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Brewhouse Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Duluth, MN
United States
http://www.brewhouse.net/events/
79F / 26C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 23m 47s
Overall Rank = 253/332
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Friday night - nervous, little sleep, fighting cold. Saturday night - hot bath, tea, massage, warm milk - slept pretty well. Morning - Clif bar and Emergen-C. Got to the race at about 6:45 for body marking. Set up transition station.

Event warmup:

Walked around. Did some ashtanga yoga to get warmed up and stretched out. Clif shot and more Emergen-C right before the swim.

Swim

13m 5s
528 yards
02m 29s / 100 yards

Comments:

now that i see the race results, i'm even happier with my swim. woo hoo! guess the coaching paid off.

What would you do differently?:

Still could have pushed harder and gone faster and been more agressive, but I was a bit timid since this was my first race.

Transition 1

03m 20s

Comments:

My T was slooooow.

What would you do differently?:

Consider running in suit. Set stuff out in order of what will go on first. I had practiced the transition, but I was pretty pokey when I practiced. Could really speed this one up.

Bike

36m 5s
10.3 miles
17.13 mile/hr

Comments:

My time was better than I thought. Could have been faster (19 mph would have been better). Felt really good on the bike. Was passed by a few people right at the start, then passed a ton of people on the rest of the ride. Made me feel more confident since I knew I wouldn't be dead last. Also, since my dad did the bike portion on a team 15 years ago, it was nice to be thinking of him during the ride. He was at the finish line to cheer for me!

What would you do differently?:

Again, could have pushed harder than I did.

Transition 2

Comments:

Again, slooow. Need to practice more to get good at doing all of this stuff with some speed!

Run

28m 16s
2.5 miles
11m 19s min/mile

Comments:

Was getting hot by the time I started the run. Could have had more to drink. Running is not my strong suit.

What would you do differently?:

Um, run every day until my next race? Ugh...I knew my running needs work but now I really know it needs MAJOR work. Would also stretch during T2. I was tight, so I had to stop and stretch about a 1/2 mile into the run. Lost some time there.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around. Had half a banana, some water. Kissed my husband and my kids!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

This was my first race, so I wasn't sure how much I should hold back in order to not bonk on the run. Could have pushed harder. More sleep would have been good. Also, we were at an out of town wedding last weekend, so my life has been hectic. If things had been more calm in general, I probably could have done a bit better.

Event comments:

Its my first race, but I think it is a good one. It is so pretty in northern Minnesota.

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Last updated: 2004-04-06 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:13:05 \| 528 yards \| 02m 29s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/332
Performance:	Good
Not sure of my exact time. Still waiting for the complete race results. By my watch, the swim was about 13 mins.
Suit:	speedo - no wet suit
Course:	In at the beach, around two balloons, out at boat launch (race had carpets downat boat launch, so feet stayed clean).
Start type:	Wade	Plus:
Water temp:	70F / 21C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	03:20
Performance:	Bad
Cap removal:	Bad	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
00:36:05 \| 10.3 miles \| 17.13 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/332
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	03:00
Overall:	Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Below average
Jumping off bike		Bad
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Bad
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:28:16 \| 02.5 miles \| 11m 19s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	305/332
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Out and back. Slight uphill on the way out, slight downhill on the way back.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
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:
Race evaluation [1-5]	4