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Moraga, California
United States
City of Moraga
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 21m 3s
Overall Rank = 47/251
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 15/51
Pre-race routine:

I woke up late and ran up to Moraga to get ready. I did not set my clock correctly. So I paid the price. :-)
Event warmup:

I ran for about 3 minutes and then did four sets of 20 second strides. I really should have gotten on the bike and did some swim too.
Swim
  • 08m 33s
  • 550 yards
  • 01m 33s / 100 yards
Comments:

I knew my swim was going to suffer based on the new training plan that I have started this year. They push the swim training out to later in the year. Which is great for me--but I paid the price for this tactical race.

Last year I did the swim in 7:49--which is the different between this year and last years overall time.
Transition 1
  • 01m 49s
Comments:

Great transition. I felt strong and didn't make any problems for myself
Bike
  • 45m 38s
  • 14 miles
  • 18.41 mile/hr
Comments:

My bike was strong. Last year I was spent after the bike and paid the price on the run. My goal this year was to go very hard--but spin toward the end to get the legs back into the race. However, I did get some leg cramps during the race.

I saw Ron (Guncollector) out on the course. It was great to talk to him during the bike--he nailed the flats!
What would you do differently?:

Not ride a century the weekend before! Also, my garmin died, so I don't have much of the information that I needed for good analysis.
Transition 2
  • 00m 55s
Comments:

Much better than last year. I talked to a couple of people who were by my rack while I was getting ready to go.
Run
  • 24m 5s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

I caught Ron at the end of transition, but he opened it up on me--beating me a good 100 meters on the track.

I felt pretty good on the run. I did not push it too much at the beginning--which was my strategy. I headed up the first hill and I was picking people off. Not that I'm fast. My legs were pretty tight from my VDOT 5K test on Thursday. They loosed up on the down hill portion of the first hill before the second climb. The second hill went much better. I opened it up more on the way back down the hill and kept up a great pace as I headed to campo and around the track. I saw Ron ahead of me and it was a great modivator. However I was a minute faster than last year.
What would you do differently?:

Not do a threshold test the week of a test!
Post race
Warm down:

I congratulated Ron and his Family. I got back and saw Hans--who thought he had raced a good race. Well, I found out later that he did. He won the fricken thing!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too much work the week before this race. But this was a tactical race and I'm happy!

Event comments:

I love this race. I feel that this is a well run race--as good as many of the much larger races. I feel like this is my home course!

I saw the race director afterwards--and he had a good day too.




Last updated: 2009-04-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:33 | 550 yards | 01m 33s / 100yards
Age Group: 90/51
Overall: 90/251
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: I knew this would be my worse event--primarily because the plan that I'm on has not put a lot of focus on the swim during our off season. My seeding was much slower than last year. With that said, I gave up time in the pool when four people were clumped together making it impossible to pass. I think I passed five people during the swim.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:49
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:38 | 14 miles | 18.41 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 0/251
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:55
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:24:05 | 03.11 miles | 07m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 0/251
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
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

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Very nice run!!! A 24 min 5k on that course is sweet!
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