Columbia Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

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Ellicott City, Maryland
United States
The Columbia Triathlon Association Inc.

Total Time = 3h 29m 26s
Overall Rank = 1306/1590
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 194/218

Swim

37m 46s
1500 yards
02m 31s / 100 yards

Comments:

Started off way too fast. Got winded, needed to swim on back to catch my breath. Finally got going in a normal pace after 5 minutes. Had a problem spotting and had to back track twice to get around the buoy.

What would you do differently?:

Start off in the back at a normal pace, forget about the rest.
Breath on left & right to avoid drifting left.

Transition 1

06m 56s

Comments:

Total disaster. Because of the rain, nothing was laid out, had to reach into the bag and find things.

Bike

1h 41m 51s
25.48 miles
15.01 mile/hr

What would you do differently?:

Get a tri bike!

Transition 2

01m 56s

Comments:

This wasn't too bad but can be faster

Run

1h 00m 58s
6.21 miles
09m 49s min/mile

Post race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too fast on the swim start
Not fast enough on the bike, should have pushed harder.
Run was hard but I shouldn't have walked on all the hills, only some.

Last updated: 2010-01-06 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:37:46 \| 1500 yards \| 02m 31s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/218
Overall:	0/1590
Performance:	Below average
Suit:
Course:
Start type:	Wade	Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.	Bad	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Below average

T1
Time:	06:56
Performance:	Bad
Cap removal:	Below average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	No
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:

Biking
01:41:51 \| 25.48 miles \| 15.01 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/218
Overall:	0/1590
Performance:
Wind:	Some
Course:
Road:	Smooth Wet	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:56
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Below average
Running with bike		Bad
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
01:00:58 \| 06.21 miles \| 09m 49s min/mile
Age Group:	0/218
Overall:	0/1590
Performance:	Below average
Course:	VERY VERY hilly course. OMG - could not run up most hills, needed to walk.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Too hard
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]	3