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St Joseph Island Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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st joseph island, Ontario
Canada
25C / 77F
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 13m 3s
Overall Rank = 1/54
Age Group = >20
Age Group Rank = 1/3

Pre-race routine:

Arrived on site with a flat front tire.... lucky my buddy (joe mcgill) had a spare tube. Quickly replaced it and was very excited to startup my second tri.

Event warmup:

Did some running around to get tire fixed....then did a quick bike, and several running drills to get the heart going.

Swim

15m 13s
750 meters
02m 02s / 100 meters

Comments:

Came out of the water well, water was warmer then i expected... i loved the run into transition.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Transition 1

01m 45s

Comments:

Tossed on my socks and runners, grabbed my bike and i ran out retty fast.

What would you do differently?:

buy triathlon cycling shoes

Bike

36m 51s
20 kms
32.56 km/hr

Comments:

I had no shoes...but kept a really high cadence to reduce fatique, and riped through the course passing a million duathlon people....

What would you do differently?:

exchange G2 gatorade for water.

Transition 2

00m 26s

Comments:

Already had runners on....just dropped the bike and helmet and sarted giviner for the 5k.

Run

21m 1s
5 kms
04m 12s min/km

Comments:

Wow i had no idea what to expect distace wise, considering it was my second tri ever.
I absolutely sprinted the last 1000m because i realized i had lots left in my legs...which isnt always good.

What would you do differently?:

Learn to pace properly and give it my all.

Post race

Warm down:

drank a shitload!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not pacing my run correctly

Event comments:

Didnt know i had won it because there was so many duathletes everywhere while on the race course.
When i seen i got gold, i was pretty pumped... won by over 2 minutes. Hope to slaughter my time next year!!!

Last updated: 2008-08-21 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:15:13 \| 750 meters \| 02m 02s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/3
Overall:	5/54
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Bare Waterskii wetsuit
Course:	Rectangle single loop
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Shot
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	High
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:
Waves:	Below average	Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	01:45
Performance:
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:36:51 \| 20 kms \| 32.56 km/hr
Age Group:	1/3
Overall:	1/54
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	10k out and back....5-6 hills, one big one!!
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	125
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:26
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
00:21:01 \| 05 kms \| 04m 12s min/km
Age Group:	0/3
Overall:	6/54
Performance:	Below average
Course:	2.5k out and back, half gravel, half pavement.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right