Silver Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Portage, Wisconsin
United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 32m 23s
Overall Rank = 131/319
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 11/59
Pre-race routine:

Got up about 6:00a.m. ate my normal breakfast, gathered my transition bag and headed to Portage, which is only about 15 min away. Normally I am traveling hours for a race. Meet up with some new BT'ers Suzy (ssminnow) Tracy and Jason. Very cool people!!
Event warmup:

Got my wetsuit on and swam out to the first buoy and back. Felt great.
Swim
  • 08m 2s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

Extremely happy with this swim. This was my fastest swim to date for a sprint. Everything went perfect.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 01m 52s
Comments:

My transitions times have been very slow lately, so I tried to pick up the pace a bit and I was happy I came in under 2 min. Wetsuit came off great.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 50m 17s
  • 16 miles
  • 19.09 mile/hr
Comments:

Great course. A few slight up hill climbs nothing major. Stayed in big ring the whole ride. Again, my biking has been very strong this season, so I am very happy with this ride! I rode with one bottle of perp and about mile 3 took a drink and went to put it back in the cage....missed the cage entirely and watched it roll down the hill..Uggggg. So no real nutrition on the bike except water in my aero bottle.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

Very happy with this transition time. Helmet came off, running shoes went on and I didn't mess with putting my running hat on until I left T2, hence the better time.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 31m 8s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Not happy with this run at all. Probably my slowest run to date for a sprint. Not even sure what was wrong. I actually thought I was running faster. I have to work on this. My run times have been getting slower. I always go 9's but 10's...this is ridiculous!!
What would you do differently?:

Run more!!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around..talked to friends I haven't seen in awhile. Ate some great post-race food and headed back to my car.

Event comments:

Another great race in Portage. They seem to be very well organized and will definitely do this one again. So close to home anyway!! Great meeting some new BTers and had a blast.




Last updated: 2008-08-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:02 | 437 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/59
Overall: 0/319
Performance: Good
Suit: Full Xterra wetsuit
Course:
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:52
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:50:17 | 16 miles | 19.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/59
Overall: 0/319
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Nice course...a few uphill climbs, but never came out of the big chain.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:06
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:31:08 | 03.1 miles | 10m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/59
Overall: 0/319
Performance: Below average
Course: A little hilly in the beginning then out and back on the airport landing strip. Then one last big hill coming back into the finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4