Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Capri Events, Inc
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 41s
Overall Rank = 359/1883
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 57/172
Pre-race routine:

no routine.
Event warmup:

no warmup
Swim
  • 16m 22s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim water was cold. I would like to swim freestyle the whole race
What would you do differently?:

Complete race, I am glad that I wore a wetsuit as the water was freezing. It was a good swim
Transition 1
  • 03m 26s
Comments:

this was a good transition. First time with wetsuit, had an easier time with getting suit off than anticipated
What would you do differently?:

Large transition area-need some work with getting gear on and moving through transition
Bike
  • 43m 39s
  • 13.67 miles
  • 18.79 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Need to work to get my MPH to 20- This is the first ride on the new bike and it was great. I need to still make some adjustments to get in a better AERO position for the whole ride
Transition 2
  • 02m 7s
What would you do differently?:

Forgot to untie running shoes-I need to get elastic shoe strings
This was a good transition
Run
  • 29m 4s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run
What would you do differently?:

I need to improve my pace to 8:30 for the next year
Post race
Warm down:

No warm down

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Engine-this was a huge improvement over my first race, I still need to get faster at the run and bike. I moved from the BOP to the MOP+. This was a fun race even after the fears of the lake and the water temperature.


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Last updated: 2007-04-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:22 | 820 yards | 01m / 100yards
Age Group: 0/172
Overall: 107/1883
Performance: Good
450 yard run to transition out of water at 14:00
Suit: Wet Suit
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 67F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:26
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:43:39 | 13.67 miles | 18.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/172
Overall: 484/1883
Performance: Good
felt good through the whole ride HR was in the low 170's for the entire ride. Had good energy when I got off the bike
Wind: Little
Course: Flat course-Fast
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:07
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:29:04 | 03.1 miles | 09m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/172
Overall: 986/1883
Performance: Good
Good run kept HR at 174
Course: Flat course and fast
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4