Riverlands Rush Biathlon - Biathlon (run/bike)


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West Alton, Missouri
United States
Big Shark
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 08m 42s
Overall Rank = 61/70
Age Group = F50-59
Age Group Rank = 2/4
Pre-race routine:

Normal stuff - making sure I had everything I needed.
Event warmup:

Just the back and forth between my car and transition.
Run
  • 44m 51s
  • 4 miles
  • 11m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

I knew this run might be a challenge. My left ankle/calf have been giving me a lot of trouble this past week. First mile was on the roads, wasn't too bad, then we moved to the trails - some gravel, some wood chip. I love running trails but it's not so good when you have a bad ankle. Walked a little more than I wanted to here and it got a little warm in the woods without the breeze back there. I actually felt better once we got back on the road and headed back to transition. I was hoping to do this run in under 45 minutes and made that so all in all, not too bad.
What would you do differently?:

Not injure myself the week before the race!
Transition 1
  • 02m 51s
Comments:

Slow - included a stop at the porta-potty.
Bike
  • 1h 21m 1s
  • 20 miles
  • 14.81 mile/hr
Comments:

I guess the time I've been spending on the trainer is paying off. This went pretty well. I passed several people and managed to make up some time that I had lost on the run. One thing the trainer doesn't do though is prepare you for the wind. One of the things about the course being in a flood plain - it's nice and flat for the most part but the winds can be brutal. We had some pretty strong headwinds on parts of the course but that also meant some pretty good tailwinds on other parts. My average speed was about what I expected so I'm happy with the results.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing special - just packing up and heading home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

bad ankle

Event comments:

I really enjoyed this race and I hope they bring it back next year.




Last updated: 2014-06-15 12:00 AM
Running
00:44:51 | 04 miles | 11m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 69/70
Performance: Below average
Course: Along the roads and trails of the bird sanctuary.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
T1
Time: 02:51
Overall: Average
Run with bike?
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
01:21:01 | 20 miles | 14.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/4
Overall: 54/70
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Long out and back plus a short out and back, both done 2x.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4