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Enumclaw, Washington
United States
AA Sports, Ltd.
54F / 12C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 160`/182
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 10/10
Pre-race routine:

Starbucks, as normal, drive to site
Event warmup:

None--listened to music tried to stay dry, it was pouring.
Swim
  • 37m 19s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 16s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Learn to swim with new wet suit.
Transition 1
  • 07m 9s
Comments:

Couldn't get the wet suit off, It got stuck on my angles. Everything was already wet from the rain
What would you do differently?:

Practice taking wet suit off more -- This was my worst ever T1 in 3 years of racing.
Bike
  • 1h 25m 44s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.39 mile/hr
Comments:

Wben I was finished
What would you do differently?:

Take 1 last pee brake.
Transition 2
  • 04m 32s
Comments:

I couldn't feel my toes, took 1.5 miles of running before they where able to have feeling again. It was so cold, & I was covered with road muck/dirt.
Run
  • 57m 20s
  • 5.6 miles
  • 10m 14s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Skip this race if it is raining.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rain, Cold.

Event comments:

When I got done food was mostly gone, able to get Strawberry shortcake & pretzes ($5) of race fee? Gatorade was gone.

Line at begining of race was very long too. I think it was the weather that just made this race really really bad.




Last updated: 2007-06-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:19 | 1640 yards | 02m 16s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/10
Overall: 177/182
Performance: Bad
Worse swim ever. 1st time in full wet suit. Breast stroke didn't work, tried to move to crawl.
Suit: Full We suite
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 54F / 12C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 07:09
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
01:25:44 | 24.85 miles | 17.39 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/10
Overall: 142/182
Performance: Average
Had to leave the bike & use a porta potty. To much coffee before the reace.
Wind:
Course: moderatly hilly, Cold & wet. Was covered in muck from car's & dump trucks that passed on the course.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 04:32
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:57:20 | 05.6 miles | 10m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/10
Overall: 162/182
Performance: Average
Course: Mud, Mud, Mud, 2 major hills on a 1.4 mile loop around the lake. Keeping cool was not a problem, finally warmed up during the run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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