Lake Mills Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lake Mills, Wisconsin
United States
Lake Mills Triathlon
52F / 11C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 421/
Age Group = CLYDES
Age Group Rank = 23/32
Pre-race routine:

It was nice to say hello to all the Donks. I got a super transition spot (or so I though) right next to CWen, got my stuff out and ready and hung out.
Event warmup:

Didn't get much of a warmup other than a couple of hotlaps in the water. Once in, the water was warmer than standing on the beach. Really needed a stronger warmup.
Swim
  • 12m 17s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not happy with my swim. I crushed it out to the first buoy and then made the turn to the second at which point for some unknown reason I decided to breast stroke. Turns out I breaststroked most of the rest of the way. I know I'm capable of crawling the entire thing. This swam eats it.
What would you do differently?:

Focus on crawling the whole thing.
Transition 1
  • 02m 16s
Comments:

Had trouble getting my jacket on for this sucker.
What would you do differently?:

Get my stuff on faster.
Bike
  • 55m 44s
  • 15 miles
  • 16.15 mile/hr
Comments:

This is where I'm least happy. I was shooting for a 18.5 to 19 mph pace and this was just awful. Once I started going down, I just couldn't keep it up. For me the rain wasn't much of an issue, it just plain sucked. This made the entire race blah.
What would you do differently?:

train more on the bike prior.
Transition 2
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

So if any of you Donkey relay teams are looking for someone to handle T2 for you, let me know. I'm your guy.
Run
  • 27m 5s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Aside from my stellar T2, this was my highlight sport. I figure I'm about a 9:00 minuter generally, so this was good. I felt good through most of the run, although I did begin to get hamstring cramping at about mile 2. Believe it or not, pinching my upper lip actually made them go away. I'm serious!
What would you do differently?:

Did get calf cramps right at the start again. Stopped on a tree and stretched them out, probably lost 20 seconds there. Other than that, not much.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung with donks, enjoyed my home-brewed recovery drink.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not enough training on the bike and a crappy taper week (way too sedentary). Need to do more activity during taper week.

Event comments:

Really a disappointing effort from this Donkey. I tried to get ahold of Scoob's excuse generator, but he must've been using it.




Last updated: 2009-05-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:17 | 440 yards | 02m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: 2XU
Course: Rectangular, Counter Clockwise.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:16
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:55:44 | 15 miles | 16.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:48
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:05 | 03.11 miles | 08m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Perfect on a crushed gravel trail. Nice flat run course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2