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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
United Kingdom
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14C / 57F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 10m 9s
Overall Rank = 38/178
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Nothing unusual
Event warmup:

I went for a 5Km bike-ride to warm up.
We then had to swim 5mns to the starting line so a bit of a warm up there (200m~). Drunk 500ml 20mns before start and ate a banana 10mns before the start
Swim
  • 13m 21s
  • 750 meters
  • 01m 47s / 100 meters
Transition 1
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

Felt good about that transition considering it was my first with a wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Bike
  • 32m 50s
  • 20 kms
  • 36.55 km/hr
Comments:

I tried to drink as much as I could but it seems that it was not enough.
For the course I seemed to do really well against the wind, keeping my speed up but then was significantly slower on the way home with a lot of people speeding on with the wind. Maybe I was too conservative.
What would you do differently?:

Train on falt courses more. I tend to do a lot hills which is fine for speed bursts but not high constant average speed.
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

I had such cramps that I could not put my left runnign shoe on. I had to take a few seconds, do the right, have a drink and then put the left on. Probably lost 20s that way.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure how to go around that problem.
Run
  • 21m 35s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 19s  min/km
Comments:

That was hard. It took me a good 10mns to get into a rythm and even then I was racing with people in front.
What would you do differently?:

Need to get stuck on my rythm not someone else's.
Post race
Warm down:

5mns walk

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Algue in the water.
Wind on the bike.
Transition BRIK took a while to go away.

Event comments:

Well organised I have to say.
PaceSetterEvents do organise good races. Might have been better to clear the lake prior to the swim but we can't ask for too much.




Last updated: 2005-02-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:21 | 750 meters | 01m 47s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/178
Performance:
Suit: Wetsuit
Course: Full of algue. I chose a route slightly outside of the main field and that was a mistake. I could have saved a good 1mn if not more on effort and distance.
Start type: Dive Plus: Shot
Water temp: 14C / 57F Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:21
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:32:50 | 20 kms | 36.55 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/178
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: 4 loops of the regatta lake. 2.2Km there and 2.2Km back with a bit on both sides. So head to side wind for 2.2 Km and slight side wind on the way back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:21:35 | 05 kms | 04m 19s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/178
Performance: Average
Course: Ondulating for the first mile, then flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2.5
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
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

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