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Tinley Park, Illinois
United States
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 01m 43s
Overall Rank = 50/360
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/44
Pre-race routine:

Awake//12oz of Water-Try bathroom//Load bike & equipment//Go to bathroom
Event warmup:

None. Light stretching
Run
  • 12m 41s
  • 2 miles
  • 06m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

Did not take water at 1 mile turn-around
What would you do differently?:

Training harder bricks may increase confidence to go harder on 1st leg
Transition 1
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

This time shoes were NOT on pedals. Got into shoes in transition area and trotted to mount line.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Short distance to mount line behooves having shoes on already instead of clipped on pedals
Bike
  • 32m 10s
  • 11 miles
  • 20.52 mile/hr
Comments:

A lot better mph (20 vs 18mph) than my Batavia Tri. Not sure if I was more in shape, or energy level was better, or because of the shorter distance (11 vs 14.7miles).
What would you do differently?:

Must have bike tuned correctly. Again, I couldn't use the last two rings on rear cassette b/c front derailleur cage would rub on chain.
Transition 2
  • 01m 4s
Comments:

Yeah, I didn't forget my race belt n bib! I put on in T1 this time. Got in and out very quickly...need to do this in Tri's
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 14m 37s
  • 2 miles
  • 07m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

Exiting T2 I noticed cramping in both calves (same problem as in Tri). I took a pkt of GU to compensate and seemed to work after 2-3 minutes. Pace slowed down by more than 1 minute/mile. Trouble 10th of a mile into run: Right foot got snagged on excess Yankz from left shoe and I tripped. Had to do a Tuck-n-Roll as I fell to avoid going Splat! Got right up out of roll and didn't miss a beat/step. "Congrats" from the guys behind me for well executed fall.
What would you do differently?:

Don't Fall Down...cut or tuck in excess laces from Yankz. Fuel better during end of Bike or in T2
Post race
Warm down:

None. Cheered at finish line rehydrated with plenty of post race Gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Shoelace incident, insuffecient training/brick workouts


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Last updated: 2008-07-07 12:00 AM
Running
00:12:41 | 02 miles | 06m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/44
Overall: 50/360
Performance: Good
Course: Flat, minimal turns
Keeping cool Good Drinking
T1
Time: 01:13
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike? Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Good
Biking
00:32:10 | 11 miles | 20.52 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/44
Overall: 0/360
Performance: Good
Tighter, more frequent hills. Nothing aggressively pitched but definitely not rolling hills.
Wind: Little
Course: Great Open Road course. Formidable yet shorter hills allowed for aggressive tacticts to get over while being short enough that you could recover quickly from the effort on the flats and shallow downhills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:04
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:14:37 | 02 miles | 07m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/44
Overall: 0/360
Performance: Average
Course: Same out and back course as Run 1.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1.02
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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