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Windsor, California
United States
Vineman, Inc.
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 58m 48s
Overall Rank = 861/2574
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 103/265
Event warmup:

light swimming and stretching
Swim
  • 33m 20s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

Tried hard to take it easy and keep some energy for the other two disciplines. Ended up swimming 7 minutes faster than expected.
Transition 1
  • 03m 10s
Comments:

Slippery. Watched previous athletes exit transition and decided running out of T1 was the way to go. Retrospectively, I still agree and it worked well.
Bike
  • 2h 46m 37s
  • 56 miles
  • 20.17 mile/hr
Comments:

Drank 1-1/2 bottles of skratch labs, two scoops per bottle. Ate 1-3/4 bonk breakers and 1/2 banana. Drank most of a water bottle.
What would you do differently?:

Learn from this ride. It went great.
Transition 2
  • 05m 25s
Comments:

Long runout from dismount to T2. Ran in bike shoes.
What would you do differently?:

Get a better handle on where I locate my stuff.
Run
  • 2h 30m 16s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Need a stronger base.
What would you do differently?:

Started out too hot because I felt good coming off the bike. Need to check my starting pace so I don't burn out.
Post race



Last updated: 2014-10-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:33:20 | 2112 yards | 01m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 50/265
Overall: 465/2574
Performance: Good
Suit: Blue Seventy
Course: Out and back course. Hard to see markers on the way out becuase we were swimming into the sun. Very shallow at the turn and ended up walking because I was hitting my hands on the bottom.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:10
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
02:46:37 | 56 miles | 20.17 mile/hr
Age Group: 62/265
Overall: 384/2574
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Rollinig with two climbs. First 12ish miles were crowded with lots of nervous riders.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 05:25
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
02:30:16 | 13.1 miles | 11m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 103/265
Overall: 672/2574
Performance: Average
Course: Rolling and hilly Lot's more climibing than I expected. .Just about killed me.
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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