Silver Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Portage, Wisconsin
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 28m 34s
Overall Rank = 317/321
Age Group = Male 20-29
Age Group Rank = 29/29
Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 5:30 and left the house by 6. Should have got to the event alot sooner than I did. I totally was not ready. I had no plan/clue of how to find Tracy with my bike, and luckily found her. By the time I got there, there was hardly any place to set up the bike. I figured I would get there and get everything figured out, and watch a couple of waves go out....HELL no. Race started at 8am, and I went out at 8:04am.

Met AmyJo, and Tracy from BT :)
Event warmup:

After registration and finding my bike, I had maybe 15 minutes before my wave went off. I got in the water and got acclimated to the brrness of the water.
Swim
  • 10m 38s
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 26s / 100 yards
Comments:

I KICKED SOME SERIOUS ASS ON THE SWIM. Well, no, not really, but....yeah...I kinda did. It has been nearly a dozen years since I have swam in a lake, and I think I did a great job. I did breaststroke most of the time, just to get done. I only stopped swimming 2-3 times the entire time. It took me a bit to slow down, and round the bouy, but I did alright. I got out of the water, and there were people behind me!!
What would you do differently?:

I could have thrown in some freestyle, and been a little more agressive...but I was not racing, I just wanted to finish :)

My swim goal was 15 minutes, so to finish in 10:38 was amazing.
Transition 1
  • 02m 26s
Comments:

I'm not a fancy triathlete, so I biked in my swimshorts....bad idea. For reasons that....shouldn't be shared. It cut down on my T1 time, but I should try something different next year.
What would you do differently?:

Dry off a little more thoroughly.
Bike
  • 1h 22m 47s
  • 16 miles
  • 11.60 mile/hr
Comments:

I thought I did pretty good on the bike portion. I have NEVER ridden 16 miles before, and that was probably a mistake. I should have ridden a couple 16 milers leading up to the race. My bike computer says I went 16.5 miles, and my average was up over 12 mph so I'm pretty happy with that. Looking at the results, and seeing that I only beat 3 people on the bike part kind of hurt my feelings. I have done over 400 miles this summer, I should have been faster.
What would you do differently?:

More longer rides. Get used to pushing myself more than 10 miles instead of throwing a sporadic 8-9 miles in here and there. Oh, I also made a major mistake. I didn't have a water bottle. I was kind of surprised that there wasn't a water stop on the bike portion because whitewater had 2-3. I even stopped at the ambulance and they told me they didn't have water...WTF.

My bike goal was 1:30, and I finished in 1:22:47...so another victory.
Transition 2
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

I don't even remember t2
Run
  • 51m 38s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 16m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

I really should have attempted to run a little more than I did. I walked the majority of it with the exception of about 25 feet. I think I was so happy that I beat the goals I had on the swim and the bike so I got complacent. I lollygagged through the airport until Jessie caught up to me and started talking with her. She made me walk a little faster, and when she started to run down the hill, I couldn't make myself run.
What would you do differently?:

More running attempts. In all honesty, I ran ONCE leading up to the race. I did a 5k in about 47 minutes 3 weeks ago...so to be at 51:38 after 16 miles of biking, I'm pretty happy with that.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed the post race meal....

a cold burger, cheetos, and coke? seriously? we are triathles here....maybe the elite people ate all the healthy stuff.



Event comments:

Was really surprised that there was no water station on the bike..but I'm told thats normal. Things seemed a little hectic pre-race but they always are.




Last updated: 2008-07-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:38 | 437 yards | 02m 26s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 254/321
Performance: Good
Suit: swimsuit
Course: Out to one marker, 90 degree turn to the right, across to another marker, and back in.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:26
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:22:47 | 16 miles | 11.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 318/321
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Course was mostly flat. I had my bike computer and was at about 7.9 miles wondering where the turnaround was....and then I saw the ONE hill. My legs felt like complete jello, so I got off and walked up the hill.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:06
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:51:38 | 03.1 miles | 16m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 316/321
Performance: Average
Course: Couple hills, half the run was on the airport runway grass.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3