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Casa Grande, Arizona
United States
Casa Grande Parks and Recreation
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 24/25
Swim
  • 09m 42s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 25s / 100 meters
Transition 1
  • 02m
Comments:

Both Transitions were added into the Bike portion. I will keep better track of my own progress
Bike
  • 44m
  • 10.2 miles
  • 13.91 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Get a different bike and train harder. only trained for 5 wks or so.
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Run
  • 45m 54s
  • 3.4 miles
  • 13m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

I was soooo tired. I had been sick for almost a month. no stanima. This was much harder than I thought. Walked alot. It was very tough.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. Get in better shape. I have continued to loose weight and I belive that it will help make running easier.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around talking to friends

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Being fat and sick. Competed at around 240lbs.

Event comments:

This was the first time they used micro chip. wish they would have done better keeping trank of Transitions. I will do better on my next race.




Last updated: 2005-12-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:42 | 400 meters | 02m 25s / 100meters
Age Group: 16/25
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: no
Course: This race was done in a heated 50M pool. Serpentine start. We were bunched up alot because of the different level of swimmers. I was in th 7-9 min.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:44:00 | 10.2 miles | 13.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 22/25
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Flat, Slightly downhill for first 2 miles, uphill for 7 miles, then down hill for 1. We had to ride in a parking lot for a decent distance. maybe 1/2 mile. Relly slow. had speed bumps to navigate. Also did this race on my mountian bike. SLOoooWW
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:45:54 | 03.4 miles | 13m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 24/25
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Cross country. First mile uphill, through dry river beds. Mile 2 and 3 were on hard pack roads.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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2005-12-02 12:15 AM


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