Lake Minnetonka Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Excelsior, Minnesota
United States
Tri Minnesota Triathlon Racing Series
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 19m 9s
Overall Rank = 58/452
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 11/59
Pre-race routine:

wake up, put on gear. downstairs to hotel lobby to make the peanut butter bagel and fill up the water bottle and gatorade bottle. drive to venue, wrong turn, head back the other way and just followed the vehicles with all the bikes attached.
Event warmup:

body marked, transition set up, bathroom, go for quick bike ride, bathroom, go for quick run, bathroom (dam enchillada's the night before!), found bryan, talk to some people, wet suit on, pre race meeting, walk to start, get in water, bathroom......., swim some, bathroom, out of water and wait for heat #4 (their term, not mine!!)
Swim
  • 16m 24s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

worst. swim. ever. ugh. wanted to start to the outside (left) but apparently EVERYONE had the same idea. ended up starting mid to the right. ugh. bad decision. here is the recap starting with me waiting for the "heat" to start.........

hmmmmmmmmm, seems to be taking forever to start.....dam, gotta pee again, whats with that?? are we gonna start anytime soon or what? wonder where my fam is.......oh there they are. why am i waving to them, they arent even looking over here.........oh, dam, they gotta get some people out of the water before we start our wave....nice of them. ok, here we go.....how did i get so far to the right??? dam, he just said go......k, watch your step, k dive an swim..........*gulp* WTF?? why did that dude just *gulp* dam he dunked me again!! WTF??? wow, these waves are pretty frickin big!! hey! LET GO OF MY FREAKIN ANKLE!!! *gulp* dam, this sucks! *gulp* wish this tasted better...........WOULD YOU LET GO OF MY FEET PLEASE???? *gulp*....least im hydrated, breathing is for crap tho, hey, there's the first buouy!! bout freakin time!! k, i'll round it close.........HEY WTF??? OMG, AM I REALLY TANGLED IN THE BUOUY STRING?? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? k, finally, clear water........man i think im last for my wave right now.......settle down and just swim mister......whew, k, this isnt so bad, WTF??? HOW IS MY WETSUIT STRING OVER MY FREAKIN HEAD??? man, this sucks.....*gulp*........think im getting seasick......hey. last buouy!!! whew.....wow, look at all the weeds and crap under there..they werent kidding when they said wait for the mat to stand up....good tip guys.....hey its the mat....sweet, done with this crap!!! k, gotta yell my number....kinda stupid but whatever......k, crap, whats my number??? TWO THIRTY SOMETHING, I DONT KNOW, IM TIRED!!!
What would you do differently?:

start to the freakin left!!!!
Transition 1
  • 02m 12s
Comments:

picked the rack closest to the bike in/run out spots, which put me about the furthers away from the swim in, so outside of the wetsuit getting stuck on my freakin left heal and me putting two fingernail holes in the leg, im ok with this one.............
What would you do differently?:

learn to swim better so i wouldnt need a wetsuit or at least one with no sleeves and half legs.......
Bike
  • 41m 42s
  • 15 miles
  • 21.58 mile/hr
Comments:

the demons from the swim were in my head for a bit on the way out for the bike. hit the turn around at 21:46 so the second half was much much better
What would you do differently?:

not take those darn demons with me!
Transition 2
  • 00m 56s
Comments:

nice.
What would you do differently?:

nadda
Run
  • 17m 58s
  • 3 miles
  • 05m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

this felt good, and comfy. lower back started hurting at the turn, but i think thats cuz i need some new shoes.............
What would you do differently?:

nadda.
Post race
Warm down:

yeah, right. sure.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

swim demons

Event comments:

good course, great venue..........fun weekend with the family that came along and also with the family that lives up there. could be a yearly event? who knows, but i do know i owe that swim course a whoopin!!!!




Last updated: 2010-01-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:24 | 880 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 47/59
Overall: 0/452
Performance: Bad
Suit: Quintana Roo - Full sleeve
Course: looping arc to the right.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: High
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Bad Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:12
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:41:42 | 15 miles | 21.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 13/59
Overall: 0/452
Performance: Average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: out and back. hills. cant think of a real flat area...........
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:56
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
00:17:58 | 03 miles | 05m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/59
Overall: 11/452
Performance: Good
Course: out and back, city street/sidewalk to bike path
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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