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Life Time Fitness Triathlon - Olympic - TriathlonOlympic

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Life Time Fitness
77F / 25C
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 48m 43s
Overall Rank = 455/1147
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 57/100

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4am. Had my usual scrambled eggs. Had stuff laid out the night before. Threw it in my T-bag and into the car. Picked up Jason at 5:20. Didn't feel like I had enough gels, so I stopped at Cub and picked up a few more. No issues with traffic up to Nokomis. I did go west on 62 and north on Portland to try and get a better parking spot, but should've just stayed on Cedar. Jason and I did the final tire pressure check and rode to Nokomis. Got to body marking at 5:50 and waited in line for about 20 min until we realized there were shorter lines...wasn't very cleary marked. By the time we got body-marked it was 6:10. Then came to find out we could have gone into transition without body-marking. Set up transition very quickly. Helped Jason get set up and headed over to meeting place. Met up with Mark, Scotty, Steve & Terry. Watched the pros start.

Event warmup:

Gel 15 min before start. Swam out about 150 yds (to the left of swim start) and back. Saw Steve (got2run) and wished him luck.

Swim

31m 53s
1640 yards
01m 56s / 100 yards

Comments:

Actually ran into water. Started swimming about 50 yds and felt like my right goggle was starting to leak, so I pushed it onto my eye HARD. That wasn't any better. I couldn't really see too well out of my right I because I had created a SERIOUS vacuum...enough to make my eye start watering.:) Sucked it up (literally) and just kept swimming. This was a staggered start (1 person starts every 3 seconds), so really weird dynamics. I was being wimpy and left a gap between me and the buoys so the upcoming 'fast' people could pass on my right and not have to run over me. I could have swum a little closer to the buoys and sucked it up, but didn't because off the chop. Didn't have too many incidents. The usual few unintentional bumps. One guy did swim over me diagonally. He was off-course and wanted to get closer to the buoys. I gave him the benefit of the doubt, because it was a little tough to sight. There were light green buoys to mark the course. There were light green swim caps out in the water. It was tough picking out the buoys from the caps. Had a good final 400 yards. Swam strong and swam all the way until my hands touched the bottom. As I was running up the beach, I unzipped the wetsuit and ripped off the swim cap. Someone yelled 'you lost your goggles!' Started thinking to myself 'is it worth it going back for $16 goggles?' The answer was yes. The person apologized cuz I came back for them. Not her fault!

What would you do differently?:

Have my goggles in place well before the start. Take goggles off before cap. :)

Transition 1

03m 20s

Comments:

Peed BEFORE getting to transition. Still can't pee in the water no matter how hard I try. No problem with helmet and shoes. Went sockless.

What would you do differently?:

Learn to pee in the water.

Bike

1h 18m 49s
24.85 miles
18.92 mile/hr

Comments:

Course felt tough for some reason. Kept it slow for 1st mile to get HR down. Just a little frustrated with a few cyclists. The usual: riding on the left at a slower pace. Riding up hills on the left at a slower pace before a left-handed turn. Had to slow down at a few of the corners because of this, because I did not want to pass on the right.

Lost my chain on the front chainring on one uphill shifting to small chainring. Tried to shift front and rear almost simultaneously. Got lucky and shifted back up to big chainring and it caught. That would have ticked me off if I had to jump off my bike.

PowerAde throughout ride (aerobottle). Gel at mile 20.

What would you do differently?:

More time in the saddle. Check shifting adjustment from big to small chainring. Not get frustrated with 'newbies.' We all start somewhere.

Transition 2

02m 16s

Comments:

Nothing big. Wished I had picked up some Yankz at the Expo.

What would you do differently?:

Buy some Yankz and get used to them before the triathlon.

Run

52m 26s
6.21 miles
08m 26s min/mile

Comments:

Kept it calm and relaxed the 1st loop. Gel at mile 3. Water on head and PowerAde at every aid station. Picked it up on miles 3 and 4. Slowed quite a bit for mile 5 (I think I just wanted to finish strong...photo op, you know). Picked it up slightly for last mile.

What would you do differently?:

Keep a more consistent pace thoughout the run. Wear socks. Had a few small blisters at the end of the run.

Post race

Warm down:

COULD NOT WALK. Quads cramped. I kept bending down to stretch them out. Could walk again after about 25 yds of walking. Talked to Jenn, Dianna and Megan. They did the sprint relay. They ended up taking 2nd place. Stayed and talked to Chris, Mark, Scotty, Steve & Terry for a while. Picked up a 2 cheeseburger meal at McDonald's.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing. More desire and more training.

Event comments:

Great race (B race for me). Constructive criticism: More organized body-marking. Body-marking locations not clearly marked. Some lines were as long as 100 people. Some lines had 5. Wished I had known we could enter transition area WITHOUT body-marking. Would have reduced my stress level. I would've come back to body-marking after transition set-up.

Overall, great course. Beautiful bike course, especially along and over the river. Will do again next year if I don't have to pay for the entry fee (sponsored this year). $125 - 150 is a bit much...:)

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Last updated: 2007-10-15 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:31:53 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 56s / 100yards
Age Group:	47/100
Overall:	100/1147
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Blue Seventy sleeveless
Course:	Rectangular - clockwise.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	76F / 24C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Good

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

Biking
01:18:49 \| 24.85 miles \| 18.92 mile/hr
Age Group:	70/100
Overall:	100/1147
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Some
Course:	Course felt hilly and somewhat windy today.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Below average	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	02:16
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Below average
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:52:26 \| 06.21 miles \| 08m 26s min/mile
Age Group:	53/100
Overall:	100/1147
Performance:	Average
Course:	2 loops around Nokomis.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

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?	No
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4