Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Capri Events
82F / 28C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 21m 1s
Overall Rank = 81/8700
Age Group = 25-30
Age Group Rank = 0/
Swim
  • 27m 2s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 39s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim Felt like forever...but was confident the whole way through. Friends walking the wall gave me a lot of support.
What would you do differently?:

I would have pulled harder and payed better attention to swim form. Got pretty sloppy both at the start and the last half.
Transition 1
  • 03m 3s
Comments:

Huge transition area...took more than a minute to find my bike in transition.
Bike
  • 1h 07m 35s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.06 mile/hr
Comments:

Lost my bottle, didn't fuel well. Held a little back on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 41m 8s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Nutritionally I was a mess because I wasn't able to get anything in, food or water on the bike...forgot to put stuff in transition and they closed it before I remembered.
What would you do differently?:

Proper hydration and nutrition during bike portion.
Post race
Event comments:

Loved the race, was a lot of fun, beautiful course. Lots of excitment in Chicago...road was just really rough in spots...lost a water bottle and feared a little for my wheels!




Last updated: 2008-08-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:02 | 1640 yards | 01m 39s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/8700
Performance: Good
Suit: ORCA Speed Suit
Course: Lake Michigan Bay - Chicago Yatch Club
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:07:35 | 24.85 miles | 22.06 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/8700
Performance:
Wind: Strong
Course: Lake shore ave, out and back.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:41:08 | 06.21 miles | 06m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 43/8700
Performance: Below average
Course: Mostly Bike path out in the open...no shade.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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