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Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Capri Events
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 33m 12s
Overall Rank = 411/4089
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 51/499
Pre-race routine:

Wake up at 2 am... laid there in bed til 4, got up.. walked everything to transition. Didnt race til 9:37.
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 34m 18s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

I suck at swimming, but it was a good swim for me.
What would you do differently?:

learn how to swim better :)
Transition 1
  • 03m 34s
Comments:

Couldnt get my bike off the rack! Someone hooked their bike into mine somehow and I had to spend like a minute unhooking them...sucked!
What would you do differently?:

Kill whoever racked their bike next to me :)
Bike
  • 1h 05m 35s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.73 mile/hr
Comments:

AWESOME! I kicked booty on the bike. I didnt get passed a single time, and I am pretty sure with the tailwind I was up close to 36mph, turning my 53/12 :) I felt great on the bike!
What would you do differently?:

Get a new speedo... my stupid bike computer didnt work AGAIN! This is 3 races in a row without knowing my bike speed!
Transition 2
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

Ok.. minus some cramping
What would you do differently?:

nada
Run
  • 47m 32s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

ok run... major cramping for first 1/2 mile, then it went away and I could actually run. Ive done better though.
Post race
Event comments:

kinda got pissed when they wouldnt let us back into transition to get our stuff. They were letting like 10 people in at a time. With 8000 people there... it got ugly.




Last updated: 2008-04-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:18 | 1640 yards | 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/499
Overall: 2237/4089
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:34
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:05:35 | 24.85 miles | 22.73 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/499
Overall: 92/4089
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: Headwind on the way out
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:11
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:47:32 | 06.21 miles | 07m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/499
Overall: 435/4089
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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2008-08-25 7:38 AM

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Subject: Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance


2008-08-25 7:46 AM
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Subject: RE: Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance
Congrats, Ranger...that's a great race.  Your bike and run were awesome.
2008-08-25 9:09 AM
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Subject: RE: Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance

good job!

That is great that your cramps went away, mine unfortunately did not....

I swam even later than you!

sorry to have missed you - it was fun meeting a bunch of the BTers 

2008-08-25 9:14 AM
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Subject: RE: Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance
Great job. We must have been in the same rack because the guy next to my had his bike all over the place too.

Awesome bike time and run time.......


2008-08-25 10:53 AM
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Nice race! Going south on LSD was a blast.
2008-08-26 9:58 PM
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Westminster, CO
Subject: RE: Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance
great race!  you just crushed that bike!!  I think I need to adopt your training plan - seems to be working pretty well.....


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