Lake in the Hills Triathlon - Triathlon


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Lake In The Hills, Illinois
United States
Lake in the Hills Parks & Recreation Dept.
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 29m 11s
Overall Rank = 48/313
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 11/34
Pre-race routine:

4am wakeup. Breakfast of PB&J, Banana, and a small cup of coffee. Load up the car and leave the house at 4:45am for the 8 minute drive the start. (Love local races!)

Set up both transition areas, get body-marked, make my way to the start...... and wait. First wave goes off at 6:30am, my start is at 6:41am.
Event warmup:

Stretching and relaxing. Got a decent warm-up on the bike ride to the start area from the parking lot and T2 location.
Swim
  • 11m 31s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

Should have used reflective goggles. Had clear goggles and that made sighting tough due to the sun.
What would you do differently?:

Get and use reflective goggles.
Transition 1
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

Due to there being 2 transitions, you needed to pack all your swim gear into a bag. This caused some delay as it was tough getting the wetsuit into the bag with the other gear.
Bike
  • 44m 25s
  • 15.5 miles
  • 20.79 mile/hr
Comments:

Held back on the bike to prepare for the run. Felt really good on the bike. Some positioning adjustments seemed to really help
What would you do differently?:

Push harder. Was a little too conservative.
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

Failed to have shoelaces properly adjusted. This required more time to get them set for the run. Could have had a quicker T2 time.
What would you do differently?:

Prepare shoes better.
Run
  • 30m 41s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great on the run. Did the run segment 3 minutes faster than last year.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Failure to push myself harder. Held too much back.

Event comments:

Great local event. Race Director - Trudy Wakeman - does a fantastic job. Race announcer was great as well. Communication throughout was superb. Will be back again in 2014.




Last updated: 2013-05-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:31 | 880 yards | 01m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/34
Overall: 39/313
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless wetsuit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:32
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:44:25 | 15.5 miles | 20.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/34
Overall: 48/313
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:30:41 | 04 miles | 07m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 16/34
Overall: 83/313
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good 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 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