Subaru US Women's Triathlon Series - Naperville - TriathlonSprint


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Naperville, Illinois
United States
US Women's Triathlon Series
68F / 20C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 36m 59s
Overall Rank = 529/1604
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 80/262
Pre-race routine:

Listen to Franz Ferdinand "You're the Reason I'm Leaving", lay out transition, nothing fancy. I think I had a banana and some cereal with milk before leaving the house.
Event warmup:

stretch a little
Swim
  • 12m 58s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

I used the person who entered next to me as my "pace dog" and I kept up with her through the whole leg.
What would you do differently?:

Work on increasing endurance to swim more freestyle and less breaststroke, although the breaststroke is always useful for gaining bearings and seeing what's going on ahead.
Transition 1
  • 04m 6s
Bike
  • 45m 50s
  • 13.8 miles
  • 18.07 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Now I have a cadence computer, and will use that for race pacing. I can push myself harder in this leg, particularly if I increase the intensity of my bike training.
Transition 2
  • 03m 52s
Comments:

This one was hard because of the rain. I also took time to do some yoga stretches (downward dog) to make my calves less susceptible to bricks.
Run
  • 30m 14s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Much better than last year!
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch, stretch, stretch, drink Cytomak, eat banana.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not wanting to run out of energy during the run, so I didn't push myself on the bike as hard as I could have.

Event comments:

Great event, very friendly and organized.




Last updated: 2006-08-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:58 | 820 yards | 01m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/262
Overall: 0/1604
Performance: Average
Suit: Jam Tri Suit
Course: back and forth in Centennial Lake
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:06
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:45:50 | 13.8 miles | 18.07 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/262
Overall: 0/1604
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Two street loops
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:52
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:30:14 | 03.11 miles | 09m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/262
Overall: 0/1604
Performance: Good
Course: Flat road loop
Keeping cool Average 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