| How Important was the race to you? |
| B Race - Tune-up to my A Race |
| Which training phase were you in? |
Preparation |
| Pre-race meal: |
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| How well did you sleep the night before the race? |
Fair |
| Explain: |
slept poorly due at Aunt and Uncle's home |
| How would you rate your focus and attitude? |
Pretty Good - Relaxed |
| How did you feel Physically? |
3 - Jumpy |
| How did you feel Mentally? |
3 - Excited |
| How did you prepare on race day? (Check all that apply) |
Music, Focus on Race |
| Other: |
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| Describe your warmup: |
Short run warm up of around 10 minutes with some accels. Swam for 10 minutes with short accels to race pace |
| Race Details - Swim: |
Started off the swim poorly. When I got in the water(which seemed very dirty and tasted like goose poop!) I didn't feel comfortable at all. My wetsuit seemed to have some water in it. I began the swim at an even pace and a few minutes in I was forced to stop for a second to catch my breath. I have not had to do this since my first race 3 years ago. I got into a better rythym after that and swam around 3 minutes slower than the year before which I expected. |
| Race Details - T1: |
I got out of the water at T1 and felt ok. I was a little light headed but didn't have too much of a problem. |
| Race Details - Bike: |
I felt good right when I got on the bike. I had a goal of beating my prior year time of 1:08 and immediately got into a good rhythym. The first 8-10 miles were solid until I got into a head wind section which was tough. I passed a lot of people early and was not riding at the same pace as anyone around me at this point. I was riding around 19 mph at this time. When we turned I felt great and had a good tailwind and was holding steady at 26 mph on the flat. This was good until Bailey Road and the switchbacks up a fairly steep grade. I stayed very calm as planned and kept my butt in the saddle. A few people passed me but they were out of their seat and really grinding. I told myself to stay patient and I would get them when we got to the flats. This was true as I rode very strong to the finish and beat my goal time by 2 minutes |
| Race Details - T2: |
T2 was uneventful and my legs felt good |
| Race Details - Run: |
I started the run with a goal time of 43:30. I felt pretty good at the start and was holding a 6:45 pace for the first mile. At this point i felt a twinge in my calf. I thought it would go away so I kept running. Unfortunately it did not go away at all. I tried to stop and stretch it out but that did not help. I continued to run with a bit of pain but was dealing well with it. I felt ok after this and was holding my pace between 6:45-7:05 per mile. At mile 4 I noticed a problem with the course. The mile markers were not the same as my Garmin GPS!! Things got worse as we rounded the back of Lake Almaden and I realized that there was no way that we were going to be back to the finish at 6.2 miles!! I was mentally beat down by this as I had a goal time in my head and was holding pace for that time and distance. I now had no idea how long the run would be(nor did my competitors). After a few minutes of being pissed I looked at my watch and saw I was running an 8 minute mile pace. I snapped out of it and finished ok. The run ended up being 1.2 miles too long due to a marking mistake(7.35 miles instead of 6.2). I ran around a 7:15 pace and was somewhat disappointed. |
| How did you do in this race? |
4 - Better than I thought |
| What went well? |
The bike went well as I beat my goal time. The run was going well as I think I would have beat my goal time for a 10 K but it was ruined by poor course marking. |
| What do you need to work on? |
SWIM!! |
| If available, will you do this race again next year? |
Probably |
| How would you rate the course and overall venue? |
Good |
| How would you rate the Event Director and Staff? |
Good |