Lake Minnetonka Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Excelsior, Minnesota
United States
Tri Minnesota Triathlon Racing Series
68F / 20C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 18m 59s
Overall Rank = 61/457
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 12/37
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal, coffee, fruit salad, load car, drive to Excelsior. Set up transition area and ate a clif bar.
Event warmup:

short jog just enough to work up a sweat. Stretched a little. After the meeting, I swam maybe 75 yards in the water.
Swim
  • 10m 15s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 10s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt confident going into the swim. Tried to stay in front for the run-in, but had a few people close by. Few dolphin dives and got swimming. Opening pace felt pretty fast and I couldn't quite keep it up. More people were in front of me than I wanted, but I couldn't stay close enough to anyone to draft for more than a few moments. By about a third of the way through the swim, I slowed down a little more. I just didn't have the energy to push as hard as I thought I should. Rest of the swim was fine, just a little bit slower
What would you do differently?:

not have an injured back to keep me from training since April
Transition 1
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

No problems at all. Decent transition.
What would you do differently?:

Practice getting out of the suit and putting on helmet at the same time.
Bike
  • 44m 27s
  • 15 miles
  • 20.25 mile/hr
Comments:

It wasn't long into the bike leg that my body started complaining (back, neck, hams). I wasn't able to maintain a good race pace, either. So after a couple miles I decided that if I wanted to enjoy the race and not have my body suffering for the next several days that I would take it easier the rest of the race and not worry about my time. People passed me pretty regularly (15 people all together, maybe) so I cheered them on. With my back acting up, I was only in the aero bars about 1/3 of the time.

As I was approaching the turn-around, I saw a big mass of cyclists coming my way. I thought it was the wheeled barbarian hoard or something. Turned out to be the Flanders team. They made some space and we joked back and forth about drafting off of each other.
What would you do differently?:

See the swim comment
Transition 2
  • 01m 6s
Comments:

Was just having fun at this point. Took a few moments to get running shoes on bare feet, but was a pretty good T2 otherwise.
Run
  • 21m 7s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Knew I wasn't doing well standings-wise, so I just ran to run. Goofed around when my wife took a picture and then climbed a little grassy hill to go give her a kiss before running off.

Passed regularly, but I wasn't pushing myself at all. At the turn-around I was actually feeling alright since I hadn't pushed on the bike and I was able to pick up my pace a little. I actually wound up passing a couple guys who had passed me earlier on the bike. Finished up running a decent pace.
What would you do differently?:

See above
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

See above. Oh, and my pre-race nutrition was garbage. Family went to a pizza buffet. Didn't care since I knew I wasn't trained, so I ate rather poorly. I think that definitely made a difference.

Event comments:

Fine race. I liked the point to point swim. Run space was a little cramped and the transition area wasn't big enough so there were a fair number of bikes leaning against the orange fence. I'd consider doing this race again some time.




Last updated: 2009-03-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:15 | 880 yards | 01m 10s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/37
Overall: 17/457
Performance: Average
Swim course was not 880 yards. There's no way I swam 1:10 100s.
Suit: sleeveless wetsuit
Course: point to point swim.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:06
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:44:27 | 15 miles | 20.25 mile/hr
Age Group: 20/37
Overall: 146/457
Performance: Bad
bike computer said 14.75 miles (including transition area) and said 19.7 mph average
Wind: None
Course: Out and back with one small hill after another. Few flat portions at all.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:06
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:21:07 | 03 miles | 07m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/37
Overall: 58/457
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back along the lake on sidewalks and a crushed limestone trail
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4