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Buffalo, Minnesota
United States
Buffalo Triathlon
80F / 27C
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 39m 1s
Overall Rank = 197/357
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 63/100

Pre-race routine:

Kelly and I got our packets the day before so that made it a little easier. We were up by 5:30 and on the road by 6:00. Had a PB sandwitch on the way and enjoyed the ride.

Event warmup:

Rode my bike for a few miles to make sure everything was cool with it. It was. Wanted to get in and pre-swim but didn't have time. This made me pretty nervous because I take awhile to warm-up. Hung out with my tri buddy Kelly and was happy to see she didn't have the nerves at all. Talked to Slammer, Becky, Birkie, and some other triathlete friends.

Swim

25m 26s
1500 meters
01m 42s / 100 meters

Comments:

This was a good swim once I got into it. I could really tell I didn't have a chance to warm-up. In my long sets at the pool I usually don't find my groove until about 1,000 meters. Came a little sooner today but would have liked a warm-up. Swam through 2 and sometimes 3 groups ahead of me. 1:37/100 makes me really happy. Darn this is a fast crowd, I was 125 person on the swim.

What would you do differently?:

Warm-up. But I am very happy anyway.

Transition 1

03m 29s

Comments:

This is my only major complaint of the day. I really am crappy at T1 and T2. I spent waaaaaay too long in both transitions.

What would you do differently?:

Hurry up:)

Bike

1h 12m 25s
24.85 miles
20.59 mile/hr

Comments:

I could have gone harder, but I think this was a great pace. Any harder and I really would have blown up on the run. Roads were mostly good with a few rough patches. Did start to get hungry towards the end but didn't want to eat my gu at that point.

What would you do differently?:

Try to eat earlier in the bike.

Transition 2

02m 41s

Comments:

Tick tock tick tock...come on move it all ready.

What would you do differently?:

meh.

Run

55m 2s
6.21 miles
08m 52s min/mile

Comments:

This was a tough run. It was getting pretty hot by run time and there isn't much shade once you get out of the park. As you get to about mile 2 you start this really long climb. Life started getting tough at that point. I was able to get through the hills and after making the turn around in the cemetary had a lot of down hill action. Was pretty overheated and thirsty at this point so barely managed a negative split on the run. Was very happy to see the finish line.

What would you do differently?:

I think I wussed out a little in the last 1.5 miles. I should have kept pushing but I ended up taking 2 walk breaks in that time. Need to work on the mental toughness. Still, my times are a vast improvement over last year.

Post race

Warm down:

Hit the finish line and started draining water bottles. I was HOT! Ran into Becky and her brother and waited for Kelly to finish. Kelly ended up knocking a HUGE chunk of time off last year.
Bonus!! Bridgit (freckleface) came back from Denver for a short trip and managed to wiggle into the race. Of course she podiumed and it was great hanging out for the awards with her and her boy toy Scott. KelLy (not wife) and her husband also came over and hung out for awhile. Really a nice day to be out.

Event comments:

I really did like this race a lot. I am absolutely pumped about my time. As with all my races I am training through them and was pretty worried how this would go on friday. My legs were completely dead 36 hours before the race and I figured it might be a struggle. One days rest really helped out and I couldn't be happier. I now have a 7 week lay-off before HOLT to strictly concentrate on IMMOO training.

Last updated: 2008-01-21 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:25:26 \| 1500 meters \| 01m 42s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/100
Overall:	125/357
Performance:	Good
Suit:	full sleave
Course:	Triangle shaped course. Very well marked. I really liked this course.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	65F / 18C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:	Good	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	03:29
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	No
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
01:12:25 \| 24.85 miles \| 20.59 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/100
Overall:	171/357
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	This was a fun ride. I just wanted to ride once with little or no wind. Finally got it. Very crowded on the bike ride while we were sharing with the sprint pack. Had to do a lot of passing and manuevering but still a very fun ride.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	02:41
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
00:55:02 \| 06.21 miles \| 08m 52s min/mile
Age Group:	0/100
Overall:	243/357
Performance:	Good
Course:	Out and back with some pretty heavy climbing once you get past the sprint turn-around.
Keeping cool	Below average	Drinking	Not enough

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

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mndiver

2008-06-01 5:02 PM

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