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Lake Mills, Wisconsin
United States
Lake Mills Triathlon
55F / 13C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 25m 2s
Overall Rank = 207/594
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 29/56
Pre-race routine:

Spent the night in Pewaukee. Got up at 4am with Chow, Muench, Rob and Jim and headed to Lake Mills. After a couple stops searching for coffee, got to Lake Mills at 5:20 and racked up and got registered. Had a yogurt, bananna and coffee.
Event warmup:

Did some swimming in the lake.
Swim
  • 09m 3s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 04s / 100 yards
Comments:

Really pleased since it was the first OWS of the season. Had a good start and got into a nice rhythm. Breathing was very good and sighting was good. The only thing is I was surprised that my time was 30 seconds slower than last year since I did not have a good swim last year and my stroke is better this year.
Transition 1
  • 02m 7s
Comments:

Slow T1. Did not practice before like I usually do and I had a little struggle getting the wetsuit off.
What would you do differently?:

Practice before again.
Bike
  • 47m 31s
  • 15.8 miles
  • 19.95 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m 56s
Comments:

Good T2. Things went pretty quick.
Run
  • 25m 27s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Very pleased with my time as it was faster than I have been running in training the last few weeks. Started to rain hard during the run, but that kept me nice and cool. Great first run of the season. Hopefully I can keep it up.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Did not train enough.

Event comments:

Second time doing this tri. I really enjoyed it again. It is a great way to kick off the season. The swim is short, the run is flat so you can get yourself used to racing again. Looking forward to doing it again next year.




Last updated: 2009-06-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:03 | 440 yards | 02m 04s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/594
Performance: Good
Suit: Full
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:07
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:47:31 | 15.8 miles | 19.95 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/594
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: The course was changed this year. It was a nice course with some rollers. Pavement was wet, which probably slowed things a little, but I had not put in time on the bike which really was the big factor. Had some tightness in my back the second half.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:56
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:27 | 03.11 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/56
Overall: 0/594
Performance: Good
Course: Flat course with only a small hill at the start. This lends to a fast 5k.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4