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Redondo Beach, California
United States
TC Tri Productions, LLC.
64F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 55m 20s
Overall Rank = 50/400
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 4/18
Event warmup:

Stretching, short jog and short swim for warm-up.
Swim
  • 15m 50s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 48s / 100 yards
Comments:

They changed the swim course this year, and may have made it longer than last year. Perhaps it had been too short. However, it also now requires a little more running from the shoreline to T1.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster.
Transition 1
  • 02m 29s
What would you do differently?:

Could stand to be a bit more accomplished in removing the wetsuit and putting on the bike shoes. May also want to consider wearing bike/run shirt under wetsuit next time.
Bike
  • 17m 28s
  • 6 miles
  • 20.61 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Do more speed training on the bike in the weeks before this race to better prepare for this short, all-out-all-the-way bike leg.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
What would you do differently?:

Need to be able to change shoes faster.
Run
  • 16m 22s
  • 2 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Make sure all injuries are fully healed before running the week before a race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking & stretching for warm-down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Re-injured my lower right leg shortly after the first mile in the run portion of the race.

Event comments:

2006 Race: A well organized event, and well marked courses. Good food afterwards.




Last updated: 2006-06-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:50 | 880 yards | 01m 48s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/400
Performance: Good
This is an unofficial time from my own watch and is for the swim only. Additional 1:46 run up beach, south on bike path, up stairs and up hill to T1, about 425-450 yds. Will edit times as official splits become available, if possible.
Suit: Xterra Vector Pro 2 Fullsuit
Course: Half mile open water ocean swim from just north of Topaz Jetty to just south of Redondo Beach Pier.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:29
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:17:28 | 06 miles | 20.61 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/400
Performance:
This is an unofficial time from my own watch. Will edit as official splits become available, if possible.
Wind: Little
Course: Two 3 mile out-and-back laps. One slight, but increasing uphill grade and one short but steep hill on each lap. Mostly flat and fast.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:16:22 | 02 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/400
Performance: Bad
1st mile was 7:22, then re-injured lower leg muscle strain coming off the curb onto Portofino Way. Last 3/4 mile was very slow and painful. 2nd mile time was 9:00. This is an unofficial time from my own watch. Will edit as official splits become available, if possible.
Course: Mostly flat loop, mostly on concrete, with one short steep hill in last 1/4 mile. Takes place on the Redondo Beach Pier, the south end of King Harbor and passes by Seaside Lagoon. Nice scenic run course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2006-06-11 6:31 PM

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Subject: Toyota Redondo Beach Triathlon

2006-06-11 6:44 PM
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Subject: RE: Toyota Redondo Beach Triathlon

When I used to live out there, we would spend a lot of time in Redondo and Hermosa, so it was cool to know the streets you were talking about.  Some of those stairs up from the beach can be really steep.  I don't remember how they are by the pier but that's still a long run from the beach.

Congratulation on the finish.  Did you go to Najas afterwards for a beer?

Ernie 



Edited by ejc999 2006-06-11 6:48 PM
2006-06-11 8:17 PM
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Subject: RE: Toyota Redondo Beach Triathlon
Congrats!!  I raced it too.  It was better than last year.   
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