Land Between the Lakes Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Albert Lea, Minnesota
United States
Tri Minnesota Racing Series
80F / 27C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 02m 15s
Overall Rank = 111/149
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 9/9
Pre-race routine:

up at 5 am - 6 hours sleep
Yogurt smoothie, OJ and vitamins for breakfast
Ate a nutrition bar about 6:30
Plenty of time to set up transition area

Event warmup:

Dynamic stretching
Biked about a mile
Ran about a mile
Swam in water about 20 min prior to race to acclimate
Felt good in wetsuit


Swim
  • 16m 50s
  • 440 yards
  • 03m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swam toward 1st buoy
Getting breathing under control
Started to get bumped into
Tried to move away, but, no success
Breathing very shallow and hyperventilating
Rested on boat 'til 3rd wave past - swam from just beyond 2nd buoy to shore
What would you do differently?:

Need to do more OWS to prepare
Very different from swimming in pool
Would be good to get a couple of group swims in to get used to bumping, drafting, etc.
Transition 1
  • 03m 57s
Comments:

Since I was a DNF, took my time
1st time I've tried to transition from swim to bike
Also, put on compression sleeve and stirrup for Right calf/ankle
Managed to fall as I was getting on bike just outside transition area
Hopped up and took off again
Bike
  • 1h 07m 2s
  • 21 miles
  • 18.80 mile/hr
Comments:

Tried to push a little harder on the bike
OK, but, not great
A little washed out after having to DNF from swim
Transition 2
  • 02m 14s
Comments:

Another bike racked in my space, so, had to adjust
Took me longer to rack than normal

Run
  • 32m 15s
  • 3.4 miles
  • 09m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Really slow
I had put on 2 compression sleeves - 1 for calf and 1 for ankle
hamstring started to cramp about 2 miles in
Had to walk/run last 1.5 miles - walk (0.05) run (0.2-0.45) etc.

Post race
Warm down:

Light stretches


What limited your ability to perform faster:

Panic/Hyperventilation on swim
- adrenalin rush and then crash
Made it most difficult on the run
Hamstring cramp on run - haven't had that happen before

Event comments:

Well run race
Would like to try it again next year
Just need to continue working on the swim and breathing


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Last updated: 2010-04-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:50 | 440 yards | 03m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/9
Overall: 149/149
Performance: Bad
Suit: Quintano Roo
Course: Lake swim Start - treading water off edge of dock 2 buoys - out, across, back to shore I did the out, rested on the boat until the last swimmers passed, then swam most of the back to shore
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:57
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:07:02 | 21 miles | 18.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/9
Overall: 0/149
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Rectangular with about 2 miles shared out and back
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:14
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:32:15 | 03.4 miles | 09m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/9
Overall: 0/149
Performance: Below average
Course: Fairly flat w/ a few easy rises
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4