Lake Geneva Triathlon - Half Iron Distance - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Fontana, Wisconsin
United States
Lake Geneva Extreme Sports
77F / 25C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 56m 45s
Overall Rank = 58/128
Age Group = F18-24
Age Group Rank = 1/2
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4am, one cup of coffee, cereal, powerbar.
Event warmup:

Got to transition at 5am. Got water, set up and got in the water for 5 minutes.
Swim
  • 40m 10s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 54s / 100 yards
Comments:

Large wave so the spreading process was longer than usual. When we converged with the olympic waves, there was some contact that slowed me down
What would you do differently?:

Average swim for me
Transition 1
  • 03m 19s
Comments:

I didn't care about the T times so I took my time and that's why it's long.
Bike
  • 3h 02m 22s
  • 56 miles
  • 18.42 mile/hr
Comments:

Tried to hold back some here, I usually average 20-21 mph in races but this was my first HIM so I didn't want to go all out and be dead for the run. This was a comfortable ride.
What would you do differently?:

Now I know what a half is all about!
Transition 2
  • 02m 52s
Comments:

Again, didn't care about time. Although I started running out, almost to the mat and realized I didn't bring my gels. Oops!! Ran back and got them.
Run
  • 2h 08m 4s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

I did stop and walk 6 times or so- didn't want to kill my legs trying to run up a huge hill! I'm proud of the time- first year distance running for me so this was good!
Post race
Warm down:

Water, stretched, and ate lunch with Mom.

My friends (2 did the sprint and 2 were visiting) stayed and watched me finish! They were the "college" (we are all graduated now) kids right before the turn to start the base of the hill. They had Old style waiting for me at the finish!

Event comments:

I think the HIM bike course was better marked than last year. The T area is still a mess though.

1/2 AG
9/31 FEMALE
58/128 OVERALL




Last updated: 2009-03-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:40:10 | 2112 yards | 01m 54s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/2
Overall: 0/128
Performance: Average
Suit: Sailfish Attack, full
Course: Out and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 66F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:19
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:02:22 | 56 miles | 18.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/2
Overall: 0/128
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Some hills, some roads were bumpy, but pretty average for the area.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:52
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:08:04 | 13.1 miles | 09m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/2
Overall: 0/128
Performance: Good
Course: HILLY, everyone knows about the killer hill. We get it x2. Plus some other steeper inclines in the course as well (twice)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3