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Cumming, Georgia
United States
Georgia Multisports Productions
59F / 15C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 25m 5s
Overall Rank = 53/162
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/19
Pre-race routine:

Cereal with soy milk, arrive early for potty break and setup.
Event warmup:

Walking around.
Swim
  • 12m 19s
  • 400 yards
  • 03m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

This course was really difficult because of the chop and current, which I've never seen in a race before. The women in my part of the wave all decided to do breaststroke. In all honesty, that was the best plan. Sidestroke was also effective but more tiring on the legs. I flailed my way through the first two legs to finally do freestyle on the way back to the beach. My sighting was bad because I got way off course and the canoe guys had to tell me to come back towards the buoys. I thought I did horribly, but was not that bad comparatively.
What would you do differently?:

Maintain focus on the swim and keep a better stroke rather than flailing about.
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

Molasses. No other way to say it. It was cold and I had to put on a shirt.
What would you do differently?:

No shirt.
Bike
  • 47m 24s
  • 13 miles
  • 16.46 mile/hr
Comments:

The course was billed as mostly flat with rolling hills. It was actually just hills. I cat-mouse'd with a guy who kicked my ass. He was 64 years old. What a stud! The woman in my age group that I chased at the end turned out to be a guy. Still, a good rabbit.
What would you do differently?:

Hill work, hill work, hill work. Gearing was hard and the whole bike was a struggle.
Transition 2
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

This was my first race with clipless pedals. I tried to dismount and ride one pedal in - bad idea. I couldn't get my leg over the bar. I need Elena's flying dismount clinic. I'm usually less than 1 min in T2, so I don't know what happened.
What would you do differently?:

Better dismount.
Run
  • 21m 37s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

My feet finally warmed up during the run because they were blocks of ice on the bike. The other racers were very positive during the run and we all shouted encouragement to each other - so awesome. I tried to kick it up at the end to chase down the red-haired girl who won the 25-29 AG. The course was really challenging but I had a good run. I don't think it was as fast as the results show, but it was a good run anyway.
What would you do differently?:

Drink less on the bike (I was sloshing) and start off faster on the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Remove chip, find spouse, cheer for finishers while changing clothes (the finish line was adjacent to transition). It was great to watch folks finish. So much fun.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor bike skills. Slow T2. Bad mental attitude during tough swim.

Event comments:

This race was really challenging for me. I'd do it again, just to prove that I can do better. The volunteers could have been better trained but all were very nice. I need to take some turns in the volunteer role.




Last updated: 2007-10-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:19 | 400 yards | 03m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/19
Overall: 15/162
Performance: Average
Suit: tri-suit
Course: Triangular, counter-clockwise course. It ran out from the beach, parallel to the beach against the current and then back to the beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:11
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:47:24 | 13 miles | 16.46 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/19
Overall: 12/162
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Very hilly out and back course. There were volunteers at all turns but they were sometime quiet about what we were supposed to be doing
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 01:37
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:37 | 03.11 miles | 06m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/19
Overall: 4/162
Performance: Good
Garmin said the course was about 2.6 miles so I don't think I was as fast as the autocalc says. I wish!
Course: Hills, hills, hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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

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2007-10-01 6:19 AM

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2007-10-01 7:47 PM
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Subject: RE: Two Bridge Triathlon
It sounds like this was a tough race with the strange lake conditions (current and waves? Yikes.) and the chill factor. It looks like you had a great race though!
2007-10-01 8:40 PM
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Subject: RE: Two Bridge Triathlon
Despite the tough conditions you took home some HW!!  Congrats on a great race and result!!
2007-10-02 1:09 PM
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Subject: RE: Two Bridge Triathlon
Dang! I missed you trying that flying dismount! I can't beleive you couldn't do it. You are normally sooooo coordinated!

Where is the part about: I rock! I got second! I'd be telling the check out guy at Trader Joe's if he would listen.

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