YMCA Hoot Lake Triathlon - Triathlon


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Fergus Falls, Minnesota
United States
Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA
71F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 33m 22s
Overall Rank = 60/129
Age Group = 50-59m
Age Group Rank = 5/15
Pre-race routine:

Got set up early in transition area. Went through stuff several times.
Event warmup:

Nothing really. This was a mistake.
Swim
  • 08m 23s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim actually went well. I indicated good for overall, as it was good for me. Lake was calm, which helped.
What would you do differently?:

Warm up swimming. Did not do that for some reason. I did not want to be walking around too long in wetsuit as it was fairly humid. Should have warmed up without it.
Transition 1
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

Had trouble getting into the pedals. I had shoes on, instead of having them in the pedals. Getting clipped in was a little comical and cost me about 5-10 seconds getting up to speed. Also, getting wetsuit down to ankles went fine, but always sort of a struggle at that point.
What would you do differently?:

Practice getting into pedals more. It is harder after coming out of the swim, because if you are even slightly dizzy from swim, it makes a difference getting into the pedals.
I think I was happy with T1 overall as I cut 34 seconds off from last year. In 2015, I could not get the wetsuit off ankles, even with suit juice applied beforehand.
Bike
  • 50m 18s
  • 15.7 miles
  • 18.73 mile/hr
Comments:

I could have pushed more on bike but wanted to save some for run. In 2015, I went hard on bike, and bonked hard on run.
What would you do differently?:

Train more on the bike to eliminate running out of gas on run.
Transition 2
  • 00m 47s
Comments:

T2 usually goes well for me, since I am not fighting the wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 32m 7s
  • 3.3 miles
  • 09m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

I have still not found the magic formula to run off the bike. I feel I need to put more time in on bike. Normal run pace for a 5K is 8:40. Pace for this race was 9:44. I practice Bricks too.
What would you do differently?:

Continue to practice more on bike, longer rides.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walked around for about 15 minutes, hydrated, ate some food.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The run, but I feel connected to training on the bike. Also, and I feel this is important, I did not sleep well at all the night before!

Event comments:

This is a well run race. I can't say it is the "best", as there are other well run races too. But, I think they do a real good job running this event! It is a Sprint triathlon, but there are some "nuances" to it that really test you. As mentioned, the hill coming out of T1 and T2 really just messes with you. There is no other way to put it. Also, they had a lot of porta potties! This is appreciated by a lot of people!!




Last updated: 2016-08-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:23 | 440 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/15
Overall: 33/129
Performance: Good
none
Suit: yes
Course: straight out, and straight back
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:48
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:50:18 | 15.7 miles | 18.73 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/15
Overall: 43/129
Performance: Average
none
Wind: Some
Course: Dry pavement. Some longer but not real steep inclines. Only hard hill is on north side of bike course at approx. 7 miles into the course. It is just after you cross the Ottertail river. I will say that the hill coming out of both T1 and T2 is really not fun at all. Winds were SSE at 6-7 mph. This only impacted last 6 miles of bike.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 88
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:47
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:07 | 03.3 miles | 09m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/15
Overall: 79/129
Performance: Below average
None, but I can say HR was within probably 5% of max.
Course: Mostly flat, but some deceptive inclines. Again, coming out of T2 the hill for the first .25 mile really takes it out of you. After first .25 mile, decent for about 1.5 miles. Last .55 of race is slightly uphill. The nice thing is you get to go back down that .25 incline right at the end to the finish line!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2%
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 3