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Zion, Illinois
United States
Sommer Sports
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 27m 9s
Overall Rank = 82/116
Age Group = 35 - 39
Age Group Rank = 9/10
Pre-race routine:

Drove to race. Arrived about an hour before race was suppose to start. I should get there at least that early in the future. I did not eat anything before the race which never seemed like much of a problem.
Event warmup:

Stretch. Ran about half a mile.
Swim
  • 00m
  • 0 yards
  • / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim Portion Cancelled due to Lake Michigan water temperature of 54 degrees. They scheduled a 1 mile run which I did in 7:50.
What would you do differently?:

If the water was a little warmer they might have had the swim and I would have been in serious trouble without a wetsuit. This should be my lesson.
Transition 1
  • 00m 49s
Comments:

This was very good but very easy. All I had to do was grab my bike put on my helmet and sunglasses.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 13m
  • 4.5 miles
  • 20.77 mile/hr
Comments:

I blew out my tire and had to walk back to the start of the race. My official time for this race should be DQ.
What would you do differently?:

Besides not hitting the broken reflector in the road that flattened my tire, I would also have the proper tools on my bike to fix the tire. This is a day of lessons!!!
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Run
  • 24m 3s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

I did have a good run, but it doesn't really count because there was not swim and by the time I got back to the transition area I had been walking my bike for about 40 minutes.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched a fair amount

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My tire blew-out. I could still stand to lose some more pounds.

Event comments:

Good race. Lake Michigan had been at 75 degrees for months and then dropped like a rock for this race. Not the organizers fault. Hard to say about my tough luck, the reflector I hit was right in the path of the bike course so it would have been nice if someone rode the course looking for that type of thing but I don't know if that is standard.




Last updated: 2005-08-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 00 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/116
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:49
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:13:00 | 04.5 miles | 20.77 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/116
Performance: Bad
Wind: Little
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:24:03 | 03.1 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/10
Overall: 23/116
Performance: Average
Course: Almost of all of it was on packed path. The first two miles were heavily shaded and very nice. The last mile was in the sun but not a big deal due to the relatively cool temperatures.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4