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Big Easy Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

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New Orleans, Louisiana
United States
Premier Event Management
80F / 27C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 32m 18s
Overall Rank = 143/259
Age Group = Clydesdale 40 +
Age Group Rank = 5/9

Pre-race routine:

drove over late saturday night, to sleep quick and up at 4am.

Event warmup:

none

Swim

11m 34s
437 yards
02m 39s / 100 yards

Comments:

good swim for me. really love the course at south shore harbor. much better place to swim than at uno.

Transition 1

02m 42s

Bike

38m 29s
12.43 miles
19.30 mile/hr

Comments:

good course, only issue are the rough spots but I missed most of them.

Transition 2

01m 21s

Comments:

smooth

Run

38m 14s
3.11 miles
12m 25s min/mile

Comments:

still running pretty bad. ankle was okay, its aerobic fitness right now for me.

Post race

Event comments:

its great to get to race in new orleans again. i think the site is an improvement over UNO for the swim. Always enjoy Premier Event Races

Last updated: 2013-04-29 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:11:34 \| 437 yards \| 02m 39s / 100yards
Age Group:	4/9
Overall:	0/259
Performance:	Good
Suit:
Course:	triangle from stairs into water. dive in tt start.
Start type:	Dive	Plus:	Time Trial
Water temp:	80F / 27C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:42
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:		Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:38:29 \| 12.43 miles \| 19.30 mile/hr
Age Group:	2/9
Overall:	0/259
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	typical lakefront course. out and back. 2 ramp climbs. only issues is road condition but i knew that coming in.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:21
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
00:38:14 \| 03.11 miles \| 12m 25s min/mile
Age Group:	8/9
Overall:	0/259
Performance:	Below average
Course:	out and back on lakefront.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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