St. Croix Valley Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Hudson, Wisconsin
United States
Final Stretch
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 12m 38s
Overall Rank = 23/199
Age Group = 25-29M
Age Group Rank = 3/7
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5:00 and got all my gear on and ate a light breakfast and got some liquids in me. Met up with my dad and got my bike on the car and headed out.
Event warmup:

Didn't do much just walked around and some light swimming
Swim
  • 10m 27s
  • 586 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

The water was really cloudy, and with the wind the normally glass smooth water was choppy. I wasn't expecting that.
What would you do differently?:

Not much really, best swim yet at this course.
Transition 1
  • 01m 31s
Comments:

It went well.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster I guess.
Bike
  • 28m 57s
  • 10 miles
  • 20.73 mile/hr
Comments:

Love this bike course, and when you feel good about the "Big" hill it hits you feel like you have hit a brick wall climbing this!! But I come back to it every year. I wasn't a big fan of the bottle exchange they did, they set it up as your coming into the turn around so you had to grab it then brake hard to turn around. I couldn't grab one and hold it.
What would you do differently?:

Practice hills and more hills
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

Got off the bike good and ran and raced my bike, but realized I went to the wrong rack. Saw similar bag as what I have and got me confused. Cost me seconds. but got it racked right and got shoes on quickly and was off running.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really beside my stupid mistake.
Run
  • 30m 42s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

It was probably my best 4mile run racing and training. I felt great about the run. I felt like I had plenty more at the finished that I wished I used up out on the run.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing but run faster
Post race
Warm down:

Drank water and walked around until my dad finshed and got our stuff packed and loaded on the car. Then came back for the BBQ sandwiches!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I felt like I put on a great effort on the course and couldn't ask for more really.

Event comments:

I love this race, was my 3rd year doing it and will do next year.




Last updated: 2011-09-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:27 | 586 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/7
Overall: 33/199
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra vortex
Course: Counter clockwise triangle, It was normally clockwise but with the wind they thought it would be better this way.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:31
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:28:57 | 10 miles | 20.73 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/7
Overall: 6/199
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back, Turn around on top of steep hill with curves at the bottom.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:42 | 04 miles | 07m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/7
Overall: 46/199
Performance: Good
Course: Its an out and back flat/rolling course which is pretty fast run.
Keeping cool Good 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5