Life Time Fitness Triathlon - Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Life Time Fitness
84F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 54s
Overall Rank = 322/751
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 20/68
Pre-race routine:

Woke up late, ate a bowl of honey nut cheerios, left... At transition set up ate a banana and drank half a 20 oz bottle of mountain dew to wake me up even more.
Event warmup:

Biked from car to transition area. 40 minutes before swim start jumped into water on side and warmed up.
Swim
  • 15m 14s
  • 644 meters
  • 02m 22s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

practice more swimming in my training. thought I was okay with a swimming backround. could have definately used more training in the wter!
Transition 1
  • 03m 42s
Comments:

did not use bike shoes, just my running shoes. This seemed to slow down my transition as I had to put socks on, but had yanks in shoes so that helped. Then I had trouble with my helmet.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure my helmet is adjusted not to snug. This was my issue and costed me some valuable time.
Bike
  • 49m 2s
  • 15 miles
  • 18.35 mile/hr
Comments:

Very strong bike. Best ride yet of the season!
What would you do differently?:

Make sure I drink maybe a bit more liquid.
Transition 2
  • 01m 23s
Comments:

My best transition. Felt fast and very efficient!
What would you do differently?:

Not sure???
Run
  • 32m 31s
  • 3 miles
  • 10m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

The transition from bike to run threw my body way off. It is a different feeling after every time. I was impressed though once I got my barrings and got my pace going.
What would you do differently?:

Try to cut down my average mile time by 2 minutes for each mile.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around, stretch and drink plenty of liquids and consume food that was available after race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

1) Lack of sleep night before.
2) First race jitters/anxiety.
3) The heat and humidity. This was abig factor in my run time. not use to the humidity being high during my runs. something to keep in mind for next year and racing.

Event comments:

Well put on and organized.


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Last updated: 2009-10-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:14 | 644 meters | 02m 22s / 100meters
Age Group: 117/68
Overall: 284/751
Performance: Good
Suit: swim suit
Course: Laid out with orange markers. Seemed real long once in water and got going.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:42
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:49:02 | 15 miles | 18.35 mile/hr
Age Group: 55/68
Overall: 233/751
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Well marked out. Lots of potholes, but not as bad as previous years from what I heard. Well staffed for safety.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:23
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:31 | 03 miles | 10m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 239/68
Overall: 546/751
Performance: Good
Course: Run around lake. Well laid out!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5