SheROX Naperville Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Naperville, Illinois
United States
SheROX Triathlon Series
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 46m
Overall Rank = 668/1493
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 94/196
Pre-race routine:

Pushed fluids day before, pasta for dinner. Early to bed (10ish).
Woke at 0400, ate some Greek yogurt with granola. Left home at 0430 (hubby drove), noshed some cherries and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the way. Pushed more fluids. Arrival at 0530, transition set up arranged by wave group. Scoped out bike and run in/out areas. Cheered on first age group waves as they ran into transition. Then hurry up and wait! Wave didn't go until about 0824.
Event warmup:

Light stretching, and numerous trips to pee ;-). I had visited the beach earlier in the week so I knew where the real toilets were located. Most people stood in long lines for the porta-potties, but the beach house had very short lines. Yay!
Swim
  • 15m 2s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

Was a little worried since I had heard all the bumping can be unnerving, but I was fine with it. Also was nervous since I broke the mantra "nothing new on race day" with a new type of goggle (not just new pair). Wider lenses to help side vision (almost mask like). They worked great, and an added bonus- since they were brand new, I had zero fog issues! Sweet!!
What would you do differently?:

Practice more. Probably can count on both hands the number of swim workouts I have done. Coming from a swim background, I have a good base of swim mechanics and focused my training on my weaker areas.
Transition 1
  • 03m 55s
Comments:

Used toe cages instead of clips, rode in my running shoes. Wet sandy feet made putting socks on hard, helmet felt loose, probably due to wet hair. Had Gatorade on bike.
What would you do differently?:

Bring a soft brush to remove sand from between toes. For my first tri I am happy with this transition time.
Bike
  • 50m 32s
  • 14.17 miles
  • 16.82 mile/hr
Comments:

Lots of locals cheering everyone on. I tried to say encouraging words to these I passed. Course felt slightly up hill both ways, had a strong breeze blowing so I'm sure that played into it.
What would you do differently?:

Practice cornering at speed. Slowed down a lot, nervous about crashing. Also, I must have caged my right foot too tightly because it was totally numb 3/4 into the race.
Transition 2
  • 02m 8s
Comments:

Rode with running shoes on, so was just racking and helmet off. Long way from dismount to my rack, but then was close to run out.
What would you do differently?:

Not much different to do, maybe practice running and pushing my bike.
Run
  • 34m 24s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 11m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Lots of spectators cheering us on, some had sprinklers set up. Drink stations, misting fans, and ice towels were awesome.
What would you do differently?:

Pretty hot and tired by this point. Plan to add 2 hour long workouts into training. Hoped to do 9:30 pace I was too hot and tired to do so. Didn't walk any, and that was one personal goal. Need to remove sand from toes, got a small blister on one toe and the grit didn't help any.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate a banana and drank water and gatorade. It was about 90 degrees by that point. Felt a little dizzy but did ok.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not training for 2 hour lengths. Most of my workouts are between 45 min to 1 hour 15. Little ones at home make longer workouts hard to fit in.

Event comments:

Didn't stay for all the activities but they sounded nice. Would have appreciated access to the beach house to change but the park was open to the public by that point so they weren't letting racers inside.




Last updated: 2012-02-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:02 | 820 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/196
Overall: 0/1493
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri suit one piece
Course: Water was much warmer and much clearer than it had been earlier in the week. Sandy beach with concrete swim pool. Buoys on shallow end needed walking around, which was ok because I don't have as much go from a cold start. Lanes were wide.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:55
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:50:32 | 14.17 miles | 16.82 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/196
Overall: 0/1493
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Pretty smooth, one long stretch is rather bumpy and slightly up hill.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:08
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:34:24 | 03.11 miles | 11m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/196
Overall: 0/1493
Performance: Below average
Course: Pretty smooth, all road and bricked trail. Lots of left turns.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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