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Bennet, CO, Colorado
United States
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 26m 58s
Overall Rank = 125/268
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 17/22
Pre-race routine:

Got there pretty early and so got a prime parking space right by the transition zone. Took my time getting things set up. Decided to delay any warm-up until after the pre-race meeting because at the last race I warmed up too early and then the race started late.
Event warmup:

After the meeting I ran one lap of the run course then stretched.
Run
  • 17m 52s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 07m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

As I was stretching before the start the thought just popped into my head that I felt really good so I decided to push it here. About 1/4 mile into the race the course moves onto a short stretch of double track dirt path. We were still bunched up at this point so there was a lot of jostling. Still I managed to pass several people here. Saw that my first mile split was 7:09. Second mile was only several seconds slower. I was pleased with this because I haven't been running a lot recently.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 01m 19s
Comments:

Still getting used to the Crank Bros. Quattro pedals and I'm still not good at getting clipped into them and I haven't had a chance to practice the shoes on the bike thing. This didn't really affect my T1 time since it occured after crossing the timing mats.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more?
Bike
  • 46m 58s
  • 15.5 miles
  • 19.80 mile/hr
Comments:

See comments about getting clipped in above.

I was doing pretty well on the way out even with a quartering headwind, passing more people than passed me. But then...

There should be choices of "awful" for Turns and Cornering because "bad" just doesn't cover it here. The course was out and back along a tow lane road with no shoulder. The turn around was at the bottom of a small hill. I slowed down in advance but about 1/2 way around I realzed that I was turning too wide. I tried to unclip but couldn't do it so I fell over.

This is only the second time ever that I have fallen because of not being able to unclip fast enough. Banged my left elbow pretty hard and scraped my hand a bit. Had a really hard time getting clipped back in. 3 or 4 people that I had passed earlier passed me while I was struggling with this.

Becuase my elbow was bruised right where I would normally have it resting on my aerobars I had to adjust my position a bit and so moved my left arm back a bit. This caused my left knee to bump against my elbow, so I also had to turn my left elbow out a little and try to keep my knee in a little. Kind of felt like I was playing Twister on my bike!

It took a bit to get settled mentally onc I was going again, especially with the altered position. I did manage to pass 3 people who had gone by me while I was getting back on my bike, and two of them looked kind of dosgruntled when I did, which was gratifying.

Slowed down and unclipped early coming into T2!!
What would you do differently?:

1) Get better with getting in and out of my pedals so I don't fall
2) I still need to work on mental and physical effort on the bike. I seem to get into a comfortable zone but never really feel like I'm pushing all that hard.
Transition 2
  • 01m 22s
Comments:

Did't try to push it here as I was still mentally/physically unsettled.
Run
  • 19m 10s
  • 2.6 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt better on the 2nd run in this race than I did on the 2nd run in the Barkin' Dog Du several weeks ago.

2 guys that I passed toward the end of the bike passed me in either T2 or early in this run, but I didn't let them get very far away and ended up passing them both by the end of the first lap.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, stretched, ate, drank.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

1)Incompetence with my pedals
2)Ability to push myself mentally/physically on the bike.

Event comments:

This is the second race in the Mile High Du series. It was much better organized than the first one back in May. It was kind of cool to have this race in a town that doesn't see a lot of this kind of activity (Bennett is a small farming town ~25 miles east of Denver).




Last updated: 2007-05-23 12:00 AM
Running
00:17:52 | 02.5 miles | 07m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 20/22
Overall: 133/268
Performance:
Course: 2 laps of residential streets. All flat.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 01:19
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Bad
Biking
00:46:58 | 15.5 miles | 19.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 19/22
Overall: 127/268
Performance: Below average
Wind: Headwind
Course: Out and back on two lane road. Rolling hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Bad Cornering: Bad
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:22
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:19:10 | 02.6 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/22
Overall: 109/268
Performance: Good
Course: Repeat of the first run. A bit longer since it started from the transition zone.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4