Square Lake Triathlon - TriathlonLong Course


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Stillwater, Minnesota
United States
Vacation Sports
 		Total Time = 5h 20m 4s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Relay
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Wake up, eat, pick up buddy.
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 34m 1s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

This is my best swim ever. Knowing that I didn't have to bike meant I could push it. My arms will killing me for about 30 min after, so I did good. Having done the short course the day before and been much slower, I need to rock a wetsuit everytime.
Transition 1
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

Relay to my friend. Long run uphill, then a 3 hr break for me.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 2h 59m 28s
  • 54 miles
  • 18.05 mile/hr
Comments:

My buddy hasn't been on his bike in 7 weeks and he rode the short course the day before on my wife's relay team. For him to come out today and post 18 is a testament to how driven he can be. Very proud of him and a respectable time for this course. It's not easy.
Transition 2
  • 00m 39s
Comments:

Fastest T2 ever!!! LOL.
Run
  • 1h 44m 53s
  • 13.2 miles
  • 07m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

So...shooting for 1:37:30, but that didn't happen. It was pretty toasty out there and quite windy. I was well hydrated from waiting, but I must have blown my legs out pretty good from racing the day before. I split the first half at 51:00, but slowed way down on the road back. A gel saved me from bonking at mile 12, but I started to get the flashy vision. While taxed cardiovascularly, I could not make my body run faster no matter what I told it. The heat finally got to me around mile 9, hence the body's reticence to obey!!
Post race
Warm down:

Eat, eat and eat.

Event comments:

I think Vacation Sports puts on good events. I will do the long course by myself again next year. I wanted to do the short course to see how I'd progressed. Now back to the longer stuff.




Last updated: 2010-06-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:01 | 2112 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Orca S1
Course: 2 loop counterclockwise
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:03
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:59:28 | 54 miles | 18.05 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: 2 loops. Hilly, but fast on some many portions.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:39
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:44:53 | 13.2 miles | 07m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Out and back. Very hilly! Only a handful of flat sections and they're short.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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