Lake Zurich Area Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Lake Zurich, Illinois
United States
3-2-1Go! Event Promotions, Inc.
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 4h 06m 20s
Overall Rank = 399/407
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 20/20
Pre-race routine:

whole wheat tortilla, scrambled egg, turkey bacon and cheese
fruit smoothie w/ a teaspoon of peanut butter

Up at 4, out the door at 5:10 drive to site
set up transition, get timing chip, hit the washroom, walk down to the beach and back to the transition area
Event warmup:

ballistic stretching,
Swim
  • 48m 18s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 56s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim started out really rough. Couldn't catch my breath and kept having to flip on my back and did a bit of breast stroke. Finally got my rhythm and got my steady free style. Terrible siting. I swear I probably swam a mile and a quarter as I was so zig zaggy. Got a pretty significant cramp in my calf on the way back in but just tried to keep loose and let it work itself out.
On the exit, took a huge spill, the sand crossed a blacktop path and it was covered with wet sand, I lost my footing and BOOM went down hard on my right side. Knee and elbow scraped, sand EVERYWHERE and a large crowd yelling OOHH doesn't do a load for your confidence heading to the bike, but I trucked on :)
Was surprised and pleased to see the 55 minute time at the end of the run to T1, even after the spill!
What would you do differently?:

more swim training - definitely try to get into a larger group for the open water swims.
Not wipe out coming out of the swim.
Transition 1
  • 04m 55s
Comments:

was glad I had a water bottle to wash my feet as I was covered in sand from my wipe out.

Bike
  • 1h 53m 27s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 13.14 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike was ROUGH on me. Super uncomfortable in the saddle the 2nd half of the ride. Although the hills were rolling, they were non- stop. Seriously thought I was going to throw up the whole bike portion. Didn't do well on drinking either my water or hornet juice. Just so focused on the next hill that I had a hard time finding a point where I could safely make the reach.
What would you do differently?:

get out and bike on a hilly course
Transition 2
  • 03m 30s
Comments:

took my time, trying to mentally prepare myself, felt so tired, was just trying to talk myself into moving
Run
  • 1h 16m 11s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 12m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

I was so tired and hot for the run. Really didn't think I had it in me after the bike and the swim. Thank goodness for my girlfriend and her 3 kids right outside T2 and all the volunteers. Definitely took lots of walk breaks. Thanks again for my 2 girlfriends, 1 with husband and baby as to start run lap 2 you had to run past the finish and keep going. Definitely tough on the head. So thankful for the 2 people with hoses at the end of their driveway spraying us all off. Super fun to finish with 2 of my girlfriend's 3 munchkins!

What would you do differently?:

train more consistently from a tired state
Post race
Warm down:

got some nice ice :)
just missed the massage people :(
EMT's cleaned up my scrapes

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training and experience,

Event comments:

I am a triathlete! Got my PR and have lots of room for improvements!




Last updated: 2011-07-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:48:18 | 1640 yards | 02m 56s / 100yards
Age Group: 21/20
Overall: 399/407
Performance: Below average
Suit: tri shirt and shorts
Course: horse shoe type course, across the lake, over and then back to the adjacent beach
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:55
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:53:27 | 24.85 miles | 13.14 mile/hr
Age Group: 20/20
Overall: 411/407
Performance: Below average
Wind:
Course:
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 03:30
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:16:11 | 06.21 miles | 12m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/20
Overall: 368/407
Performance: Average
Course: 2 3 mile loops around the lake
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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