Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Capri Events
79F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 35m 44s
Overall Rank = 3321/3325
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 991/994
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast
Event warmup:

Brisk walk from hotel to the swim start.
Swim
  • 54m 15s
  • 1640 yards
  • 03m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

The water was really choppy and high rip tides from being windy.
What would you do differently?:

Train harder and more often in open water, although I was able to handle it without every resting, I would like to have done more open water swims pre-race.
Transition 1
  • 15m 57s
Comments:

My chain fell off the bike immediately as I jumped on the bike, but it took only 5 seconds for someone to help put it back on for me. Other than that, the ride was beautiful, I took it easy because this was my first Triathlon, and I wanted to enjoy it and experience it.
What would you do differently?:

Next year I will train harder, I have set a lot of goals for myself for next years race.
Bike
  • 2h 09m 32s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 11.51 mile/hr
Comments:

I thought LSD was flat, but I was wrong... Because of the headwind I felt a lot of burn in the legs.
What would you do differently?:

Train harder
Transition 2
  • 22m 16s
Comments:

I took my time in this transition because I was dreading the run portion of the race, and waited for my training partner
Run
  • 1h 53m 42s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 18m 19s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Will train for running
Post race
Warm down:

They hand you cold ice towels... so nice!
walked another 2 miles

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not enough training

Event comments:

Can't wait for next years race




Last updated: 2010-10-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:54:15 | 1640 yards | 03m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/994
Overall: 2963/3325
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Monroe Harbor heading south towards the Museums, turn around heading north to the Yacht Club and out via stairs
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: High
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 15:57
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
02:09:32 | 24.85 miles | 11.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/994
Overall: 3304/3325
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind
Course: Ridiculous headwind, was not ready for that
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 22:16
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:53:42 | 06.21 miles | 18m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/994
Overall: 30310/3325
Performance:
Course: Nice beautiful course around the museum campus.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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] 5