Lake Marion Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lakeville, Minnesota
United States
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 18s
Overall Rank = 43/243
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 3/12
Pre-race routine:

PB&j for breakfast with sports drink. Met up with a friend and my daughter in the parking lot at Ames Arena and headed to the transition area. On the way to get body marked saw Bikergrrl and introduced myself. It is fun to meet some of the other BT'ers.
Event warmup:

Short swim to make sure the goggles didn't leak and get the blood flowing.
Swim
  • 16m 23s
  • 800 meters
  • 02m 03s / 100 meters
Comments:

Windy with waves. Two good aspects about this course is the initial outbound segment (usually into the wind) is shorter than the segment after the first turn that kind of runs parallel to the beach. The second is that it is plenty wide and fairly easy to find your own space if you want. I usually swim a little wide and rarely have had a problem with getting kicked or bumped.
Transition 1
  • 02m 3s
Comments:

A little bit of a long run from the beach to the transition area.
Bike
  • 41m 58s
  • 14 miles
  • 20.02 mile/hr
Comments:

This is a tuff course for me. I just can't seem to generate the speed that I would like on some of the segments. That being said it is one of my favorite courses and I really like the challenge.
Transition 2
  • 00m 44s
Comments:

Good T2. I like the layout with the bike in/out on one end and the run out on the other.
Run
  • 23m 12s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

A run course that is more challenging than you would guess. The first mile is slightly uphill followed by the second mile with lot's of turns and hills and then back down the slight downhill in mile three. The finish area is in an open grassy area that spectators line both sides to the finish line which is always makes the dash to the finish line more fun.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung around for a while cheering and chatting then headed home before the awards ceremony. Tough to keep my four and five year olds attention for such a long time after the race.

Event comments:

Fun race, a little less organized this year than previous years but I definitely recommend this one.




Last updated: 2010-05-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:23 | 800 meters | 02m 03s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/12
Overall: 60/243
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Left hand triangular course.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:41:58 | 14 miles | 20.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/12
Overall: 45/243
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Two loop course around the lake.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:44
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:23:12 | 03.1 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/243
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back through residential neighborhood.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]