Batavia Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Batavia, Illinois
United States
Multisport Madness Triathlon Club
75F / 24C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 20m 35s
Overall Rank = 40/524
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/70
Pre-race routine:

Had to get up early for this one. Up by 3:40 to try and leave by 4:15. Got up and it was pouring. Looked up the radar to see if there was reason to not go and climb back in bed. Nope. Had a mini-clif bar and made my way around to finally leaving at 4:30. Made it to race site by 5:10. EZ parking and EZ getting chip and marked.
Event warmup:

None although I should add this to the routine. Got set up in nothing flat and took care of personal things. Note to self: keep spare roll of toilet paper in bag no matter what. Met up with other BTers (Dave, David and Jess) and got in line for the swim. Uneventful at best. Felt pretty relaxed. Just kept to myself mostly and really didn't over think it.
Swim
  • 06m 41s
  • 400 meters
  • 01m 40s / 100 meters
Comments:

Racers go off every 3 seconds. So you have this flow of people making their turns into the second loop and people entering the water to start. It gets crazy. I was molested big time. Last year I found a clearing but this year not so much. Too many people take to running along the shallow edge as well. It was crazy and I lost a lot of time in the water. I should have been able to get out in close to 6:00. Oh well.
What would you do differently?:

Cheat my finish time to get myself in the lower numbers to start toward the front. This would also get my toward the front side of the transition area.
Transition 1
  • 02m 15s
Comments:

I will never race another race without the shoes on the bike.No other reason for being this slow. I am giving up way too much time in transition.
What would you do differently?:

Read above.
Bike
  • 42m 33s
  • 14.7 miles
  • 20.73 mile/hr
Comments:

Road pretty hard. Was moving through the pack and only got passed right at the end. I could have stayed tucked in and let people pace me out but I felt like I was always charging. I felt pretty good about the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Get better to get my average speed up.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

Again with the shoes and bike thing. With the slick pavement this was making it even harder to run in the bike shoes. The Zoots (running flats) however make getting to the run so very easy. A smart investment.
What would you do differently?:

I will transition like a pro from now on.
Run
  • 27m 47s
  • 4.1 miles
  • 06m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

First mile in 6:22. Passed by one guy right away but moved up through the ranks all through the run (until some tool jumped me right at the line). Had some quad and side cramping just slightly come on into mile 2.5ish. Held back a little fearing the worst. I dialed down a bit so I could run through it but it cost me about 45 seconds or so as I figure according to the fall off in my pace. Also I have to get it into my head that this isn't a road race. I settled a little bit at the end knowing I couldn't catch the guys in front of me - dummy! There are dudes in your age group who started behind you in the swim who are catching you in virtual time out on the course. I need to compete against the clock and not the person in front of me.
What would you do differently?:

Going to practice over salting a little to see if that help me a bit. Try some endurolytes in addition to everything else. Gotta be a way around some of these issues.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk, walk and stretch and food.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I had the theme from Gilligan's Island stuck in my head and it tormented me the whole race. Damn you Sherwood Schwartz!

Event comments:

Felt ok. I'm headed in the right direction at least.




Last updated: 2008-03-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:41 | 400 meters | 01m 40s / 100meters
Age Group: 27/70
Overall: 193/524
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: 200 meter looped course in a zero depth quarry. You have to run between your first and second loop (in the shallows).
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:15
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:42:33 | 14.7 miles | 20.73 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/70
Overall: 55/524
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong
Course: Loop. Mostly flat with some rollers.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:21
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:27:47 | 04.1 miles | 06m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/70
Overall: 26/524
Performance: Good
Course: Flat and pretty fast course. Again another loop.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4