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San Diego, California
United States
Koz Enterprises
72F / 22C
Overcast

Total Time = 2h 06m 2s
Overall Rank = 292/840
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 36/60

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:00am, ate granola bar and drank 20oz of Accelerade over next hour. Walked to transition from hotel and set up. Ate several date bars and 16oz of water about 1/2 hour before start.

Event warmup:

Jogged about 8 minutes with a couple of pickups. Put on wetsuit to stay warm, waited until about 9 minutes before my start, got in water and swam for 5 minutes, relaxed for 2-3 minutes and got in position for my start.

Swim

16m 13s
1094 yards
01m 29s / 100 yards

Comments:

Started outside 1st row. Avoided a couple of guys going 30 deg. off course early and settled in. Concentrated on being "long" in the water. My pace seems fast for me. The water was really flat, no chop. Either I had a good day or the course may have been a bid short.

What would you do differently?:

Just continue training. I'm improving each time I race.

Transition 1

02m 56s

Comments:

My rack was about 300 yds. from the Swim Out, so a long run to get to the rack. I ran (pretty fast) the whole way. A slight problem getting one bike shoe on (5-10 sec lost). Overall still good, as my sleeveless wetsuit is looser in the ankles and comes off very easily.

What would you do differently?:

Eventually get tri-specific shoes and leave them on the pedals.

Bike

53m 56s
18.64 miles
20.74 mile/hr

Comments:

Long hill really thinned out the field. I climbed well, so passed more than passed me. Held my own up top. Fun, fast descent.

What would you do differently?:

I had room for a little harder exertion on the 2 loop rolling section.

Transition 2

02m 40s

Comments:

Great transition. About 300 yds from my rack to the Run Out.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

50m 17s
6.21 miles
08m 06s min/mile

Comments:

Took the first two miles to get my legs back. Mile 3-5 were my fastest. The last mile was about equal to the first two. I thought I had a chance to break 8min/mile pace, but missed it. Even so, I'm happy, as this pace is faster than I've run my 5Ks in sprints.

What would you do differently?:

Push harder in the last mile, even though the body resists.

Post race

Warm down:

Water, walked, ate banana, muffin and OJ. Cheered on friends as they finished for a little over an hour.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm new to this tri thing. This was my longest event to date.

Event comments:

Overall I'm very pleased. I went about 9 minutes faster than my expected time. Maybe there is something to this taper thing.

Last updated: 2007-06-25 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:16:13 \| 1094 yards \| 01m 29s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/60
Overall:	219/840
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Sleeveless Fit2Race
Course:	In-the-water start, out and back. May have been a tad short.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:56
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:53:56 \| 18.64 miles \| 20.74 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/60
Overall:	280/840
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Little
Course:	A long moderate hill from mile 1.5 to 5. Once at the tiop of the hill, 2 loops, each with 3 moderate rollers each way. After loops, back down the hill. One mile of flat going into transition.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:	83
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Too much

T2
Time:	02:40
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:50:17 \| 06.21 miles \| 08m 06s min/mile
Age Group:	0/60
Overall:	371/840
Performance:	Good
Course:	Out around Harbor Island, then along the Embarcadero to Seaport Village. Open course on sharing sidewalks with pedestrians and some bikes.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%2
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
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]	4