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Kirkland Triathlon at Carillon Point - TriathlonSprint

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Kirkland, Washington
United States
AA Sports, Ltd.
58F / 14C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 20m 21s
Overall Rank = 85/793
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 15/55

Pre-race routine:

Drank coffee, squeeze into wetsuit, chat w/ friends...

Event warmup:

Swam a little to test wetsuit out...

Swim

15m 28s
880 yards
01m 46s / 100 yards

Comments:

Felt ok.. Water was choppy due to winds...

What would you do differently?:

Swim more. This is the 3 time I have swam this year... So I can't really be too bummed..

Transition 1

01m 59s

Comments:

I felt ok w/ this.. Pretty big transition area so to be under 2 minutes.. It works for me!

What would you do differently?:

Nada

Bike

39m 21s
12.1 miles
18.45 mile/hr

Comments:

I felt good.. Maybe good have pushed it more on the hills, but have not raced or done a brick workout this year.. I didn't know what I was going to have left in my legs...

What would you do differently?:

Read above

Transition 2

01m 16s

Comments:

Again this is a big transition area, so I am ok w/ this.. Sub 1min would have been nice.. But what the heck!

What would you do differently?:

Nada

Run

22m 16s
3.1 miles
07m 11s min/mile

Comments:

It was a good run for me... I really pushed it on the run.. Still frustrating how the run is when it drops me in the rankings....

What would you do differently?:

I can try and get faster.....

Post race

Warm down:

Hung around and talked to friends, and watched friends finished!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The lack of training this year! Competition is stiff!

Event comments:

Good race.. This race could be so much nicer if they would do it earlier in the summer!

Last updated: 2007-09-17 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:15:28 \| 880 yards \| 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group:	13/55
Overall:	131/793
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Full Orca
Course:	Counter Clock wise
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	High
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:59
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:39:21 \| 12.1 miles \| 18.45 mile/hr
Age Group:	17/55
Overall:	108/793
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Nice course... About 3 or 4 short steep hills, but rewards w/ down hill! I like this course. Did get a little rain which caused some wet roads, but nothing major!
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:16
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:22:16 \| 03.1 miles \| 07m 11s min/mile
Age Group:	24/55
Overall:	161/793
Performance:	Good
Course:	Out and back w/ a run through a parking lot that was like running through a line at Disneyland... It was kind of straight, but no problems!
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	No
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4