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Lake In The Hills, Illinois
United States
Village Of Lake In The Hills
66F / 19C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 45m
Overall Rank = 86/272
Age Group = 36
Age Group Rank = 5/13
Pre-race routine:

Good breakfast before heading to the body marking at 5:00AM
Event warmup:

none... just stretching....I did not want to do this swimming, very hard to get the motivation...
Swim
  • 40h 00m
  • 880 yards
  • 4h 32m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

Difficulties swimming free style!!!!!!! Had to swim breath stroke a lot... embarassing!!
Lost my chip in the last 200-300 mt
What would you do differently?:

hu... swim better and secure my chip around my ankle better
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

not sure of exact time but seems ok
What would you do differently?:

keep my shoes dry in the bag before the race & take an extra pair of dry socks!!!
Bike
  • 46h 00m
  • 15 miles
  • 0.33 mile/hr
Comments:

nice to have trained on this course the last few months
What would you do differently?:

not sure... train more often in the rain!
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

not much here...easy transition
Run
  • 32h 00m
  • 4 miles
  • 8h 00m  min/mile
Comments:

1st mile was hard, but got better and betetr and could have kept going - no need to drink, wasn't hot.
What would you do differently?:

train more Bike/run to get those legs ready...
Post race
Warm down:

stretch & jogging




Last updated: 2008-06-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
40:00:00 | 880 yards | 4h 32m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/272
Performance: Below average
Lost my chip in the water!!!!!!!!! Kept track of my time on my watch
Suit: no
Course: Dirty but warm water. Bad swim
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
46:00:00 | 15 miles | 0.33 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/272
Performance: Average
not sure of exact time... no chip!
Wind: Some
Course: Rain, some wind, but good overall
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: ok
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
32:00:00 | 04 miles | 8h 00m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/272
Performance: Good
no chip!!! thankfully I kept track of my time on my watch
Course: a couple of hills, not bad though. Easy run, rain had stopped, friendly people
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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