Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race - TriathlonOlympic


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Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
United States
JMC Partners
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 39m 25s
Overall Rank = 238/634
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 35/51
Pre-race routine:

Woke up. Showered, brushed my teeth, put in my contacts and got dressed.
Event warmup:

Waited for AmyJo. We drove to the place to wait for the shuttle. It picked us up. Fun. Ran into transition and set up my stuff. Got on my wetsuit and jumped into the water for a little pre-race swim.
Swim
  • 37m 55s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim. Calm waters. Good breathing. I don't like clockwise courses much because it's hard to site, but this wasn't so bad.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 03m 5s
Comments:

This took forever for some reason.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster
Bike
  • 1h 09m 58s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 21.31 mile/hr
Comments:

Good times. I had fun on the ride. Saw a wicked crash at about mile 20. A young lady decided for some unknown reason to swerve WAYYYY to the left and took out some dude who was FLYING! It looked quite painful.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Good times.
Transition 2
  • 02m 25s
Comments:

Not a bad T2.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 49m 8s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. Started overheating about mile 4 so I dialed it back a notch for a mile then ran again at 6. Slowed for water stations and actually drank some Gatorade since I wasn't poppin' Endurolytes.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Got a banana and water and medal and walked around talking to other BTers and some fellow DONKS! Talked to Crowny and his missus who gave me shit for wearing the super small tri shorts. It was either that or the onesie and I know I'm a dbag in the onesie, so it seems it's a no-win situation. :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Damn my short legs and long schlonger. It kept getting wrapped around and muckin' up the works. Such is life.

Event comments:

Good times. I'd recommend the race to anybody.

Oh and I owe Crowny and his wife BIG TIME for coming to the train station to get my ass when the train conductor was going to call secuirty and have me escorted out. Apparently they don't like it when people try to bribe them. So they weren't allowing bikes since it was air and water show weekend. So I tried to slip the dude a $20 to let me take on my bike. It didn't work like it does in the movies. He must not be from Chicago.

THANKS CROWNY!!! YOU'RE MY HEEEE-RO!




Last updated: 2008-08-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:55 | 1640 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 46/51
Overall: 461/634
Performance: Average
Suit: full sleeve wetsuit
Course: A clockwise triangle course. Second leg was straight into the sun. I just followed people because I couldn't see the buoys and STILL ended up way off course.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:05
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:09:58 | 24.85 miles | 21.31 mile/hr
Age Group: 276/51
Overall: 34/634
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Nice tailwind for most of the course but coming back, uphill, on a shitty road of course the wind was in da face. Good ride though. My turns and cornering were spot on. I was gaining ground on everybody. Thanks to racer No. 2XX for pacing me. HOT!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:25
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:49:08 | 06.21 miles | 07m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 25/51
Overall: 192/634
Performance: Average
Course: Around the lake, up some roads and back then around the backside of the lake. Seemed long, but I'm sure it's just because I'm a pu&&y.
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? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4