Hawk Island Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lansing, Michigan
United States
50'sF / 0C
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 15s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40/44
Age Group Rank = 31/34
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and got the wife and daughter going. Paced around the house trying to think of anything I am forgetting. Chenaged my normal breakfast of oatmeal, ground flaxseed and Cin, to peanut butter and bread. This turned out later to be my first mistake of the day.
Event warmup:

Nothing, tried to watch everyone else and learn
Swim
  • 14m 23s
  • 437 meters
  • 03m 17s / 100 meters
Comments:

Well I think the time says it all. Conversation in the truck on the ride home.
Wife: Joe when was the last time you really swam, not fell off the tube or rope swing and swam back to the boat?
Me: Well I swam everynight before.
Wife: We have been together 20 years and I dont recall you swimming.
Me: I was in San Diego, before I went to the far east, So 1985....
What would you do differently?:

Not wait 23 years between swimming. Learn how to free style all over. I did almost the entire distance breast stroke.
Transition 1
  • 03m
What would you do differently?:

Not sure, spend less time drying feet, run faster
Bike
  • 39m 18s
  • 9.94 miles
  • 15.18 mile/hr
Comments:

The pre-race for the newbies, the man said remember save some legs for the run after the bike leg. So I rode a nice pace. No problems on the little hill crossing the X-way
What would you do differently?:

Pedal faster and worry about the run afterwards.
Transition 2
  • 01m 30s
What would you do differently?:

Just gain more experiance
Run
  • 37m 5s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 11m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

This is when the breakfast hit me. I was running, er trying to run and hold my but together. I felt like my insides was going to explode.
What would you do differently?:

The very first thing is to learn a better breakfast routine. I have already started running longer distances
Post race
Warm down:

Sprint to the mens room :(
Drove home trying to find food on the way

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Well lack of training,
Inexperiance
Sucking A*& on the swim


Event comments:

I had no clue how this would go. I did not really think I was ready, but was not going to back out. I am now riding farther and faster and running more. I still am lacking on the swimming.




Last updated: 2008-05-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:23 | 437 meters | 03m 17s / 100meters
Age Group: 34/34
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Suit: Nothing but skin
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:18 | 9.94 miles | 15.18 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Easy course
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:30
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:37:05 | 03.11 miles | 11m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Great IMHO, ran it in May alot faster
Keeping cool Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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