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shorelake, Minnesota
United States
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 17m 8s
Overall Rank = 321/795
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 50/92
Pre-race routine:

up at 5AM... COFFEE!! two cups.. 3 pieces of toast... gatorade/accelerade sipping at the t-zone.
laid out all my stuff.... mah took some picso of me.. saw SPARCO (Sal).. ate a GU prior to swimming.. waited 30 minutes before I got to start..8:30ish.
Event warmup:

swam out to first bouy.. felt great.. water was kindah muddy.. esp. compared to racine (which is crystal clear!)
Swim
  • 28m 10s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

lined up , 3 second intervals... funny thing at this swim leg.. there were 4 ducks/geese in between the swim begin and the swim end.. and they kept going back and forth.. they finally braved it on the swim begin.. and two got past.. a swimmer looked like he/she was going to swim right on top of them.. pretty funny watching.. the other 4 got past..though so no duck damaged in this race.. I swam and kept my body straight ..saw the bottom a few times cuz it was only like 1 foot below me.. doh!! turtle Lake seems to be shrinking more and more.. not sure if they can keep having the race in this lake anymore..
What would you do differently?:

kept running into people... need to navigate better... felt good though.. 1 mile in 28 aint too shabby for me..
Transition 1
  • 03m
Comments:

took my time.. felt like I did better though.. 3" is pretty avg though...
What would you do differently?:

i dunno.. i dont really care how long it take really...
Bike
  • 59m 21s
  • 21.38 miles
  • 21.61 mile/hr
Comments:

holy sh@#t there are some fast biker in my AG.. geez.. I thought I did pretty good.. but made it right in the middle of the pack again.. I need to avg 23-24 to make it up to top.. i might be able to do that more then decrease run time..
What would you do differently?:

push a lot harder.. I could have done 22.. if I didn't play stupid mind games.. but all in all.. I did .2 mph faster then last year... so I cant complain.. but I would have liked better considering how much I have put into cycling this year compared to last..
Transition 2
  • 02m 5s
Comments:

not much to say here...just nice to bike into zone though.. like that..
Run
  • 44m 34s
  • 5.1 miles
  • 08m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

my slowest and weakest component.. but keeping below 9" made my day.. would have liked 8:30s.. but I didn't feel like killing myself.. albeit.. maybe I should just HTFU huh... lol .. kept the HR in z3 most of the way though...
What would you do differently?:

push harder.. and not worry.. about what happens next.. but with IM Mooo I wasn't willing to this time...
Post race
Warm down:

water... bananas.. i felt really good afterwards..

What limited your ability to perform faster:

mind games.. holding back

Event comments:

Good race.. was a nice prelude to IM Moo... i like this race .. cause its so flat.. and just seems easier for some reason.. its also only 10 minutes from my house.. so no complaints in commuting to this one.. Got a nice jacket this year for the 25th Annv. but not medal this time.. sortah strange cause last two years I have had nice medals.. but not this year.. hmmmm.





Last updated: 2008-06-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:10 | 1640 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 42/92
Overall: 292/795
Performance: Good
Suit: sleeveless
Course: loop out and back.. a few sand bars.. I never stood up..
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 79F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:59:21 | 21.38 miles | 21.61 mile/hr
Age Group: 47/92
Overall: 208/795
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: loop... nice roads.. looks like a few were paved since last year..
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:05
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:44:34 | 05.1 miles | 08m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 60/92
Overall: 448/795
Performance: Average
Course: around the lake.. 5.1 miles.. no stretch into residential this time.. sortah liked that last year..
Keeping cool Good 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 Too easy
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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2008-08-09 5:00 PM

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Subject: Turtleman Triathlon

some pics..

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rabkaman and sparco..(pre-race snap)



Edited by rabkaman 2008-08-09 5:03 PM

2008-08-09 8:01 PM
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Broomfield, Colorado
Subject: RE: Turtleman Triathlon
Nice race - we chatted a bit this morning - I didn't realize who you were! Good luck at IMMoo - maybe we'll run into each other there!
2008-08-09 8:43 PM
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Nice job!
2008-08-12 10:02 AM
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, Wisconsin
Subject: RE: Turtleman Triathlon
Looks like you're becoming a finely-tuned machine, Chewbacca! Looking good!
2008-08-12 11:54 AM
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Quite the year over year improvement. Nice job!
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