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Casa Grande, AZ
United States
City of Casa Grande
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 04m 37s
Overall Rank = 16/280
Age Group = 25-30
Age Group Rank = 3/25
Pre-race routine:

Little taper. Two days off this week. One very hard one very easy.
Ate 650 calorie breakfast,(whole wheat bagel and high carb cereal) two and a half hours before race, it was way to much I cramped up half way through run it must have been the breakfast, I won't do that again.
Event warmup:

not much a little running around. It was too cold to get into the water. (I should have done it anyway, my swim was terrible.)
Swim
  • 08m 15s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 04s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

Start out slower and build up. Warm up
Transition 1
  • 02m 43s
What would you do differently?:

Practice, I lost a few seconds just wondering if I had everything
Bike
  • 30m 33s
  • 10.75 miles
  • 21.11 mile/hr
Comments:

Pasted probably 25 people at end found out most were from duathalon. I never saw anyone that challanged me so I think I left some energy on the table.
What would you do differently?:

Go harder
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Run
  • 21m 56s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

cramped up half way through run ran anyway. Would have been faster if no cramps
What would you do differently?:

eat less for breakfast
Post race
Event comments:

times were not done very well. Everyone was off on there times by at least 30 secs. Robs was off by 2 min untill he showed them their math problems. Drink stations were unmanned so you would have had to stop and get it yourself (not a big deal in a sprint but not very good) Other than that it all went pretty good. Good course




Last updated: 2004-11-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:15 | 400 meters | 02m 04s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 0/280
Performance:
Terrible swim. I was expecting 7:00. They lined us up into groups 4-6 min, 7-9 min, 10-12min. I should probably have been in the 7-9 min but it was huge, and I didn't want to deal with that many people so I lined up in the 4-6 min group. It made me go a little faster than I should have, by the 4th turn I was breathing after every stroke. I didn't even keep freestyle by the end. I need to learn how to swim under pressure better.
Suit: none
Course: pool serpentine style on 10 second starts
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:43
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:30:33 | 10.75 miles | 21.11 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 0/280
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: kind of a square shape. mostly smooth part of it was recently chip sealed so It was kind of bumpy. Overall it was fine
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:56 | 03 miles | 07m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/25
Overall: 0/280
Performance: Average
Course: trail run reasonably flat
Keeping cool 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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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