hard to make the podium. I finished second to the person who I expected to and ended up beating someone who I expected to beat me all based upon my ride.

This is likely the last race for 2011




Last updated: 2011-09-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:04:23 | 250 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/120
Performance: Good
Suit: Non
Course: Up and back across 10 25 yard lanes
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:36
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:29:38 | 10 miles | 20.25 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 15/120
Performance:
I measure this at 10.8 on my cycling computer. And I was flying
Wind: Little
Course: Couple of good hills, a little technical with turns.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:24:21 | 03.11 miles | 07m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/9
Overall: 70/120
Performance:
Officially questioning the distance of the race now. This would be a personal best
Course: not bad - couple of decent hills but nothing too bad
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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