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McKinney, Texas
United States
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70F / 21C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 51m 11s
Overall Rank = 64/78
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/9
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4 to get ready to leave by 4:45-5. Ate a bowl of breakfast rice and some bacon at home. Ate a sausage, egg & cheese breakfast sandwich on the way, but couldn't only stomach about half of it.
Event warmup:

There wasn't much of a chance of a warm-up because it was pouring down rain. Race got delayed twice for a total of 35 minutes. I had planned to ride on the trainer a little bit after I parked, but the rain threw all that out the window.
Swim
  • 31m 37s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 07s / 100 meters
Comments:

I barely swam all year and so I knew this wasn't going to be a great race. I felt better than anticipated in the water. Other swimmers were going all over the place and couldn't swim in a straight line to save their life. Some people were coming at me at a 45 degree angle almost. It was insane.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. But I knew 2016 was not going to be a good year for training.
Transition 1
  • 02m 40s
Comments:

Should've left my cycling shoes upside down so they didn't get soaked, but I really don't know if that would've mattered anyway.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to run without shoes on and have them already clipped into bike and run/jump onto moving bike.
Maybe a goal for 2017.
Bike
  • 1h 06m 40s
  • 22 miles
  • 19.80 mile/hr
Comments:

I busted ass on the bike since that was my main focus this year. According to results, it looks like it barely did any good. I thought I was killin it, and told myself it was ok and I knew the run would suffer. I didn't realize how much the run would suffer until later.....
What would you do differently?:

Get more comfortable cornerning on a wet road. After just finishing watching The Tour, I was scary of wiping out. So I thought better safe than sorry.
Transition 2
  • 01m 32s
What would you do differently?:

Learn to dismount leaving shoes clipped in.
Again, a possible goal for 2017.
Run
  • 1h 08m 40s
  • 10 kms
  • 06m 52s  min/km
Comments:

Can't believe I came in dead last in the run. I had to walk countless times and my quads were absolutely killing me because of cramping. I knowingly went hard on the bike and knew the run would suffer, but I didn't realize it would be this much. It was absolutely horrible. To give myself a little bit of a break, I had not been training the entire year just about, but still!
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Post race
Warm down:

Didn't warm down at all because it was pouring rain for the last 2 hours.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Insufficient training all year.

Event comments:

Race director and volunteers did a good job as usual. I like the course, I just really sucked this time.




Last updated: 2016-05-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:37 | 1500 meters | 02m 07s / 100meters
Age Group: 7/9
Overall: 59/78
Performance: Good
Suit: No
Course: 2 loop
Start type: Dive Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:40
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:06:40 | 22 miles | 19.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/9
Overall: 35/78
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: 4 loops. Only hilly near turn in to transition. Those uphills were killing me for some reason. People seemed to blast by me.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:32
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:08:40 | 10 kms | 06m 52s  min/km
Age Group: 9/9
Overall: 78/78
Performance: Bad
Course: Out & back. Slightly hilly when running through tunnels under streets.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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