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Tradewinds July 4th Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon


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Coconut Creek, Florida
United States
Multirace
82F / 28C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 57m 2s
Overall Rank = 37/343
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 2/20
Pre-race routine:

Toast with peanut butter; 16 oz. of coffee with soy milk & organic brown sugar; powerbar gel
Event warmup:

400 yard walk; shoulder warm-up; light breast stroke 50 yds.
Swim
  • 08m 16s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 53s / 100 yards
Comments:

Bumping and mildly violent--too many poor sighters
What would you do differently?:

Start in front and sprint first 100 yds.
Transition 1
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

Put helmet on last; didn't jump on back--mounting area crowded; up to speed too quickly causing HR to race close to peak

Transition 1 Details:
Time: 1:6
Overall Place: 144
Percentile: 58
Gender Place: 95
Gender Percentile: 59
Category Place: 11
Category Percentile: 47
What would you do differently?:

More gradual acceleration; put helmet on first
Bike
  • 27m 40s
  • 10 miles
  • 21.86 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike Details:
Time: 27:40
Speed: 21.68675
Overall Place: 54
Percentile: 85
Gender Place: 48
Gender Percentile: 80
Category Place: 4
Category Percentile: 84
What would you do differently?:

Increase intensity a little more; held back for run
Transition 2
  • 01m 11s
Comments:

Transition 2 Details:
Time: 1:11
Overall Place: 194
Percentile: 44
Gender Place: 134
Gender Percentile: 42
Category Place: 12
Category Percentile: 42
What would you do differently?:

Move faster--had to re-fasten race number to race belt; regardless, any time saved in T2 wouldn't have had any effect on the outcome
Run
  • 18m 49s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 05m 54s  min/mile
Comments:

Run Details:
Time: 18:49
Pace: 6:16
Overall Place: 10
Percentile: 97
Gender Place: 9
Gender Percentile: 97
Category Place: 1
Category Percentile: 100
What would you do differently?:

Try harder; best 5k run ever
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing; light walking around; enjoyed some cold Bud Lights with club members

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bumping into people in swimming and packs on the ride

Event comments:

Well-organized event and great for locals




Last updated: 2013-06-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:16 | 440 yards | 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 13/20
Overall: 129/343
Performance: Average
Swim Details: Time: 8:16 Pace: 33:4 Overall Place: 129 Percentile: 63 Gender Place: 97 Gender Percentile: 58 Category Place: 13 Category Percentile: 37
Suit: speedo
Course: Point to point in lake in Tradewinds park
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:06
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:27:40 | 10 miles | 21.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/20
Overall: 54/343
Performance: Good
1 3:06.9 3:07 1.00 0 0 19.3 19.3 24.9 153 162 46 2 2:41.7 2:42 1.00 0 0 22.3 22.2 24.1 161 169 41 3 2:41.0 2:41 1.00 0 0 22.4 22.4 24.9 157 163 40 4 2:41.3 2:42 1.00 0 0 22.3 22.2 24.5 152 158 39 5 2:53.0 2:52 1.00 0 0 20.8 20.9 23.2 156 160 43 6 2:42.3 2:43 1.00 0 0 22.2 22.1 24.2 159 163 41 7 2:42.6 2:42 1.00 0 0 22.1 22.2 23.5 155 157 39 8 2:38.3 2:38 1.00 0 0 22.7 22.8 24.5 153 157 38 9 2:43.3 2:45 1.00 0 0 22.0 21.8 24.5 155 159 40 10 3:05.7 3:02 0.86 0 0 16.6 16.9 21.6 152 155 44
Wind: Some
Course: Flat with marked turns; 2 loops
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 105
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:11
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:18:49 | 03.1 miles | 05m 54s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/20
Overall: 10/343
Performance: Good
Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Calories Summary 18:51.0 18:51.0 2.98 0 0 6:20 6:20 4:40 160 165 285
Course: 2 loops; flat course
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5

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