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Havasu Triathlon - Sprint - TriathlonSprint

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Lake Havasu City, Arizona
United States
Tucson Racing Inc.
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 03m 48s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Met-RX meal reaplacement shake ~3 hours before start. Approximately 1 cup of water.

Event warmup:

Calisthenics

Swim

00m
547 yards
/ 100 yards

Comments:

VERY COLD!!!! Bought the wetsuit the night prior from Landis Cycles (an Event sponsor that happened to bring some).

What would you do differently?:

Had a good swim and was right on the pace I set in the pool during practice. I would invest in some anti-fog for the goggles. Need to work on pace in the pool more and get a little faster.

Transition 1

Comments:

May have jumped on the bike too early.

What would you do differently?:

Transition was good and slow for first time out. Didn’t have to sit but did have balance problems with the extremely cold water. I definitely need some other way to secure my shoes other than laces (MTN bike shoes). Next race I won’t need gloves as my left hand should be healed up by May.

Bike

00m
12.43 miles
0.00 mile/hr

Comments:

Hills, Hills, Hills, did I mention hills? I was not prepared for the hills on this race.

What would you do differently?:

I am going to train on hills alot more than I have been!

Transition 2

Comments:

Good transition overall. I could have been a little faster, but again this is my first and i just wanted smooth.

What would you do differently?:

Prepare mentally during the last mile of the bike as to what I will be doing on the transition.

Run

00m
3.11 miles
min/mile

Comments:

Great run overall, loved the stairs. Did not drink enough at the aid stations and got really bad cramps in both quads the last ¼ mile.

What would you do differently?:

slow down at the aid stations and drink a little more.

Post race

Warm down:

Lots and lots of stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Preparedness for the hills on the bike.

Event comments:

Maps were not available to the sprint athletes until day bfore race.

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Last updated: 2006-03-12 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:00:00 \| 547 yards \| / 100yards
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Full with no Arms
Course:	Several bends in the course. As we swap into the morning sunrise it was difficult to see the turn around bouy and nearly collided headlong with racers already on the way back.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	62F / 17C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	00:00
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:00:00 \| 12.43 miles \| 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Wind:	None
Course:	Hills, Hills, Hills, holy crap!
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Below average	Hills:	Bad
Race pace:		Drinks:	Just right

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

Running
00:00:00 \| 03.11 miles \| min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Course:	Smooth Partial roadway, stairs, the London Bridge, and a running path.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Not enough

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?	No
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4