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Esprit Triathlon De Montreal - TriathlonOlympic

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Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Esprit Triathlon
23C / 73F
Overcast

Total Time = 2h 53m
Overall Rank = 286/376
Age Group = H35-39
Age Group Rank = 28/36

Pre-race routine:

Got there 2.5 hours before my wave start. Took time to set up my transation area and walk around and try to relax. They couldn

Event warmup:

Only warmed up by swimming about 500m.

Swim

29m 2s
1640 meters
01m 46s / 100 meters

Comments:

Quite happy of the swim. I tend to have anxiety during races. So I started at the back and took it easy. I didn

What would you do differently?:

Not much

Transition 1

Comments:

I don't know my excact time since T1 and T2 are included in the bike leg, but it was a horrific 4 minnutes. No problems with the suit, but had a lot of difficulty putting on my cycling jersey. Its the first time it happened. Also took years to put on my socks, its alos the first time it happened

What would you do differently?:

Buy a tri top and put it under my suit. Get used to cycling with no socks

Bike

1h 17m 9s
24.85 miles
19.33 mile/hr

Comments:

T1 and T2 times are included. From my computer, I averaged 33.5km/hr and it took 1:10. Quite happy of this leg

What would you do differently?:

Not much

Transition 2

Comments:

Not that quick. Have to work on transitions. Took about 3 minutes

What would you do differently?:

Practice!!

Run

1h 06m 50s
6.21 miles
10m 46s min/mile

Comments:

This is by far my worst leg. Legs were crampinig quite a bit for the first 2k, but it got better after. Concentrated on keeping a slow but steady pace.

What would you do differently?:

Work on increasing pace

Post race

Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Slow T times and slow run pace.

Last updated: 2005-09-26 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:29:02 \| 1640 meters \| 01m 46s / 100meters
Age Group:	23/36
Overall:	214/376
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Allowed
Course:	In the rowing Olympic basin.Swam out to 740 meters, cut across the basin and came back on the other side.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	23C / 73F	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	00:00
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
01:17:09 \| 24.85 miles \| 19.33 mile/hr
Age Group:	24/36
Overall:	235/376
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Strong
Course:	Around the F1 circuit. QUite abit of wind, but we had it in the back on the long straight where we were just flying
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	85
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:00
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Below average
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
01:06:50 \| 06.21 miles \| 10m 46s min/mile
Age Group:	34/36
Overall:	348/376
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Around the swim basin twice. Very flat
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

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