Subaru US Women's Triathlon Series - Naperville - TriathlonSprint


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Naperville, Illinois
United States
US Women's Triathlon Series
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 26m
Overall Rank = 131/1603
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 27/371
Pre-race routine:

pbnj and coffee at 4:30 then drive to race.
had banana after I set up my gear and before warm up
Event warmup:

run 10 minutes or so
bike just a few blocks to check gears and shoes
Swim
  • 14m 52s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

I hate this swim
What would you do differently?:

I should have swam again after Tuesday. My arms were like jello. Bad navigation, too. No excuses, just not very smooth on this swim.
Transition 1
  • 03m 6s
Comments:

rainy and slick made me cautious getting on the bike
Bike
  • 39m 54s
  • 14.29 miles
  • 21.49 mile/hr
Comments:

very crowded bike with a lot of first timers with bad road etiquette. It slowed me down at least twice when I couldn't get around the bikes riding 5 across no matter how loud I called left
What would you do differently?:

not much . I felt good on the bike considering the rain
Transition 2
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

crowded transition
Run
  • 26m 46s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

i love running in the rain so I was happy and felling great for 3 miles. I got a baaaaad side stitch the last .10 and almost couldn't breathe. I grabbed cytomax instead of water at the last station and drank it before I realized so I'm thinking that's what did it.
What would you do differently?:

I wasn't familiar with my watch features and couldn't accuratley check my splits or I would hve maybe pushed a little harder the second mile but overall I felt great.
Post race
Warm down:

sat around in the rain freezing my ass off until I could get my stuff

What limited your ability to perform faster:

bad swim

Event comments:

too many people for my taste. It's a great first race but waiting an hour to get in the water is nuts.




Last updated: 2006-04-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:52 | 820 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/371
Overall: 0/1603
Performance: Below average
Suit: none
Course: out and back 6 times. each back turn was a run around the ladder iwt was so shallow
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:06
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:39:54 | 14.29 miles | 21.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/371
Overall: 0/1603
Performance:
Wind: None
Course: 2 laps flat
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 94
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:42
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:46 | 03.11 miles | 08m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/371
Overall: 0/1603
Performance: Good
Course: mainly flat, a little long hill but not much
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3