Manitou Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Ramsey County Beach, White Bear Lake, MN, Minnesota
United States
Midwest Events
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 11s
Overall Rank = 281/510
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 36/62
Pre-race routine:

Got to the site early. After I had everything set-up I walked around for awhile and met some people I knew. Sprayed down with sunscreen with deet to prevent the lake itch thing they were talking about.
Event warmup:

Locked out of transition 65 minutes before I could start. Didn't want to be in water too much because of the reported nasty bugs. Did a few 100 yeards of swimming, thats about it.
Swim
  • 22m 13s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

This swim was not even close to .5 miles. Looking at some of the elites times I would guess it was at least .75 miles. Nice swim though, just got a little demoralized when I saw my swim at the turn-around point. Negative thinking started to pop into head and I lost a little momentum. Hurt pretty bad pulling for most of the swim on my right side. Lingering bike crash injury. Scabs on elbows and knees pulled like crazy.
What would you do differently?:

Don't look at watch. Focus on task at hand.
Transition 1
  • 02m 21s
Comments:

Really rehearsed spot in T1. Went well
What would you do differently?:

Just work on speed
Bike
  • 41m 30s
  • 13.4 miles
  • 19.37 mile/hr
Comments:

I just could not get going on the first half of bike. Very slow swim time got my head out of race. By 2nd half I started pushing and felt much better. Finished with way too much energy.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder, quit getting worked up about things out of control
Transition 2
  • 01m 43s
Comments:

Good transition. I've made significant improvements from last year in transition.
Run
  • 27m 25s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

The day had started to heat up pretty well by now. Course was pretty well shaded. My leg has been "locking up" all week for some reason and I really felt it in the run. Basically felt like my entire quad was going to cramp up from about mile 1 on. Once again, had way too much energy left over in the end.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and got some food. Met up with Birkierunner and Leapdog. Very nice to talk to both of them.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I was kind of being a baby.

Event comments:

I probably would not do this race again. Volunteers were great and post race activities were great.




Last updated: 2007-01-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:13 | 880 yards | 02m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 3539/62
Overall: 25/510
Performance: Below average
Suit: Neosport
Course: Out and Back
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 69F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:21
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:41:30 | 13.4 miles | 19.37 mile/hr
Age Group: 37/62
Overall: 62/510
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Very nice bike course. Good mix of gently rolling hills and straight aways
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:43
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:25 | 03.1 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 50/62
Overall: 62/510
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat course, got very hot by 10:00
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 2