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Coconut Creek, Florida
United States
MultiRace
84F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 15s
Overall Rank = 118/179
Age Group = M60-64
Age Group Rank = 1/6
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 0315, left at 0415, arrived at Tradewinds at 0515.
Picked up race packet, got chip, got numbers, pumped bike tires, racked bike

Event warmup:

Walked 1/4mi to swim start with Mary.
Did yoga stretches
Ate protein bar and drank G2.
Swim
  • 10m 4s
  • 440 meters
  • 02m 17s / 100 meters
Comments:

Lots of bumping each other for half the swim :-(
What would you do differently?:

Start further off to the left side
Transition 1
  • 02m 3s
Comments:

My usual slow T1.
67sec slower than 1st place racer
What would you do differently?:

Just get faster
Bike
  • 29m 59s
  • 10 miles
  • 20.35 mile/hr
Comments:

I vowed to ride this course more aggressively and ended with fastest time in my AG by 42sec
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 02m 10s
Comments:

My T2 was 78sec slower than fastest AG time and slowest of my whole AG :-(
What would you do differently?:

I gotta learn to do T2 WAY faster if I want to win more often.
Run
  • 31m 59s
  • 3 miles
  • 10m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

I gotta learn how to run faster. I was 9:24 slower than fastest AG runner.
This is my PB run on this course though, so maybe I am improving ever so slowly.

What would you do differently?:

Run faster
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around with Mary

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Old age
Need to loss 10-15lbs. I am 5-10, 163lbs now

Event comments:

This was my PB time at this race course so maybe I am improving (slowly).




Last updated: 2013-05-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:04 | 440 meters | 02m 17s / 100meters
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 0/179
Performance: Average
Suit: Mack Tri Bibs
Course: Straight point to point swim
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 84F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:29:59 | 10 miles | 20.35 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 0/179
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: This is a winding, techniquel 2 lap loop with numerous right and left hand turns.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:10
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:31:59 | 03 miles | 10m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 0/179
Performance: Average
Course: Nice winding 2 lap, flat asphalt path through the park with lots of drink stations
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 3

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