ComParison of usaT short-course nationals

For those who did the 2002 USAT short-course nationals at Coeur d'Alene, how
difficult did you find that particular course? Hilly bike? Calm or tortuous
swim? Hot on the run? I'm doing my first nationals at Shreveport this
October, and I'm trying to compare times. I notice the winner at CDA in 2002
had a 1:59:28, and I'm thinking the winning time will be faster on the flat,
fast Shreveport course. Times at the the first race on this course in June
were blazing.

One can attempt to forecast what the "cutoff time" would be for a worlds
slot based on top 16 in age group last year, adjusted for the faster course.
For example, 2:13 made it to worlds in the CDA course, where Im' thinking
something like 2:11 will be required for Shreveport. Now I know I lot has to
do with who shows up, the weather, etc. But as with Kona slots, one can
dream about what is required.

I'm pretty much on the bubble around 2:10-2:13 in 40-44 age group for the
top sixteen based on last year. This year, it's fast and flat, which suits
me as a large, power rider used to the windy flats. But I'm wondering how
hilly or otherwise difficult Coeur d'Alene was for the last year at the
Olympic distance to get an idea of how fast "fast" really is.

"Harold Buck" <no_one_knows@attbi.com> wrote in message
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> In article <fno9b.605$mf.230@newssvr22.news.>,
> "Tom Rodgers" <ironmantexasm> wrote:
>
> >
> > One can attempt to forecast what the "cutoff time" would be for a worlds
> > slot based on top 16 in age group last year, adjusted for the faster
course.
> > For example, 2:13 made it to worlds in the CDA course, where Im'
thinking
> > something like 2:11 will be required for Shreveport. Now I know I lot
has to
> > do with who shows up, the weather, etc. But as with Kona slots, one can
> > dream about what is required.
>
>
> When I dream about a Kona slot, it seems to always involve a mysterious
> illness wiping out 99% of the men in my age group, but not me. And then
> a few people ahead of me passing on their slots so I get one in the
> rolldown!
>
> :-)
>
> --Harold Buck
>
>
> "I used to rock and roll all night,
> and party every day.
> Then it was every other day. . . ."
> -Homer J. Simpson

last year at CDA was plenty hilly. apparently not the same hills done for this
year's IM course. the run was almost entirely flat, though. i understand
that shreveport is flat on the bike and the run, so yes: the times ought to be
appreciably faster. just how much depends upon all the items mentioned plus
weather, of course.
peggy

Thanks for all the help. Anyone know here to get the complete splits for the
top 100 in the 2002 USAT Nationals at Coeur d'Alene? I'd really like to see
the bike splits in the hills. The USAT site has only total values, and the
site listed as the race-promoter site doesn't have anything about it
anymore. Based on the bike splits, I think one could extrapolate how much
faster they would be in Shreveport.

"Tom Rodgers" <ironmantexasm> wrote in message
news:fno9b.606$mf.279@newssvr22.news... .
> For those who did the 2002 USAT short-course nationals at Coeur d'Alene,
how
> difficult did you find that particular course? Hilly bike? Calm or
tortuous
> swim? Hot on the run? I'm doing my first nationals at Shreveport this
> October, and I'm trying to compare times. I notice the winner at CDA in
2002
> had a 1:59:28, and I'm thinking the winning time will be faster on the
flat,
> fast Shreveport course. Times at the the first race on this course in June
> were blazing.
>
> One can attempt to forecast what the "cutoff time" would be for a worlds
> slot based on top 16 in age group last year, adjusted for the faster
course.
> For example, 2:13 made it to worlds in the CDA course, where Im' thinking
> something like 2:11 will be required for Shreveport. Now I know I lot has
to
> do with who shows up, the weather, etc. But as with Kona slots, one can
> dream about what is required.
>
>
>
>
>