Last Try Triathlon - Short Course - TriathlonShort Course


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Benton, Illinois
United States
3 Disciplines Racing
60F / 16C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 54m 31s
Overall Rank = 19/69
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/6
Pre-race routine:

woke up early, ate a piece of toast with peanut butter, a couple sips of coffee. didnt get any sleep so eating was no good. headed to the lake with my wife and got our stuff. set up transition and milled around.
Event warmup:

ran for about 10 minutes.
Swim
  • 15m 15s
  • 750 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

My swim was good. i was going to line up outside to stay out of the group but it seems everybody else did that so I lined up in front so I had a direct beeline for the first buoy. I went out hard (for me) and aftetr about 2 minutes, the lead group was gone, the slow group was way back and me and 1 other guy were in wide open space. I relaxed and enjoyed the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 03m 3s
Comments:

My T1 is always slow. There was a long run and I ma normally gassed coming out of the water. All went as planned
Bike
  • 1h 06m 19s
  • 21.5 miles
  • 19.45 mile/hr
Comments:

This was probably my best bike leg to date. I focused hard to calm down in the first mile and get comfortable. Once my HR slowed a little, I got after it and started passing folks. I got passed by a couple of people which is very good for me. I passed about 10 people. At about mile 18, there were a couple of sizable hills and I worried that I had overdone the bike and ruined my run but all was well and I cruised into T@
What would you do differently?:

Same as always, more power over time. Sufferfest is the prescription for the winter.
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

T2 is T2. I went as fast as I could.
What would you do differently?:

not much
Run
  • 28m 55s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

the run started with a long slow uphill and my legs were not cooperating. I did feel good that the way back would be mostly downhill and I was right. After the turnaround, I felt good and also finally caught the dude I had been trading places with since mile 1 on the bike. I'm normally not too competitive, but when he tried to keep pace and I sped up and easily dropped him, it felt pretty good.
What would you do differently?:

run faster
Post race
Warm down:

ate some food. milled around talked to folks

Event comments:

3D did ok on this race. it was very small so there were some minor issues which were not their fault. 1 the EMS was very late so we started late. 2. there were no police directing traffic, only kids with stop signs. I think police presence would have help to make the bike leg safer. Myself and my wife swapped stories of honking drivers and a dangerous close call with a bunch of bikers and a coal semi truck who laid on his horn as he passed in the same lane as the cyclists. Aside form that it was a fun race and we were happy.




Last updated: 2012-08-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:15 | 750 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 22/69
Performance: Good
Suit: tri suit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 66F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:06:19 | 21.5 miles | 19.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/69
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Rolling
Road: Smooth  Cadence: 80
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:28:55 | 03.11 miles | 09m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/69
Performance: Average
Course: rolling bike path
Keeping cool Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3