Naperville Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Naperville, Illinois
United States
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90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 56m 33s
Overall Rank = 1591/1730
Age Group = Athena 39-
Age Group Rank = 22/28
Pre-race routine:

Got up waaayyy to early! I think I didn't want to oversleep and was a bit nervous about this one! Had 2 bowls of cereal and some coffee. Then about an hour before I started had some sharkies as well as a bottle of water. Got set up in transition and walked the swim in and bike in/out.
Event warmup:

Just stretched and waited for my turn to start the swim. Car thermometer said 80 deg F when I left my place at 5 am...bearing in mind there was no sun out yet!
Swim
  • 10m 25s
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

Even though it seemed like a pain to start in waves of every 4 people - I probably started faster than if there would've been waves - - which was nice because it was gonna be a hot one!
What would you do differently?:

Why is that I'm always ranked highest (or lowest) on the swim?!?!
Transition 1
  • 04m 23s
Comments:

Nothing great, nothing bad about this transition.
Bike
  • 57m 57s
  • 13.67 miles
  • 14.15 mile/hr
Comments:

I had my cyclometer on this one and was trying to keep an average speed a bit higher than my last tri (which was 13.0 mph) - I did! But I was a lot more tired after this bike than after the last one. I still got passed like it was my job...but the lighter bike made a difference. I felt that I passed a few more people than I did in the last race.
I ended up improving my average rate by 1.2 mpg - which is good
Also - it was really nice having my little cheering section at the end of the bike leg...
What would you do differently?:

Work out legs with weights!!
Transition 2
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

Pretty good transition - in and out.
Run
  • 42m 1s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 13m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a hot run! And I was afraid of this portion the most. The first mile wasn't bad, but mile 2 was just hot - in the sun and not flat - and felt like it took forever!! Boy was I glad to get back into the shade and it was really nice to see my dad and Chris (his wife) cheering me on at the end!! I wished I wouldn't have walked so much, but I'm not sure that I really could've pushed myself too much harder!! :-(
What would you do differently?:

Train! Train! Train!!!! (And I don't mean a locomotive...)
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed water and found granola bar and found Dad and Chris.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat, not training enough for the run and not doing enough leg work for the bike (& run)

Event comments:

This was a well run race! Which was suprising for how big it was! I realized -again- that I really don't like racing! But if I didn't race, I would have a hard time training...and I do like training...for the most part!

I might've given the tri bug to my 2 cousins who came to watch for a bit!!

Now the next big decision..what am I doing next??




Last updated: 2009-04-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:25 | 437 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 1397/1730
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Swim was an "M". This swim went a TON!! better than my first one, but I felt slower and my time showed it. I was more relaxed but this swim took a lot more out of me. Trying to avoid other people and going wide around the buoys added some time and distance.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 04:23
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:57:57 | 13.67 miles | 14.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 1580/1730
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong
Course: Course wasn't bad - it was a 2 lap course. Fairly flat, but there were a few inclines that suprised me both times. Only about one portion going downhill.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:48
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:42:01 | 03.1 miles | 13m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 1696/1730
Performance: Below average
Course: Mostly flat - first part and last part was in the shade. But about a mile was on Aurora Ave in the sun - - hot! There was a drinking station at very beginning, mile 1 and mile 2 - - but because of the heat, they needed one about every 3/4 of a mile.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4