Elkhart Lake Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
United States
Elkhart Lake Multisports, Inc.
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 54m 29s
Overall Rank = 108/419
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 19/37
Pre-race routine:

Toast with PB&J. Coffee to help nature take it's course. Got to race site in plenty of time. Set up transition and put on our full wetsuits that we just bought the night before.
Event warmup:

Did some swimming warmup in the lake. It was warmer than I expected which was a nice suprise.
Swim
  • 27m 52s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

First time swimming in a full wetsuit. I was worried about any lack of mobility in my arms but it wasn't too bad. It rubbed a little in my left armpit so I just need to bodyglide that up for next time. It's nice now to have the option of using the sleeveless or the full wetsuit. They started us out two at a time 5 seconds apart. I really really liked that. I never had anyone kick me or catch any elbows. It really spaced us out nicely. I started to feel a little constricted by the end but I think that's just from not being used to the full wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

Just need more swims in the full wetsuit.
Transition 1
  • 04m
Comments:

The reason this was so long was because there was about a quarter mile run to transition after the swim. Jeeeez. Really I felt pretty good about this transition. Everything went fine. Having the tri shirt underneath the wetsuit saves a ton of time since I don't have to put on a seperate shirt.
Bike
  • 1h 22m 55s
  • 27.96 miles
  • 20.23 mile/hr
Comments:

Being from Chicago the hills killed me. There were hills galore and one particular hill around mile 12 was almost unfair. The only way I was able to get my butt up that thing was to come of the saddle. I also didn't read the website carefully enough. Being that this is an Olympic distance I assumed the bike would be 25 miles but nooooooo it just kept going and going. So finally at mile 28 we finished. Whew!
What would you do differently?:

Know exactly what the mileage is before I start. Of course, a little more work on hills would be great. All in all I'm ok with my time. The fact that I was able to avg over 20mph makes me happy.
Transition 2
  • 02m 6s
Comments:

Went ok. Having the Yankz on my shoes helped. Tying my shoes last triathlon took a bunch of time. Had to take a gu break though.
Run
  • 57m 38s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Awful for me. The hills killed me. The last tri I did I averaged 7:50 minute miles and all of a sudden I'm at 9 and a half minute miles???? Unbelievable. Really sapped some of my confidence. BUT after seeing a lot of other peoples times, it seems a lot of people were in the same boat.
What would you do differently?:

More hill work.
Post race
Warm down:

Sat in the grass for a bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills. The run killed me.

Event comments:

Race was very well run and organized. We were a little late getting started but that wasn't a huge deal. The distance from swim to transition and also from T2 to the run were very very long. A good race but the only way I'd be back was if I was doing specific hill training.




Last updated: 2009-06-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:52 | 1640 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 0/419
Performance: Good
Suit: Full
Course: Counter Clockwise rectangle
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 61F / 16C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:22:55 | 27.96 miles | 20.23 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 0/419
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Many Hills
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:06
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:57:38 | 06.21 miles | 09m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 0/419
Performance: Bad
Course: Hills!
Keeping cool 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?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4