Race Results 2009/2010
Just catching up on the race results form the last season (Summer 2009/2010) - mainly for archiving purposes:
The season finished a while ago and if I was still in Australia, I'd be preparing for the new season right now. I do not really remember many race details and I will save myself the effort to remember the specifics. In fact, I had even trouble remembering a list of all the races I did during the season.
So here is request to all my friends who happen to read this: If you know a race where I took part that is not listed here, please let me know! (Comment of this post, email or in any other way.)
To quickly sum up the progress of the season: After the half marathon in October, I started strong and motivated. The plan was to do all of the races of the Gatorade triathlon series and a few more events. Overall, I did what I planned to. However, briefly after New Year I went heads down into writing up my thesis. During that time, my lifestyle was anything but healthy. I did hardly any exercise, was working 100+ hours per week sitting down, breaking only to eat, sleep and smoke. Understandably, my fitness deteriorated, so my peak performance occurred in the middle of the season, rather than the end. In addition, some races were not well placed in the calendar. For instance, before the 3.2km swim across the Port Phillip Bay, I was scuba-diving all day and most of the night and had just over 3 hours of sleep.
Nevertheless, I felt much more confident and in control compared to the previous season. I am now experienced and the times and placements show that if I put in the effort to train regularly, I can confidently place in the top 50% of my age group (whether or not I actually do put in that effort is a different story :) )
Anyway, without further ado, here is the deal:
Gatorade Triathlon Series 2009/2010
| Event: | Gatorade Triathlon Series 2009/10 - Race 1, St. Kilda (22 Nov 2009) | ||||
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| Distance: | 1.5km* / 20km / 5km (* 500m swim replaced by 1.5 km run due to water conditions) |
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| Category position (male, 30-34 yrs): | 77/119 (beat 35.3%) | ||||
| Total time | Run * | T1 | Cycle | T2 | Run |
| 1:10:30 | 06:36 (4:24 min/km) |
01:13 | 34:41 (17:21 min/10km) |
02:48 | 25:13 (5:02 min/km) |
| Event: | Gatorade Triathlon Series 2009/10 - Race 2, Elwood (13 Dec 2009) | ||||
| Distance: | 500m / 20km / 5km |
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| Category position (male, 30-34 yrs): | 81/118 (beat 31.36%) | ||||
| Total time | Swim | T1 | Cycle + T2 | faulty measurement | Run |
| 1:16:20 | 11:02 (2:12 min/100m) |
02:22 | 39:49 (< 19:55 min/10km) |
23:07 (04:37 min/km) |
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| Event: | Gatorade Triathlon Series 2009/10 - Race 3, Sandringham (10 Jan 2010) | ||||
| Distance: | 1500m / 40km / 10km (full Olympic distance) |
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| Category position (male, 30-34 yrs): | 90/127 (beat 29.13%) | ||||
| Total time | Swim | T1 | Cycle | T2 | Run |
| 2:33:30 | 29:16 (1:57 min/100m) |
03:37 | 1:11:07 (17:47 min/10km) |
01:53 | 47:37 (4:46 min/km) |
| Event: | Gatorade Triathlon Series 2009/10 - Race 4, Elwood (31 Jan 2010) | ||||
| Distance: | 500m / 20km / 5km |
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| Category position (male, 30-34 yrs): | 48/126 (beat 61.9%) | ||||
| Total time | Swim | T1 | Cycle | T2 | Run |
| 1:17:00 | 10:22 (2:04 min/100m) |
01:33 | 38:56 (19:18 min/10km) |
01:35 | 24:35 (4:55 min/km) |
| Event: | Gatorade Triathlon Series 2009/10 - Race 5, Portarlington (14 Feb 2010) | ||||
| Distance: | 800m / 26km / 8km * Raced under the name Daniel Reader (M 25-26); results mapped into own category (M 30-24) |
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| Category position (male, 30-34 yrs): | 50/86 (beat 41.86%) | ||||
| Total time | Swim | T1 | Cycle | T2 | Run |
| 1:43:50 | 13:45 (1:43 min/100m) |
02:52 | 47:14 (18:10 min/10km) |
00:57 | 39:03 (4:52 min/km) |
| Event: | Gatorade Triathlon Series 2009/10 - Race 6, St. Kilda (21 Mar 2010) | ||||
| Distance: | 750m / 20km / 5km |
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| Category position (male, 30-34 yrs): | 71/116 (beat 38.79%) | ||||
| Total time | Swim | T1 | Cycle | T2 | Run |
| 1:19:04 | 12:55 (1:43 min/100m) |
02:17 | 37:24 (18:42 min/10km) |
01:56 | 24:33 (4:54 min/km) |
Related albums
Video of Race 4 (Elwood)
Video of Race 6 (St. Kilda)
Miscellaneous Ocean Open Water Swims
| Event: | Portsea swim (16 Jan 2010) | |
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| Distance: | 1200m |
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| Category position: | (30-39yrs male) | 99/249 (beat 60.24%) |
| Gender position: | (male) | 265/884 (beat 70.02%) |
| Total time: | 23:45.3 (1:59 min/100m) | |
| Event: | Great Australia Day swim (26 Jan 2010) | |
| Distance: | 1400m |
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| Category position: | (30-39yrs male) | 21/83 (beat 74.7%) |
| Gender position: | (male) | 80/301 (beat 73.42%) |
| Total time: | 26:36 (1:54 min/100m) | |
| Event: | Big Bay Swim (28 Feb 2010) | |
| Distance: | 3200m |
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| Category position: | (30-39yrs male) | 15/27 (beat 44.44%) |
| Gender position: | (male) | 66/104 (beat 36.54%) |
| Total time: | 01:01:47 (1:56 min/100m) | |
Melbourne is really an awesome city for outdoor sports! I miss it a lot. But I am also looking forward to new challenges and adventures!
Comments
Yeah, that tolltay helps! And, I need to re-evaluate even some of my written goals for this season. A lot of them are time-oriented, and it isn't helpful or even sane. Thanks for the wise words!
Da waren aber noch eindeutige Reserven, wenn man im Ziel noch doppelt so schnell ist, wie der Rest, dann hat man unterwegs nicht alles gegeben ;)
Ja, die Ansicht der Ziellinie hat sie hervor gelockt !-)
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