Brett Robinson Alabama Coastal Tri - TriathlonOlympic


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Gulf Shores, Alabama
United States
Team Magic
87F / 31C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 48m 38s
Overall Rank = 87/281
Age Group = 40
Age Group Rank = 2/8
Pre-race routine:

Find registration and hurry to setup
Event warmup:

5 minute swim
Swim
  • 32m 20s
  • 2 meters
  • 35h 55m 34s / 100 meters
Comments:

Longest open water swim done. Very happy to have finished the swim.
What would you do differently?:

more training
Transition 1
  • 04m 2s
Comments:

Time was slow and can easily be done better next time
What would you do differently?:

No socks and plan better
Bike
  • 1h 10m 52s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 21.04 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike was OK but more training needed
What would you do differently?:

Make sure to have water and sport beverage on bike. Also goo packs
Transition 2
  • 02m 1s
Comments:

Plan better
What would you do differently?:

plan better
Run
  • 59m 24s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Ingested too much salt water and did not drink enough fluids on bike caused severe stomach trouble during the entire run.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more water before the race and during the bike portion
Post race
Warm down:

Sit and drink a cold beer!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Being 208 LBS did not help. Not enough fluids.

Event comments:

Other than the missing water stop all was well put together and managed. The course was smooth and clean with lots of police to manage traffic.




Last updated: 2009-09-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:20 | 02 meters | 35h 55m 34s / 100meters
Age Group: 6/8
Overall: 0/281
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: High
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:02
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
01:10:52 | 24.85 miles | 21.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/8
Overall: 0/281
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:01
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:59:24 | 06.21 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/8
Overall: 0/281
Performance:
Course: Hot and not enough water stops
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %2
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4