Lifetime Fitness Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Life Time Fitness Athletic Events
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 02m 57s
Overall Rank = 567/881
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 73/88
Pre-race routine:

PBJ, 32 oz water, pumped tires. Body glide on hot spots on foot.
Event warmup:

Easy bike, active stretching, easy run, swam in nearly 82 degree water! Clif gel 30 mins before w/water.
Swim
  • 41m 25s
  • 1794 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

Charlie Horse about 24 mins in. Treaded water with one hand while rubbing my calf with the other. This attracted the attention of a nice life guard, but I just couldn't accept a "rest." Tried swimming w/o legs and kept sinking. Felt better after a while, but not up to "pushing it." I was thinking about how in the world I was going to finish the bike and run with a charlie horse, but re-focused on the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe two days of rest instead of one right before the race. Banana or potassium before the race. Learned not to stop every time someone ran into me.
Transition 1
  • 03m 22s
Comments:

Even though I have walked the area, it took me a moment to remember where the bike out was.
What would you do differently?:

Walk the course and visualize transitions more than once.
Bike
  • 1h 18m 8s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.08 mile/hr
Comments:

Loved the bike. Never actually had rounded lake Harriet on the road instead of bike path, so the hill was a surprise, but not the end of the world.
What would you do differently?:

Ride ALL of the course in practice and not think the bike path is same as the road.
Transition 2
  • 428m
Comments:

OK, so I ate a burrito the night before. This transition took longer. Also, race number tore and race belt needed to be adjusted.
What would you do differently?:

No burritos the night before. Check race belt for fit and have safety pins in racebelt pouch.
Run
  • 55m 33s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

Thank goodness for the run!
What would you do differently?:

Pay attention to my Garmin and start out at the planned pace. Maybe change socks at T-2 when it's so hot. Got lots of blisters.
Post race
Warm down:

Staggered over to get food and water. Got massage. Got results. Wandered around to get my bearings, went home cleaned up, got on plane and went to conference.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Charlie Horse in calf and spicy food the night before.

Event comments:

Glad I did it. Followed free training plan from Beginner Triathlete and it seemed to work.


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Last updated: 2010-07-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:41:25 | 1794 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 81/88
Overall: 777/881
Performance: Below average
Suit: No wet suit
Course: Big triangle on Nokomis.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:22
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:18:08 | 24.85 miles | 19.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 70/88
Overall: 448/881
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Mostly flat tour of lakes and river. Very pretty. Scary hair pin turns.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 428:00
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:55:33 | 06.21 miles | 08m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 55/88
Overall: 396/881
Performance: Good
Came out at an 8 min mile when plan was 9 min miles. Thought Garmin was malfunctioning. Normalized after a mile and had to work to stay at 9 at about mile 4 on.
Course: Run around the lake twice within a jaunt up Cedar Avenue.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
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