Lake in the Hills Triathlon - Triathlon


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Lake in the Hills, Illinois
United States
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 40m 50s
Overall Rank = 93/317
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 12/38
Pre-race routine:

Camped the night before the race. I woke up at about 4:30, packed up everything and rolled up the tent, threw everything in the truck and went to the race parking lot.
Event warmup:

Packed all my stuff and rode the bike to T2. Saw Whizzz and chatted with her. Left all my run stuff in T2 and then rode over to T1. Set that up, put on the wetsuit and did some pre-race warm up.
Swim
  • 17m 42s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

For me it was a good swim. We were seeded in waves based on swim time so not only did I stay with swimmers in my wave, I actually caught the prior wave!!! Yes! I caught people on the swim! I'm NOT the slowest swimmer on the face of the planet.
What would you do differently?:

I dunno ... maybe swim faster and such?
Transition 1
  • 02m 46s
Comments:

In this transition you have to pack evrything into a little back. Which makes for fun times when everything's wet and scattered about.
Bike
  • 50m 33s
  • 15.5 miles
  • 18.40 mile/hr
Comments:

This course was hillier than I remembered. I hate hills!!!
What would you do differently?:

Bike lots!
Transition 2
  • 00m 35s
Comments:

This was quick in and out. Coming into T2 I tried a jumping dismount but almost crossed the line while still on the bike so it wasn't pretty. Oh well. Only 35 seconds. Not bad.
Run
  • 29m 15s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. I probably could've run a little faster, especially at the end, when a frickin 12-year-old went flying by me. I was chatting, as usual, and wasn't focused. But I had fun. :)
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Maybe not chat so much?
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed water and about six orange slices. NOM NOM NOM.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My desire to make it fun.

Event comments:

Good race, lotsa fun, nice course and friendly people. Sorry this is boring! I'm trying to go home!




Last updated: 2009-06-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:42 | 880 yards | 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 169/317
Performance: Average
Suit: Sleeveless Orca
Course: A triangleish course to the otherside of the lake, turn left, swim to the other end of the lake then back to the beach. Nice.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:46
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:50:33 | 15.5 miles | 18.40 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 130/317
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: Hilly bike course, for me, an out and back through the rolling hills of northern Illinois.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:35
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:29:15 | 04 miles | 07m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 62/317
Performance: Good
Course: Through some neighborhoods and through a park and along a trail and up and down some hills. It also was hillier than I recall. Hammies kinda hurt.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4