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Life Time Tri Chicago - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic

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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Life Time Fitness
Overcast

Total Time = 3h 17m 35s
Overall Rank = 1928/2943
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 264/361

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:45 to go set up my transition. Walked the ins/outs, went to swin in and swim out, checked out the finish line, and went back to the hotel for a nap before the race. Ate a Power Bar around 12:30AM, an apple with Almond Butter around 6:15. Drank water.

Event warmup:

walked from the hotel to swim start (0.75 mi)

Swim

45m 49s
1640 yards
02m 47s / 100 yards

Transition 1

03m 59s

Comments:

T1 felt good, hill to on-ramp from the start was tough but welcomed after the swim.

Bike

1h 15m 49s
24.85 miles
19.67 mile/hr

Comments:

Felt pretty good on the bike. Gatorade bottle needed to be watered down a little more. Filled the bottle with ice and then gatorade in the morning. Should try ice, 1/2 water, then gatorade in the future. Filled the other bottle with 1/2 scoop NOExplode and water. only drank about 1/4 of that bottle on the bike. I did eat 2 powerbar protein shots.

What would you do differently?:

really get cranking on the bike. find a challenging pace and then stay there, no breaks.

Transition 2

04m 48s

Comments:

put on socks, out to run

Run

1h 07m 9s
6.21 miles
10m 49s min/mile

Comments:

ran out of gas on the run, also started raining. need to practice some brick type workouts, also consider adding in an actual cliff bar for T2 as well as the (existing) gatorade.

Post race

Warm down:

Ate a hamburger patty, pickles, and some katsup and resolved my angry stomach issue. walked to transition to retrieve my bike, then back to the hotel for a shower and check out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Need to do a better job on nutrition for this long of a race.

Event comments:

Solid race, very well ran, good support and great vendors

Last updated: 2012-04-06 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:45:49 \| 1640 yards \| 02m 47s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/361
Overall:	2599/2943
Performance:	Average
Suit:	orca
Course:
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:
Water temp:	75F / 24C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:		Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	03:59
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
01:15:49 \| 24.85 miles \| 19.67 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/361
Overall:	827/2943
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Lakeshore drive, 2 loops and a giant bridge uphill at the very end.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	04:48
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Below average
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
01:07:09 \| 06.21 miles \| 10m 49s min/mile
Age Group:	0/361
Overall:	2132/2943
Performance:	Below average
Course:	cross country to start, then on to sidewalk/lake front path.
Keeping cool	Below average	Drinking	Not enough

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]	5