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Naperville Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Naperville, IL
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 45m 43s
Overall Rank = 39/44
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

This was my first race, so I quite have a routine yet. It took me about 6 hours to pack the 10 things that I brought. Hopefully, I can narrow that down! :)
Event warmup:

I rode my bike from the car to the transition area.
Swim
  • 10m 56s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 44s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

I forgot to take my inhaler beforehand, so breathing became tough. I will have more time to train for swimming next year. I only recently learned proper swim techniques.
Transition 1
  • 04m 25s
Bike
  • 56m 55s
  • 23 kms
  • 24.24 km/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 16s
Run
  • 32m 14s
  • 5 kms
  • 06m 27s  min/km
Comments:

Ankles were bothering me. Then once my legs warmed up, my left foot felt like it fell asleep. For the entire last mile, I had to jog slowly or walk. Realized too late that the timing chip had become too tight and was cutting off the circulation to my foot.
Post race
Warm down:

Cheering, hugging family. Not enough stretching afterwards.
Did pilates and yoga the next day.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I don't have a road bike; I have a hybrid. Next year, I hope to get a road bike with tri-bars. I know that would help the bike time.


Event comments:






Last updated: 2004-08-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:56 | 400 meters | 02m 44s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/44
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Shaped like an M. At the halfway mark (around the center bouy) the water was shallow enough for running. That was helpful for those of us who needed a breather.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:25
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:56:55 | 23 kms | 24.24 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/44
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: The bike was posted as a 20K. The change in the course was fine, but most people didn't know about it. A friend and I went to a course talk the night before, and the change was not mentioned.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:16
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:32:14 | 05 kms | 06m 27s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/44
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2004-08-18 5:27 PM

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Subject: Naperville Sprint Triathlon


2004-08-18 10:06 PM
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Subject: RE: Naperville Sprint Triathlon

good job...u did it!  yeah...it took me a very long time to triple check all i had packed for my first too...i still take everything back out a zillion times looking for something i thought i missed.

you did great and will only get easier and more second nature.

2004-08-20 9:59 AM
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Subject: RE: Naperville Sprint Triathlon
Conrats on a great finish the first time out!

I did the Naperville Sprint Tri as well. Hopefully, based on the number of people who participated the race will be back next year!

Great job!
2004-08-20 10:00 AM
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Naperville, IL
Subject: RE: Naperville Sprint Triathlon
Conrats on a great finish the first time out!

I did the Naperville Sprint Tri as well. Hopefully, based on the number of people who participated the race will be back next year!

Great job!
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