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Midwest Mayhem Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

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Lawrence, Kansas
United States
Midwest Multisport Races
90F / 32C
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 26m 59s
Overall Rank = 9/132
Age Group = 30-34 Men
Age Group Rank = 1/16

Pre-race routine:

1 piece of bread, gatorade, water. . .

Event warmup:

Swim a little.

Swim

22m 48s
1640 yards
01m 23s / 100 yards

Comments:

Had a decent swim. I would rather it be a mass start than the wave starts, but oh well.

Transition 1

01m 8s

Comments:

Actually had a decent transition. . finally.

Bike

1h 08m 5s
24.85 miles
21.90 mile/hr

Comments:

I went into this race just wanting to hammer the bike. . . It was painful, but was happy with my overall time and effort.

Transition 2

01m 3s

Comments:

Another good transition. . this is not normal.

Run

53m 58s
6.21 miles
08m 41s min/mile

Comments:

I knew this was going to be brutal and I was right. I need to work on the run. .for some reason I think a lot of this is mental. I need to toughen up a bit and deal with the pain.

Post race

Warm down:

Water, Gatorade, Pepsi, Grapes, Half Banana.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat and not enough speed work on the run.

Last updated: 2008-07-20 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:22:48 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 23s / 100yards
Age Group:	1/16
Overall:	3/132
Performance:	Good
Suit:	None
Course:	1 loop course. . pretty straight forward. not enough buoys though.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	82F / 28C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:
Waves:	Good	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:08
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
01:08:05 \| 24.85 miles \| 21.90 mile/hr
Age Group:	1/16
Overall:	2/132
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Strong with gusts
Course:	Hilly course. . long hills. . up and down. . .
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:03
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:53:58 \| 06.21 miles \| 08m 41s min/mile
Age Group:	7/16
Overall:	37/132
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Hilly, Hot and Humid. Around the lake which consisted of some trail running. I thought it was a tough course.
Keeping cool	Bad	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	No
Lots of volunteers?	No
Plenty of drinks?	No
Post race activities:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3