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Long Beach, California
United States
CSULB Triathlon Team
61F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 23m 47s
Overall Rank = 84/167
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 5/10
Event warmup:

Met Ni Bueno Tri coack for Cerritos College.
Swim
  • 11m 8s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 45s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

Use other goggles and train more. My form was atrocious.
Transition 1
  • 01m 22s
Bike
  • 45m
  • 12.48 miles
  • 16.64 mile/hr
Comments:

lost too much speed cornering.
Transition 2
  • 01m 22s
Run
  • 25m 39s
  • 3.5 miles
  • 07m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

didnt take water bottle. Mile 2 had 5 flights of outside stairs. Took 2 at a time.

Met Mark and Adrian from OC tri club around mile 1.5 and ran with them for about quarter mile.

Best per minute mile time ever. Very good run for me

Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Really poor swim, poor bike handling.

Event comments:

Race started about 15 minutes late. But so did UCLA.




Last updated: 2007-04-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:08 | 400 meters | 02m 45s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/167
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: mask strap came loose before I got in water. swam with out mask sidestroke first couple laps. Mike fixed it and Suzie threw it too me. Still side stroked most of the way. Was breathing hard from run and bike and legs sank thru most of the swim. Sucky swim.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:22
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:00 | 12.48 miles | 16.64 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/167
Performance: Average
One steep hill averaged 8.4 mph. 12 turns on course most had to brake a lot to get around.
Wind: Little
Course: 4 laps around campus. First 2 laps cornering was bad. First time on hill gear change was less than smooth. Traffic Circle at bottom of hill had iron man hole covers that might be dangerous so I slowed too much going around the corner.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Bad
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:22
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:39 | 03.5 miles | 07m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/167
Performance: Good
Course: Started in Grass field, no start line.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]

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2007-05-01 5:27 PM

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Subject: CSULB Backwards Triathlon

2007-05-02 12:39 PM
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Subject: RE: CSULB Backwards Triathlon
Nice job out there, even with some technical difficulties. I did a reverse last December and I thought a short swim at the end would be easy. Of course I was wrong and I struggled mightily to get it done in a decent time. They really sneak up on you. Nice job!
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