Tri Del Sol - TriathlonLong Course


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Middleville, Michigan
United States
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70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 06m 45s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 12/19
Pre-race routine:

Got to the race early. Set up transition and milled around.
Event warmup:

Swam about 50 yards.
Swim
  • 14m 3s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 36s / 100 yards
Comments:

I signed up for the heated swim seed, which was for participants that thought they could complete the course in 14:00. There were approximately 55 men and 8 women. Needless to say I started towards the back. There was very little contact and I was able to sight fairly well. This was the first race where I used bilateral breathing and I thought it went very well. My fastest time per 100 yards yet.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 01m 46s
Comments:

Transition was good. It's a long way from the beach to transition, but I was able to run the entire way (even after the fast swim) and actually passed a guy (doesn't happen often).
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 1h 03m 13s
  • 18 miles
  • 17.08 mile/hr
Comments:

This course always freaks me out a bit. Its not really all that hilly, but more hilly than I'm used to. I think a lot of my issues are mental. This year I felt pretty good. About half the course was newly chip sealed, so that part sucked. But when you got on the old asphalt it felt amazing. My legs were very rested for this race (vacation, low training etc.) and it seemed to help.
What would you do differently?:

Be more aggressive towards the end. I always seem to want and "save some for the run". I need to accept the run always sucks no matter what ;)
Transition 2
  • 01m 10s
Comments:

Transition was fine.
What would you do differently?:

Probably would be nice to practice this transition more. The socks often cause a problem.
Run
  • 46m 31s
  • 4.5 miles
  • 10m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

This run felt much better last year! I have run less miles this year and it shows.
What would you do differently?:

run more.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around. Ate way to many cookies.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training levels.

Event comments:

Even though this is a middle distance between sprint and olympic, this race always seems harder than the olympics. Need to train on more hills.




Last updated: 2011-08-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:03 | 880 yards | 01m 36s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/19
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri suit
Course: Rectangle clock-wise course.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:46
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:03:13 | 18 miles | 17.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/19
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Middleville. Hilly.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:10
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:46:31 | 04.5 miles | 10m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/19
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Rectangle. Some hills.
Keeping cool Below average 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 Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4