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Hy-Vee Triathlon - 5150 U.S. Championship - TriathlonOlympic

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Des Moines, Iowa
United States
5150 Triathlon Series
76F / 24C
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 09m
Overall Rank = 687/992
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 59/81

Pre-race routine:

3:45 wake-up
bowl of cereal, Gatorade, Muscle milk, drive to Des Moines

Event warmup:

Forgot Sunglasses in car, ran 1/2 a mile to the car and back.@6AM

Swim

37m 8s
1640 yards
02m 16s / 100 yards

Comments:

Didn't start until After 8am, water was 83+ degrees on Sat, Sunday they found a spot under 78, so wetsuit legal. Mine was home in the closet. Cool breeze was blowing all morning. at 4am it was 55 degrees out. It was still a nice swim. Fighting a case of Anemia, so NOT drowning at the employer sponsored event was a real accomplishment for me. Fell on the sand getting out and had to get back in to get the sand off of me. The run to transition seemed really long.

What would you do differently?:

Bring my wetsuit -just in case!

Transition 1

04m 6s

Comments:

Transition seemed like a quarter of a mile!

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Bike

1h 22m
24.85 miles
18.18 mile/hr

Comments:

Pretty good ride, just need to train more on the bike with hills.

What would you do differently?:

change the band on my Garmin from the velcro quick release to a regular band.

Transition 2

04m 7s

Comments:

Transition still seemed like a 1/4 mile. Had to make a pit stop so that also slowed my time.

What would you do differently?:

quick lace shoes.

Run

1h 01m 42s
6.21 miles
09m 56s min/mile

Comments:

Only passed by 1 person in my age group.

What would you do differently?:

Train smarter over the summer, not get anemia, kidney stone, or strain some of the muscles.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around venue, ate 2 cookies, 2 bananas, bottle of water, and a gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Anemia.

Last updated: 2011-09-05 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:37:08 \| 1640 yards \| 02m 16s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/81
Overall:	776/992
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	none
Course:	Counter Clockwise
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Time Trial
Water temp:	76F / 24C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Average
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	04:06
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
01:22:00 \| 24.85 miles \| 18.18 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/81
Overall:	681/992
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Some with gusts
Course:	Some hills, some flats. Didn't seem too difficult. Had to stop when My Garmin fell off. But the skid and sideways slide to change directions looked like Starsky and Hutch on a bike! Felt really fast going down hill, but got passed by riders with Aero helmets going up hill. I think it was the talent rather that the helmet.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	04:07
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Average
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
01:01:42 \| 06.21 miles \| 09m 56s min/mile
Age Group:	0/81
Overall:	920/992
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Mostly flat until the last 1/2 mile, then a pretty good hill up to the capital. Mostly biking paths until we reached downtown. Pretty good course
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	2
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4