Naperville Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Naperville, Illinois
United States
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77F / 25C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 48m 58s
Overall Rank = 1410/1593
Age Group = Cly 40+
Age Group Rank = 20/22
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4 and ate my normal JC breakfast. Had half a cup of coffee
Event warmup:

Some arm and shoulder stretches pre swim.
Swim
  • 10m
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

Just relaxed and kept myself breathing regularly. Didn't try to rush. Did have to slow almost to a stop with the traffic in the pool but I finished in exactly the time I swam in practice so was happy.
What would you do differently?:

Swim a bit harder perhaps. Stay to the outside.
Transition 1
  • 04m 39s
Comments:

Changed from swim shirt to wicking shirt. Skipped the bike gloves. A little extra time getting socks on as feet were damp.
What would you do differently?:

Dry feet better. Don't tie laces so tightly.
Bike
  • 49m 52s
  • 13.67 miles
  • 16.45 mile/hr
Comments:

Very good pace for me on the hybrid. Passed a good number of people.
What would you do differently?:

Bring my road bike next time :). Both feet were asleep for a good part of the ride. Only thing I can think of was that I tied the laces too tight in T1
Transition 2
  • 02m 34s
Comments:

All I did in T2 was to leave sun glasses on and add my race belt.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Run
  • 41m 55s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 13m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Run was about usual for me...terrible. Most of the people who I placed near had runs of 5 to 10 minutes faster so obviously I did well in bike and swim but run lost a lot of ground. It says I was 1592 but there were plenty of others that were "ranked" higher in the run portion. Not sure why the overall numbers aren't as high to match that.
What would you do differently?:

Have to keep working on the run. The feet were asleep 80% of the time and that killed me. Think I would have improved by several minutes had that not been the case as I had to walk in some places to get them to wake up
Post race
Warm down:

Did some basic stretching and walked around staying on my feet. Had a water a Gatorade and a bagel.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The run. Feet being asleep.

Event comments:

Race was expensive compared to others I've seen. Also goody bag was awful with basically just a shirt.


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Last updated: 2010-07-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:00 | 437 yards | 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 878/1593
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri shorts and swim shirt
Course: M shaped course in Centenial Beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:39
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:49:52 | 13.67 miles | 16.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 1203/1593
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Course was a double loop. Very fast on Rickert. 75th street was tit given the conditions of the shoulder. People going slow in the left lanes was rampant.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:34
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:41:55 | 03.1 miles | 13m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 1592/1593
Performance: Bad
Course: Few trines at the start and end but then long out and back up Aurora Ave.
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3