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Batavia, Illinois
United States
Multisport Madness Triathlon Club
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 23m 48s
Overall Rank = 89/487
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 2/23
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3 am. Ate two bowls of frosted mini wheats. Packed up my car, picked up the girlfriend, and was on the rode by 4:05 am
Event warmup:

Some light stretching and arm swings
Swim
  • 05m 6s
  • 437 yards
  • 01m 10s / 100 yards
Comments:

Water was freezing cold. I hit the water and started to hyper-ventilate for the first 50 or so yards. Once my body adjusted, It was actually a good swi
What would you do differently?:

I need to invest in two things, a tri suit or tops and pants and a wetsuit. Wetsuit is budgeted for next year.
Transition 1
  • 03m 27s
Comments:

Well considering that I had just invested in new pedal and shoes three weeks ago and the past week I worked out once, I was happy with the transistion.
What would you do differently?:

Invest in tri shoes that have the one strap only, so I can just slip them on when I get on my bike. Those are budgeted for next year.
Bike
  • 44m 25s
  • 14.7 miles
  • 19.86 mile/hr
Comments:

Well, It was an alright ride.
What would you do differently?:

Need to spend a great deal more training time here.
Transition 2
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

I almost toppled over when I tried to get my foot over. It was close but I made it.
What would you do differently?:

I have the quick elastic laces, now I just need to install them and use them.
Run
  • 29m 4s
  • 4.1 miles
  • 07m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Great run. I felt good and even had enough to push the last mile.
What would you do differently?:

I should have worked the middle 2 miles a little harder. I relaxed a bit too much there.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk, grab water and bagels and banana. Get a massage. Have a free beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My weakness was the change in my job. I worked out once that whole week. I was planning on tapering but not like that.

Event comments:

Raffle prizes are great. If you stay you get more. Instead of trophies for the age group winners you get gift certificates for $25 to different places. If you don't claim it that instance, it gets raffled off at the end, so I always end up with 2 gc




Last updated: 2009-02-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:06 | 437 yards | 01m 10s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/23
Overall: 27/487
Performance: Good
Suit: Speedo Fastskin
Course: Twice around an island in a sand bottom quarry pool
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:27
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:44:25 | 14.7 miles | 19.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/23
Overall: 144/487
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back around some nice country roads. Did get a little bumpy along some stretches.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:29:04 | 04.1 miles | 07m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/23
Overall: 75/487
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back, can see the whole course the entire time.
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4