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Coconut Creek, Florida
United States
MultiRace
80F / 27C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 18m 29s
Overall Rank = 179/344
Age Group = 60-64M
Age Group Rank = 6/8
Pre-race routine:

Usual, got up at 3am, otd at 4am, at Tradewinds at 5am (next time take US1 to 95),
got race packet, hung bike and got ready to race
Swim
  • 10m 7s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 18s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good Tradewinds swim for me. Got kicked in the right eye pretty hard, knocked goggles off and had a headache/neck ache for next day.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster
Transition 1
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

Decent T1 for my usual slow transition times
What would you do differently?:

get faster
Bike
  • 30m 20s
  • 10 miles
  • 19.67 mile/hr
Comments:

My hr was running 150 most of the ride for some reason, even though the speed was slow
What would you do differently?:

Ride raster
Transition 2
  • 03m 10s
Comments:

T2 was a disaster. I couldn't even rack my bike caouse everyone had their stuff scattered everywhere. Had to wlak around to other side of rack just to hang the bike
What would you do differently?:

pick a nicher neighbornood
Run
  • 33m 19s
  • 3 miles
  • 11m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

poor run, even for me. Not enough training for the last month
What would you do differently?:

Train better. Going to try the Berry T plan starting last week


Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training, got hot

Event comments:

I like Multirace races, just wish I could run faster




Last updated: 2013-07-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:07 | 440 yards | 02m 18s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/8
Overall: 61/344
Performance: Average
Suit: Mack Tri bibs
Course: Point to point lake swim
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:34
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:30:20 | 10 miles | 19.67 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 135/344
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: The usual Tradewinds techn course, 2 laps=10mi
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:10
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:33:19 | 03 miles | 11m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/8
Overall: 179/344
Performance: Below average
Course: 2 laps around Tradewinds=3mi
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race?
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] 5

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