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Chisago Lakes HIM - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

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Chisago Lakes, Minnesota
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny

Total Time = 5h 42m 43s
Overall Rank = 203/299
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 31/40

Pre-race routine:

My whole pre-race was pretty scattered. I had no business doing as well as I did in this race. Forgot ALL my bottles at home. We decided to camp for the 3 days of the weekend. Left my Infinit at home as well as my aerodrink. Pretty hard week of training going into this race. That was the plan anyway so I'm ok with the no taper.

Event warmup:

Swam about 100 yards and called it good enough. Talked to Johnnybee, Ben, Joe, Mike (Oipolloi) and his lovely wife. Missed seeing Becki. I'm sure there were others but it was really a fun time seeing everyone. Helped keep the nerves down. Heard the rumors of no toilet paper in the Biffs so I decided that wasn't going to happen.

Swim

35m 21s
1931 meters
01m 50s / 100 meters

Comments:

I really wish they would give age group ranks in the individual categories. When I got in from the swim I don't think any of the bikes were gone from my coral yet. Really felt good.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Very happy with swim. I was hoping for 36 minutes or less and I got it.

Transition 1

02m 21s

Comments:

This is what heppens when you get a GREAT transition spot. This was a fast transition for me. Not rushed. Maybe it was fast because I was all alone at the time and knew people were about to come crashing in on me.

Bike

2h 43m 20s
56 miles
20.57 mile/hr

Comments:

I wanted to keep my heart rate in Z1 to Z2 for this ride. I didn't. I'll need to work on this more. I really felt like I was riding easy the whole time. Problem was hr was in the mid 160's the whole time. Just couldn't keep it down without feeling like I was slacking. Nutrition could have been a major disaster here. I really wanted this race to be a dress rehearsal for MOO. When I realized I had forgot my aero bottle, other bottles, and most importantly my Infinit. I almost made the 3.5 hour round trip to get it. Local bike store didn't have an aero bottle to sell so I decided to go with bottles on my downtubes and Gatorade. After 1st few gulps of gatorade I knew I was done with it. Major gut pains within minutes. Now I remember why I quit using it. Some reason my body doesn't handle it well. Had to survive on water and 1.5 Cliff bars to get me through the next 50 miles. Normally I consume 400 cals an hour. I was going on 120. Could be a problem on the run.

What would you do differently?:

Remember everything. Try and slow the pace for longer distances. Just felt good though. Definetly taper if this was an A race.

Transition 2

00m 36s

Comments:

Are you kidding me? 36.8 second T2. I was literally 4 feet from run exit. Must admit that helped.

Run

2h 21m 2s
13.1 miles
10m 46s min/mile

Comments:

I knew I didn't leave enough in the tank for this run. I was just making little promises all the way to myself. Run the first mile, run the 1st 5k, make it to the next water stop, etc. I made the first 6 miles in 60 minutes. After that I was hurting. Could tell my stomache was empty and my legs were freaking out on me from lack of sodium and nutrition in general. Popped the 2 salt pills I had and just promised myself I would walk the uphills. Tore through the blister from last weeks race when feet got soaked. At mile 11 I did some calculations in my head and realized I could walk it in and still make my best case scenerio time. That sealed it. Didn't want to cripple myself up for the next week just to save 10 minutes. Mental weakness? Maybe. But I am happy to be walking comfortably today and knowing I could work-out today if I wanted.

What would you do differently?:

Nutrition!!!!!

Post race

Warm down:

Came into the park and had so many friends and family cheering me on. I just wanted to keep walking the last 400 yards or so but the option was taken away by my ever supporting wife. She highly encouraged me to finish strong and that was what I did. Hung out with family and friends. Tried to eat but just couldn't do it. Finally got some ice cream to go down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nutrition.

Event comments:

For as many people as do the race I think they do a good job. I think they had over 1,600 people including the sprint and half. Was a little dissapointd they didn't have me in the Clydesdale category I had registered under. Would have taken home the 3rd place trophy. Was sad to see a lot of drafting going on in the bike. At one point I had a group basically go by me in a pelaton. Unfortunately I knew several in the group (No BT'ers) and know they were not as fast as they were in the group. Blatent cheating in my opinion. Could see them for quite a ways and they hung together and were 2 and 3 people wide the whole time I saw them. This bothered me more than it should have I guess.

Last updated: 2007-12-02 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:35:21 \| 1931 meters \| 01m 50s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/40
Overall:	0/299
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Full sleave
Course:	Out and back. Happy with this swim. Hardly ever got touched. Was out in the 2nd of 32 waves of 50. Started to catch people in the wave in front of me at about the half way point. Someone drafted off me I'm pretty sure the whole 1.2 miles. About every 2-3 minutes I would feel them stroke over my legs. Was never really passed though. Good swim.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:
Waves:	Good	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:21
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	No
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
02:43:20 \| 56 miles \| 20.57 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/40
Overall:	0/299
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	1 big loop and one smaller loop. Mostly flat course with some easier rollers thrown in.
Road:		Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:

T2
Time:	00:36
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
02:21:02 \| 13.1 miles \| 10m 46s min/mile
Age Group:	0/40
Overall:	0/299
Performance:	Average
Course:	Lots of rolling hills on this run. Out and back.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Too much

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
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]	3

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