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Splash & Dash Spring 2006 - Race#3 - Biathlon (swim/run)


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
DCB Extreme Adventures Inc
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 38m 23s
Overall Rank = 85/211
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 15/21
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and felt dehydrated and hungry. Ate a banana and just before the start ate a GU.
Event warmup:

Waded into the water stretching as I went and then swam a few strokes with a close fist and a few without. Treaded until the start.
Swim
  • 19m 15s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 34s / 100 meters
Comments:

Actually noticed having other people around me the entire race. That is good because it means I did not go way off course like I did in my previous open water races.

Some people even wore their wetsuits? It wasn't cold at all.
Transition 1
  • 00m 45s
Comments:

Slipped my shoes, sunglasses, and jersey on quickly.
What would you do differently?:

Did everything pretty smoothly.
Run
  • 18m 43s
  • 2.49 miles
  • 07m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt dehydrated. Probably from the Guinness I drank while watching the Suns win last night. I felt my heel just a little but did not let it bother me.
What would you do differently?:

Now that my heel is pretty much better, I need to get back to a good training schedule especially with running. I felt a lot slower and fatigued from not running for 2 weeks.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked it off, got a banana and water and watched some others finish. Then packed up my gear and went on my way.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not being able to run for a couple of weeks because of my left heel. Caused the run to feel much more fatiguing.

Event comments:

Another DCB Adventures race. Dave puts on well run events!




Last updated: 2006-04-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:15 | 750 meters | 02m 34s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/211
Performance: Good
Guessing on swim time (no official breakdown). Swam pretty well, but did taste that banana again. My head got dunked near the start and I swallowed a little water. Fought my way through though and got comfortable with my stroke. Swam much straighter and much more strongly through. Went to sweet spot a few times, mainly when getting dunked or bumped into as I wanted to regain my composure. I so wanted to kick the one guy but refrained.
Suit: Tri-shorts
Course: From ramp area under the Rural bridge to the yellow buoy and back in.
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time:  00:45
Overall: Good
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit: Good
Getting into shoes: Good
Running
00:18:43 | 02.49 miles | 07m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/211
Performance: Below average
Course: 2 laps - 1 kilometer out and back. A couple of little hills on the way out and flat with some dirt path areas on the way back.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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

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