Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Capri Events
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 10m 27s
Overall Rank = 2657/4257
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 294/397
Swim
  • 40m 36s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 28s / 100 yards
Comments:

Had a bad panic type attack at the beginning. I tried to seed myself in the back and start slowly, but I still couldn't catch my breath and had to hang on the rope. I got going only to have to stop two more times. Finally, just after the turn around I was able to breast stroke back to the start area and then front crawled to the end.
What would you do differently?:

I would try to get in the water first and warm-up.
Transition 1
  • 04m 29s
Comments:

I thought it was a good T1 for me. This was only my second triathlon so I don't have much to compare it with other than a 10 minute T1 at Steelhead.
Bike
  • 1h 24m 13s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.70 mile/hr
Comments:

The wind was pretty strong heading north but it was a great tailwind heading south. I think it balanced out in the end.
Transition 2
  • 03m 2s
Run
  • 58m 6s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I hit my goal on the run leg. I ran the whole way at a steady pace.
What would you do differently?:

Keep training to get my speed up.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Panic for the first 450 meters or so. Breast stroke for another 500 meters before I could finally crawl the rest of the swim.

Event comments:

I thought there were too many participants. By having the Sprint start first and then the Int'l, it took over two hours until my wave started. Given that I had to get there early for transition, I spent far more time waiting around for the race to start than I actually spent racing.

I'd like to see them split up the race and do the Sprint and Super-Sprint on Saturday and the Intl on Sunday.




Last updated: 2009-09-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:40:36 | 1640 yards | 02m 28s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/397
Overall: 3358/4257
Performance: Bad
Suit: Full wetsuit
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:29
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:24:13 | 24.85 miles | 17.70 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/397
Overall: 2495/4257
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:02
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:58:06 | 06.21 miles | 09m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/397
Overall: 2497/4257
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3