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Mattoon, Illinois
United States
Mattoon Multisport
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 09m 23s
Overall Rank = 6/9
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 1/3
Pre-race routine:

Slept a wonderful 8 hours.
PB and honey on Great Harvest honey wheat bread breakfast
1/2 cup of coffee
drank about 16-24oz of water
45/65 total participants, above is in Athena/Clydesdale
Event warmup:

None! oops
Swim
  • 32m 10s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 08s / 100 meters
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Bike
  • 1h 36m 34s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 15.44 mile/hr
Comments:

Flat tire! Around mile 5. Took around 20 min to change. Really need to work on my tire changing split if this is going to be a frequent occurrence. Also ejected one of my water bottles with around 200 cal of Heed still in it. I expected around 1:15:00. Given 1:16:34 add on a tire change and winds, can't complain. Still got first place in Athena for the bike out of some miracle.
What would you do differently?:

I just bought new wheels and didn't change the tubes in them before the race. Stupid mistake. Now Mike is threatening to put gator skins on. I hear some people can change a tire in 3 min. I should work on that.
Transition 2
  • 00m 60s
Comments:

ranked 2/9 in T2. Not bad
Run
  • 57m 29s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Goal was to do the 10k in under one hour, 2:30 under goal!

Weather was perfect for the run. Light, sometimes strong cool breeze perfectly regulated body temperature. Wonderful fall jog.
Post race
Warm down:

Cool down what?

Event comments:

Organization of the event was a little weak. They ran out of pizza (then ordered more), only had soda and water to drink post race. I didn't know what time I was starting until packet pickup. However, the drink stations and volunteers were wonderful.

I'm happy with my performance despite the flat. By time I could have gotten first place in my age group as well, so that's exciting. I might need to think about competing in age group next year instead of Clydesdale/Athena. I like Athena, but my results are not usually included in the overall results.




Last updated: 2010-04-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:10 | 1500 meters | 02m 08s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/3
Overall: 3/9
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless Zoot
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:10.6
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:36:34 | 24.85 miles | 15.44 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/3
Overall: 7/9
Performance:
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Wind between 15-20mph. A U-turn tight enough where I had to unclip and turn the bike around. Lost some time.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Bad Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:59.6
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:57:29.25 | 06.21 miles | 09m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/3
Overall: 4/9
Performance:
Course: country roads with a huge crown. Right ankle started to ache around 4 miles in and tried to find better positioning on the road. Drink stations were positioned for EVERY mile of the course. Fantastic.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3