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Appling, GA
United States
74F / 23C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 10m 3s
Overall Rank = 35/222
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 2/12
Pre-race routine:

Drove to the Park with Sandee to pick up packet and scout the course on Friday afternoon. Swam the swim course and rode the bike course (hope the pack of Georgia-clay red Jack Russel Terriers that chased us will be gone on race day).

Woke up Saturday morning at 5am, at half a PB sandwich and a Powerbar, drank a 20oz diet Coke and a bottle of PB Endurance drink. In the car at 5:30. Got to the race site at 6:15am only to find they were charging 3 bucks to get in the park (they weren't charging the day before). Since I brought exactly $1 in cash and the guard wasn't budging on a discount, I was getting ready to park outside and lug my stuff on my bike the mile to the race start. But luckily Janelle drove up just as I was driving out of the park. Amazingly, we had exactly the 6 dollars between us so we could both drive in to the park.


Event warmup:

At the race site, I set up transition, ran the first and last mile of the run course, rode about 10 minutes, donned the wetsuit (they announced the water temp to be 79 degrees, then a few minutes later announced 74 degrees), went down to the lake and swam about 400 meters or so.
Swim
  • 09m 54s
  • 600 meters
  • 09s / 100 meters
Comments:

Fair swim, considering I've been in the water exactly 3 times since Gulf Coast. Died a bit at the end. And...rounding the second-to-last buoy, my right arm snagged a rope on the buoy. I took abother stroke thinking it would free up, but this only tangled it more. Had to stop and unwrap rope from my arrm. Would have been first in my wave otherwise. Grrr.....
What would you do differently?:

Watch out for ropes, get in the pool once in a while.
Transition 1
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

About as good as it gets.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 34m 21s
  • 12 miles
  • 20.96 mile/hr
Comments:

Good bike. Need to force myself to go harder.
What would you do differently?:

Don't hold back.
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

As good as it gets.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 23m 55s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. Felt really strong off the bike (should have gone harder on the bike). First mile was up hill, on trails. Last mile was something like 6:48.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Post race
Warm down:

Ran a little bit and stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Haven't done much training since Gulf Coast, century the week before left me just a little tired.




Last updated: 2005-06-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:54 | 600 meters | 09s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/12
Overall: 10/222
Performance: Below average
Swim time includes ~100 yard run up hill to T1.
Suit: Orca Long John
Course: Clockwise curve, point to point.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Bad
T1
Time: 01:14
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:34:21 | 12 miles | 20.96 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/12
Overall: 50/222
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Moderately hilly, but fairly easy. The Jack Russells were no where to be found. Advertised at 11.8 miles, but I had 12.0 on my very accurate computer.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:23:55 | 03.1 miles | 07m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/12
Overall: 68/222
Performance: Good
1st mile 8:28, 2nd mile 7:51, last 1.1 miles 7:31
Course: I loved this course. About half of it was on trails that were wet to muddy from the rain we've had recently. In the first quarter mile, there's a very steep downhill of about 100 yards, followed immediately by a very steep uphill of the same length. Train running rules! Last mile we lost all the elevation we gained in the first two.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2005-06-06 1:32 PM

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Subject: Tri the Parks - Mistletoe

2005-06-06 2:31 PM
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Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - Mistletoe
Great race! Amazing Swim!! There were more BTers at Mistletoe than I thought. We should have all had a meet up. Did you clock 12 miles on the bike? I clocked 11.9 but the course is listed at just 11.6 miles.
2005-06-06 2:54 PM
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Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - Mistletoe
Yep...my odometer said 12.0 (or course that includes pushing in and out of transition.

Jim Christian
Augusta
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