Winterlude Triathlon - TriathlonOther

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Dows Lake, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Zone3 Sports
-5C / 23F
Overcast

Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 162/330
Age Group = M50-59
Age Group Rank = 19/34

Swim

Transition 1

Comments:

Included in skate time

Bike

Transition 2

Comments:

Included in Run time

Run

Comments:

Really slippy ice. Almost took a couple falls. Felt like I was running backwards sometimes. Wish I had brought YakTraks like some people.

Post race

Event comments:

Best Winterlude ever. Gentle temperature, great ice, fairly good ski trail given the snow but damn difficult run on ice.

Last updated: 2011-01-18 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:26:34 \| 8000 meters \| 20s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/34
Overall:	164/330
Performance:
Skating (no swimming under the ice) Mass start at Dow's Lake Pavilion, across the lake then take a right out to Hartwell lock, hairpin turn then out/back along the canal to finish in the Tzone on Dow's.
Suit:
Course:
Start type:		Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.		Remainder:
Breathing:		Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

Biking
00:41:33 \| 06.2 kms \| 8.95 km/hr
Age Group:	0/34
Overall:	169/330
Performance:
Cross-country ski (skate ski) Two loops on a winding trail through the Arboretum
Wind:
Course:
Road:		Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:

Running
00:22:07 \| 03.7 kms \| 05m 59s min/km
Age Group:	0/34
Overall:	171/330
Performance:
Run out of Tzone and across the ice the length of the lake and down to hartwell lock. Nno hardpacked snow like other years. Up the stairs to the foot path for an out/back towards Carleton. Back across the lake to finish in front of the Tzone.
Course:
Keeping cool		Drinking