Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon - Half 70+ Course - Triathlon


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Bear Lake, Utah
United States
On Hill Events
72F / 22C
Overcast
Total Time = 4h 33m 10s
Overall Rank = 1/58
Age Group = 1
Age Group Rank = 1/7
Pre-race routine:

Two C-store muffins, Banana w/2 tbsp peanut butter. Stayed home and drove over w/B.J.
Event warmup:

30 second swim
Swim
  • 36m 26s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

Caught the leader at the final turn to home. Drafted off of him down the home stretch and passed him on the run-up to the timing mat. He actually came out of the water first.
The run up to transition was long and in soft sand with the timing mat at the transition.
Transition 1
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

For the future reference, Taping all my gu's and banana to the top tube has been working very well. Less time stuffing things into pockets in transition. I spend the first couple of minutes on the bike organizing things.
Bike
  • 2h 14m 51s
  • 51 miles
  • 22.69 mile/hr
Comments:

Led out of the swim, and then for 50 miles it was try and stay up front. I saw the 2nd place biker, but then he disappeared on the rollers.
Rolled into T2 thinking I had a comfortable lead, but it was only about 2 minutes.
I was the first biker to pass the aid stations and the 12 year old girls didn't quite have the hand-off down, so I missed my drink at both aid stations.
Fortunately it was cool enough that I got by on the two bottles I had on the bike.
For future reference, I dropped the angle on my rear hydration because I've been sending bottles flying over the rough spots and this helped keep the bottles in their cages....
What would you do differently?:

Ride went pretty good for the most part.
Transition 2
  • 00m 51s
Run
  • 1h 39m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

This is where I'm not as strong so I fully expected to be passed. The guy that came off second on the bike was about two minutes behind me.
By mile 2 he had closed the gap down to less than a minute. I just felt it was a matter of time.
Kept my pace around a 7:29 avg for the first 6 miles, and he surprisingly never passed me. At the turnaround I got a good look at what was developing behind me.
The guy in second hadn't lost ground but hadn't gained any either. Two guys in 3rd and 4th had me more concerned... they looked good, and knocking on #2's door.
From mile 6.5 to 7.5 I decided to open it up and hopefully send a message that I wasn't fading. I dropped to a 7MM and even dipped into the 6's for bit. That only lasted about a mile but when I finally dared look back at around mile 9, I couldn't even see anybody.
I was starting to kinda lose it so I slowed down to about an 8MM and just kept glancing back to make sure I was never at risk. The remaining 4 miles I ran between a 7:40 & 8 MM on my way to my first-ever 1st overall finish at that distance.
As it turned out, the two guys in 3rd and 4th passed the guy in 2nd.

Post race
Event comments:

The race has a very small local feel. I think it could be a very good race but the RD seems to skimp on things that give it a very cheap feel, which is okay if the entry fee is low but that's not the case here.
Each year he gets fewer and fewer entrants.




Last updated: 2013-07-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:26 | 2112 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/7
Overall: 1/58
Performance: Good
Suit: TYR Hurricane 5
Course: Two loops - Triangle course
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
02:14:51 | 51 miles | 22.69 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/7
Overall: 4/58
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: One loop around Bear Lake. County wouldn't allow an out-n-back, so the ride ended up at 51 miles instead of 56.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:51
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:39:26 | 13.1 miles | 07m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/7
Overall: 3/58
Performance: Good
Course: From the Lake toward Laketown, around the backside of Laketown out along a long road out to the turnaround.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]