Lake Michigan Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Kenosha, Wisconsin
United States
Lake Geneva Extreme Sports
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 08m 29s
Overall Rank = 86/86
Age Group = 30 - 34
Age Group Rank = 18/18
Pre-race routine:

Hanging out. joking with other people. imforming its my first tri and that I know someone who died doing one of these
Event warmup:

big arm clap twice
Swim
  • 56m 2s
  • 880 yards
  • 06m 22s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

train for the swim.
Transition 1
  • 06m 6s
Comments:

I had problems getting my gloves on. put one on backwards. having trouble getting sand off foot.
What would you do differently?:

wash feet off with water
Bike
  • 1h 13m 14s
  • 15 miles
  • 12.29 mile/hr
Comments:

barely drank on the bike. Took my time and enjoy it since I was already so behind.

second slowest bike was 1:12:17
thrid slowest was 1:02:47

What would you do differently?:

maybe get a road bike and train for th biking part
Transition 2
  • 03m 6s
Comments:

did not rerack bike since it was higher than the bike rack. could not get garmin switched into running mode
What would you do differently?:

practice more with the garmin.
Run
  • 50m 2s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 16m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

right calf was very tight and sore. tried to sterched it out so just walked to avoid injury.
What would you do differently?:

I would use sports shield and prevent caffing
Post race
Warm down:

walk to bike and

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training on the bike and swim and had to prevent injury

Event comments:

first tri. really the next tris will see how this one went





Last updated: 2006-07-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:56:02 | 880 yards | 06m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/86
Performance: Bad
Suit: old fasion male swimming suit
Course: L shape swim. out and back.
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Good Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:06
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:13:14 | 15 miles | 12.29 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/86
Performance: Bad
avg heart rate 149 total cals 1062 cals total ascent 1116 ft each mile measurement lost due to new garmin
Wind: None
Course: 3 loops pretty nice. couple step hils early and down hill by the transition area.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 03:06
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:50:02 | 03.11 miles | 16m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/86
Performance: Bad
max heartrate 166. Avg was 140. burnt 776 cals. total acent 567 ft
Course: follow along some of the bike course
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3