Turtleman Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Shoreview, Minnesota
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 04m 41s
Overall Rank = 213/408
Age Group = Male 50-54
Age Group Rank = 15/21
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:15 - about 6.5 hours sleep
Parfait on the drive up w/ some water
Picked up packet and then set up transition area

Event warmup:

Swam a 100 yds or so to warm up
Swim
  • 18m 24s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was not wetsuit legal
I wore mine anyway, so, I wasn't eligible for any AG placings
AG placings my estimates based on others times.
Bike and Run are legit...swim would have been slower.
Hard to site "chute" to transition area due to sun and lack of large buoys for spotting
What would you do differently?:

Next time I might try it w/o the wet suit
Not quite confident enough yet
Transition 1
  • 02m 51s
Comments:

They allowed you to mount the bike in the transition area as there was a small hill leading out of the transition area
Thought it would be a problem w/ congestion but it wasn't too bad
What would you do differently?:

To be competitive, I would have to not wear my wetsuit.
Bike
  • 59m 11s
  • 21.5 miles
  • 21.80 mile/hr
Comments:

Great course for fast times
My fastest average in a race yet.
Transition 2
  • 01m 26s
Run
  • 42m 51s
  • 5 miles
  • 08m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Good course
I was a little slow w/ calves threatening to cramp at beginning of run
Overall, ok, could have maybe pushed a little harder a little sooner
Felt warm on the run as temps were beginning to climb and high humidity still in the area.
Post race
Warm down:

They had a hose w/ a sprayer attachment just after finish line which was nice.
Took a dip in the lake to get core temp down.
Finished drinking water bottles to replenish

Event comments:

Nice well organized race w/ lots of volunteers and people from the town out to support the athletes.
Swim is the only downside to the race, and, that wasn't too bad.




Last updated: 2010-08-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:24 | 1094 yards | 01m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 13/21
Overall: 241/408
Performance: Good
Suit: QR Wetsuit
Course: Triangular Lake bottom shallow and muddy Had to crawl on hands and knees for a ways before I could swim Same at end of swim Weeds growing throughout swim area
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:51
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:59:11 | 21.5 miles | 21.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/21
Overall: 172/408
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Very flat around the lake and out into the countryside W/ no wind, made for some very fast times today Roads fairly smooth w/ a few rough sections
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:26
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:42:51 | 05 miles | 08m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/21
Overall: 209/408
Performance: Average
Course: Combination bike path and sidewalk run around the lake. Fairly flat w/ some gradual rises. A grassy hill to climb initially and grass to the fini
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4