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Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park - TriathlonSprint

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Carrollton, Georgia
United States
Blue Sky Sports
70F / 21C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 35m 27s
Overall Rank = 221/242
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 26/27

Pre-race routine:

Wake up at 5:30 am
Protein Shake
Shower
Leave hotel at 6:30am
Arrive at race at 7:00am
Put transition area together

Event warmup:

Stretch
Stretch

Swim

17m 41s
656 yards
02m 41s / 100 yards

Comments:

I could inhale but not exhale. I was nervous. It is my first tri

What would you do differently?:

Get in the water and warm up. Learn to crawl stroke. I did the breast stroke.

Transition 1

03m 28s

Comments:

Long transition.

What would you do differently?:

put run number on during this transition.
swim with tri top already on. (this slowed me way down)

Bike

45m 2s
11.2 miles
14.92 mile/hr

Comments:

I NEED A NEW BIKE. changing gears did work. I had to work way too hard on a cheap mountain bike. Road bike soon.

What would you do differently?:

BUy a new bike

Transition 2

01m 6s

Comments:

Good transition simple bike on rack helmet off, forgot racing number (see above)

Run

28m 9s
3.1 miles
09m 05s min/mile

Comments:

I got beat up on the bike. Something wrong with my big toe

What would you do differently?:

Don't walk keep feet moving.
Buy a visor
I was beat up on the bike

Post race

Warm down:

Drink Water
Oranges
Coffee
SONIC!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Breast Stoke
Long First Transition
BIKE #1 Liabilty (I am buying a bike)
Plenty of energy after race. Need to push harder on the run

Event comments:

My First Tri. I wanted to finish at 1:15:00 I didn't but now I know why and will make nessesary improvements for the next race

Blog Entry Here: http://beyond05.blogspot.com/2007/04/john-tanner-2007-sprint-triath...

Photos Here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hambrick/sets/72157600157479485/

Last updated: 2007-04-01 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:17:41 \| 656 yards \| 02m 41s / 100yards
Age Group:	26/27
Overall:	0/242
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	Tri Shorts
Course:
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	70F / 21C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Bad	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	03:28
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:45:02 \| 11.2 miles \| 14.92 mile/hr
Age Group:	26/27
Overall:	0/242
Performance:	Bad
Wind:	Little
Course:
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Below average	Cornering:	Below average
Gear changes:	Bad	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:06
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:28:08.8 \| 03.1 miles \| 09m 05s min/mile
Age Group:	26/27
Overall:	0/242
Performance:	Below average
Course:
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	2
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4