Illinois Triathlon Championship - Sprint Course - Triathlon


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Crystal Lake, Illinois
United States
3 Disciplines Racing
72F / 22C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 11m 56s
Overall Rank = 8/149
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 1/8
Pre-race routine:

Same as always got there early hoping for a good spot on the rack. got the second spot in so not to bad. Advice if you are staying for the awards pay the 5 dollars and park in the lot.
Event warmup:

took a jog up the hill have to say i was feeling very slow at this time

Swim
  • 10m 37s
  • 500 meters
  • 02m 07s / 100 meters
Comments:

how I manage to get off course 3 time in 500 meters was a mystery to me was shooting for 9 min but the extra swimming killed me
What would you do differently?:

Sight a little better
Transition 1
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

pretty fast t1 missed my first attempt at the running mount but made the second

Bike
  • 33m 55s
  • 13 miles
  • 23.00 mile/hr
Comments:

great bike lost about a mile a hour being held up in a no passing zone
Transition 2
  • 00m 51s
Comments:

Felt great coming into t2 with only 5 bikes there. I knew it was going to be a good day
Run
  • 24m 55s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 59s  min/km
Comments:

A lot slower than I would have expected but the course was more of a trail run then a standard 5 k run
What would you do differently?:

might have been able to push the run a bit more
Post race
Event comments:

what am I supposed to do with a mason jar




Last updated: 2014-06-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:37 | 500 meters | 02m 07s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/8
Overall: 41/149
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: pretty much a big triangle
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:40
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:33:55 | 13 miles | 23.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/8
Overall: 3/149
Performance: Good
HR 145 most of the time
Wind: None
Course: Let a guy pass me than he promptly ran in the rider in front of me and they crashed glad I let him go
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:51
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:24:55 | 05 kms | 04m 59s  min/km
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/149
Performance:
HR 155
Course: generally ok some tough trail running and some big puddles to navigate and some hills you slowed to a walk on
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4