People's Triathlon Series: Race 2 - Standard Course

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People's Triathlon Series: Race 2 - Standard Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Mission Bay, Auckland
New Zealand
First Tier Sports Productions
19C / 66F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 34m 44s
Overall Rank = 83/124
Age Group = 40 - 49 M
Age Group Rank = 29/42
Pre-race routine:

Had a good nights sleep, up at around 5:30. Oats for breakfast. Pack my gear and off in the car.

Set-up transition, and had a coffee. Wet suit on, and a quick warm up swim.
Event warmup:

Warm up was about 500 meters of swimming.
Swim
  • 29m 56s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m / 100 meters
Comments:

I thought I swam well, maybe looking back I could have been a bit quicker. Sighted well.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe swim a little quicker.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Need better shoes, I have two strap cycling and they dont work well for tris. Left race belt.
What would you do differently?:

remember my race belt.
Bike
  • 1h 11m 34s
  • 40 kms
  • 33.54 km/hr
Comments:

Good ride , one of my best bike splits. Small amount wind and it was getting stronger near the end of the bike.

Seem to take it a bit easy.
What would you do differently?:

Ride a little harder from 20 - 30.

The bike time includes transitions.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Good transition, always better with T1 than T2.

Picked up the race belt.
Run
  • 53m 14s
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 19s  min/km
Comments:

Ran Ok, I haven't run 10 km for a while due to injury. But it all went well. Picked up the pace for the last 1.5 km
What would you do differently?:

Not much, good run time
Post race
Warm down:

Bottle of water and banana.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Was sick a couple of week ago. The seem to have an effect on my energy levels and breathing. May have ocst me a bit of time.




Last updated: 2012-10-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:56 | 1500 meters | 01m / 100meters
Age Group: 31/42
Overall: 0/124
Performance: Good
Suit: Yes
Course: triangle , three loops. Pointed end of triangle on the beach so out and walking after each lap.
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 18F / -8C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:11:34 | 40 kms | 33.54 km/hr
Age Group: 24/42
Overall: 0/124
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Four laps around around the water front. from St Helliers to Nipipi road.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:53:14 | 10 kms | 05m 19s  min/km
Age Group: 30/42
Overall: 0/124
Performance: Good
Course: Two laps back out over part of the bike course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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