Lake Waconia Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Waconia, Minnesota
United States
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 42m 8s
Overall Rank = 68/350
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 5/21
Pre-race routine:

Peanut butter english muffin, banana, and a granola bar for breakast. Audioslave a little too loud for the drive to the race. Pre-race ribbing of my friends also in the race.
Event warmup:

15 minutes of stretching, light jog, and a few freestyle strokes into the whitecaps.
Swim
  • 07m 27s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim was cut in half to a quarter mile, being a strong swimmer, that cut my advantage in half! The way out to the first buoy was brutal, I felt like I was body surfing into shore though. Overall I felt good on the swim, I spent a lot of time weaving around people in the first 200 yards.
What would you do differently?:

Swim straighter!
Transition 1
  • 02m 25s
Comments:

Wow, that was slow. It took forever to put on my shirt and I ran the wrong way around the bike corral forgetting where the exit was. My nerves got the best of me.
What would you do differently?:

Cut a minute off of my transition!
Bike
  • 59m 19s
  • 20 miles
  • 20.23 mile/hr
Comments:

Brutal Headwind on the way out to Mayer. Amazing tailwind back on highway 7. Overall I was a little slow on the hills, but I still made a personal best bike average.
Transition 2
  • 01m 9s
Comments:

Forgot to take my helmet off and my number had to be repinned to my shirt after getting ripped off by wind on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Take off my helmet! Where a number holder for the run and ditch it on the bike.
Run
  • 31m 50s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Brutal first mile, mediocre middle 2, great last mile. Blisters slowed me down.
What would you do differently?:

Wear socks. I had bad blisters by the end of the first mile.
Post race
Warm down:

Watch my friends come in while I stretched and walked.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Wind, Blisters, Slow Transitions

Event comments:

I won the Zipp 808's at the end, so I can't complain! Overall this was a good race for me, it was my second time at Waconia, third overall triathlon, and I loved it.




Last updated: 2009-07-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:27 | 440 yards | 01m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/21
Overall: 10/350
Performance: Good
Suit: Blue Seventy Reaction
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: High
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Good Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:25
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:59:19 | 20 miles | 20.23 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/21
Overall: 72/350
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:09
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:31:50 | 04 miles | 07m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/21
Overall: 103/350
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4