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TriZou (formerly Merrill Lynch Race For Sight) - TriathlonSprint

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Columbia, Missouri
United States
Ultramax
55F / 13C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 12m 18s
Overall Rank = 70/660
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 12/52

Pre-race routine:

Up around 5:00AM. Had a Cliff Bar,Gatorade, and a pop tart and was ready to roll. Met up with Dale in the hotel lobby and headed to the race site.

Event warmup:

Swam 200 yards and it felt great. Then, had to wait about an hour to actually race. Elites raced first and then it was a long line, based on swim times, to get in the pool. Swimmers dropped in every 10 secs. Snake style swim.

Swim

09m 19s
440 yards
02m 07s / 100 yards

Comments:

Not a bad swim for me. Got out of the pool in 7:50 and then 250 yard run to trans area where the timing mat was, put me at 9:19. Think i was getting dehydrated waiting to swim though.

What would you do differently?:

Keep practicing. I was pleased with this swim, however. I will bring a water bottle in with me next year.

Transition 1

01m 26s

Comments:

Nice and easy, didnt rush. I like to double check I haven't forgotten anything and make the next leg miserable.

What would you do differently?:

Need to get more agressive at trans I spose. It was only a sprint anyways.

Bike

40m 14s
14 miles
20.88 mile/hr

Comments:

2 loop course. Pushed a decent pace on the bike but didn't blow myself up so I'd have a good run. There was a couple decent hills and a couple nice downhills. I really enjoyed the bike course. Think I may have drank too much since I was feeling very thirsty from the pool wait.

What would you do differently?:

Keep training! Bout it.

Transition 2

01m 13s

Comments:

Same as T1

What would you do differently?:

Same as T1

Run

20m 4s
3 miles
06m 41s min/mile

Comments:

Stomach felt kinda funky at the start since I chugged my whole bottle of gatorade on the bike, due to thirst from pool wait. After a mile or so it straightened out. Ran a nice, hard pace and when I hit the last 1/4 mile I kicked to the finish. Maybe had a little too much energy left to kick so hard at the end. Dunno.

What would you do differently?:

Really good run for me. Maybe could have given a little more the first 2 miles, but I'm not gonna complain.

Post race

Warm down:

My wife and 2 daughters were there as well as my sister-in-law, who came down from Kirksville. Hung out with them and waited for Dale to finish. Grats Dale! Snagged some Shakespeare's pizza and a 7 UP and watched more folks finish.

Event comments:

Great race, great time!

Last updated: 2009-02-09 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:09:19 \| 440 yards \| 02m 07s / 100yards
Age Group:	23/52
Overall:	191/660
Performance:
Suit:
Course:	Snake style swim in 50M pool.
Start type:		Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.		Remainder:
Breathing:		Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	01:26
Performance:
Cap removal:		Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:40:14 \| 14 miles \| 20.88 mile/hr
Age Group:	11/52
Overall:	50/660
Performance:
Wind:
Course:	2 loop course with a couple hills.
Road:		Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:

T2
Time:	01:13
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
00:20:04 \| 03 miles \| 06m 41s min/mile
Age Group:	8/52
Overall:	0/660
Performance:
Course:	Loop through Mizzou campus. Fairly flat.
Keeping cool		Drinking