Subaru US Women's Triathlon Series - Naperville - TriathlonSprint


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Naperville, Illinois
United States
US Women's Triathlon Series
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 03m 21s
Overall Rank = 1643/1920
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2043/269
Pre-race routine:

I have achilles tendonitis that has been getting steadily worse for the last couple of weeks, so Advil was my friend in the morning. I drank lots of water, some gatorade, and tried not to throw up from nervousness.
Event warmup:

Literally 1 minute before the race was supposed to start, Huge black clouds blew in with lightening, thunder, and rain. My family and I walked about half a mile to a cafe to wait out the storm and then walked back. That and some stretching was pretty much my whole warm up.
Swim
  • 15m 1s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m / 100 meters
Comments:

I did pretty well for my very first race swim. It took about 150 meters for me to figure out the rhythm of swimming with so many other people around, and rounding the first buoy was a learning experience. But I was proud of myself because I'm not that great a swimmer, and I didn't get passed in the water by anyone in the next wave (which started 4 minutes after my wave).
Transition 1
  • 06m 15s
Comments:

Everything in the transition area was soaked because of the storms before the race started, so it took a bit longer to get my socks and shoes on, but all in all, I was pretty happy with the transition
Bike
  • 1h 01m 29s
  • 13.8 miles
  • 13.47 mile/hr
Comments:

I discovered that drinking gatorade during the race upset my stomach. Luckily I had bottles of just water also.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more water.
Transition 2
  • 02m 39s
Comments:

Not too bad.
Run
  • 37m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 12m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

My achilles tendon was killing my whenever I ran. Shooting pains from the ankle into the calf. So I walked all except maybe half a mile. I walk fast, but I was still really disappointed that I couldn't run more.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking and stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My achilles tendon.

Event comments:

The weather delayed the start of the race, which threw off the schedule, but everything was well run and the volunteers were fabulous.




Last updated: 2008-03-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:01 | 750 meters | 02m / 100meters
Age Group: 0/269
Overall: 0/1920
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Out and back serpentine course.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 06:15
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:01:29 | 13.8 miles | 13.47 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/269
Overall: 0/1920
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course:
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:39
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:37:58 | 03.11 miles | 12m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/269
Overall: 0/1920
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 5