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Cumming, Georgia
United States
Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Department
56F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 42/200
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/18
Pre-race routine:

coffee and a cliff bar. Maybe next time I'll drink some water.
Event warmup:

Put on the wetsuit. It's a workout.
Swim
  • 14m 53s
  • 400 yards
  • 03m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was the hardest swim I've done. Over 300 yds of the course was into the wind and with white caps. The good news was I drank plenty of fluids while swimming.
What would you do differently?:

I think ocean swimming? I wasn't ready for the waves.
Transition 1
  • 01m 26s
Comments:

It took me a little bit to get the suit off, but other than that it was ok.
What would you do differently?:

Hurry. I was in low gear.
Bike
  • 42m 11s
  • 13 miles
  • 18.49 mile/hr
Comments:

I rode hard but it felt like I was fighting a loosing battle. I can't beleive I averaged below 20 mph!
What would you do differently?:

Ride the course a couple times to get a plan for all the hills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

I was tired. No hussle. Johnny Bench would shake his head in disgust.
Run
  • 23m 12s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

I left T2 with four guys and we had fun joking about the online description of "rolling hills" and "fast course". guys slowly dropped off and then I ran with the lady who came in second over all.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe hill repeats.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and waited for the wife to finish who finished second in her AG.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think the swim was so tough I had trouble getting into it.

Event comments:

Georgia multisports normally does a better job than this. The volunteers were mostly clueless. The course was brutal. then again, we all raced the same course, volunteers are just that, and my wife got some hardware!






Last updated: 2007-09-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:53 | 400 yards | 03m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 15/18
Overall: 64/200
Performance: Bad
Suit: QR hydrojohn
Course: A triangle. One of the event staff mentioned it was closer to 550 yds and when I measured the map from my forerunner I got 600 yds. They said the water was so deep they couldn't be as accurate as hey would like.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: High
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Bad Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:26
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:42:11 | 13 miles | 18.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/18
Overall: 24/200
Performance: Average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: THis was an out and back with some big hills. There were many times I thought "more? you gotta be shitting me!" The first hill starts about 5 feet after the mount line and goes for almost a mile. on the way back, about half of this hill was a no pass zone.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:08
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:23:12 | 03.1 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/18
Overall: 32/200
Performance: Below average
Course: This course made the bike look flat. Up the same hill as the bike start for about .3 miles than take a left into a wooded paved trail. It was very hilly in this part and we kept crossing other parts of the race course. It was very confusing.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2007-10-01 5:37 AM

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Subject: 2 Bridges Triathlon

2007-10-01 7:54 PM
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Subject: RE: 2 Bridges Triathlon
I can't believe that there were whitecaps in a lake! I have never seen anything like that and never want to. Nice that you had a wetsuit - that probably helped. Hopefully GA Multisports gets it together for next year - maybe they just need to work out the kinks since it was the first time. It sounds like it was a worthwhile event for both you and the Mrs. though.
2007-10-01 8:37 PM
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Subject: RE: 2 Bridges Triathlon

Congrats on a job well-done!!  I swapped emails with a friend who did the race with her husband.  She said the same thing about the swim - worse conditions than most ocean swims she's done!  Wow, must've been tough out there.

Congrats again!!

(and FWIW, she said this'll probably be the 1st - and only - 2 Bridges tri.  Race officials said the venue was a logistical nightmare - parking, cyclists finishing in too close proximity to runners heading out of T2, etc.  Too bad...was looking forward to giving it a go next year)

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