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London Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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London, London
United Kingdom
London Triathlon
24C / 75F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 41m 40s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 289/564
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast
Travel
Transition
Music - Al Pacino Speech
Event warmup:

Stretches
Couple of short sprints and jogs
Swimming 100m
Swim
  • 34m 33s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 18s / 100 meters
Comments:

Good swim very happy with everything
Obviously need to improve speed in future
What would you do differently?:

Start closer to centre than at the very back and side
Transition 1
  • 03m 39s
Comments:

Couldn't find zip on wetsuit. Nedd to locate it before swim for next time.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster and concentrate on getting out on bike, can get nutrition on bike
Bike
  • 1h 17m 35s
  • 40 kms
  • 30.93 km/hr
Comments:

Good race, I put 100% into whole 39k although could have put it into last k too.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe not accelerate going down hill and use opportunity to rest.
Transition 2
  • 01m 29s
Comments:

Good quick transition
What would you do differently?:

Had trouble getting out of second bike shoe. Get both feet out earlier
Run
  • 44m 25s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 26s  min/km
Comments:

Not bad, could have pushed it a bit more if I had more energy
What would you do differently?:

Maybe some Lucozade tablets for this leg
Post race
Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of energy on run
Swim technique
Run technique
Lack of bike training

Event comments:

Good race, extremely happy with first Olympic Tri. Sub 2:30 is now achievable and is the next target




Last updated: 2005-02-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:33 | 1500 meters | 02m 18s / 100meters
Age Group: 468/564
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Ironman
Course: Straight up, long turn and straight back Buoys on either side helped navigation Very good course
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 16C / 61F Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:39
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:17:35 | 40 kms | 30.93 km/hr
Age Group: 236/564
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Good, some hills and tight turns but overall flat One long tunnel
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:29
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:44:25 | 10 kms | 04m 26s  min/km
Age Group: 253/564
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Flat. Boring
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2005-08-08 9:10 AM

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Baile Átha Cliath
Subject: London Triathlon

2005-08-09 4:14 PM
in reply to: #219132

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Subject: RE: London Triathlon

Well done on some great race results. Hope you had a good weekend.

It was a great day of triathlon and don't know if you saw the Elites finish but I couldn't believe the time of 1.43 from Stuart Hayes.  How crazily speedy is that??

When's the next one??

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