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Lake Mills Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Lake Mills, Wisconsin
United States
Lake Mills Triathlon
50F / 10C
Precipitation

Total Time = 1h 21m 47s
Overall Rank = 153/595
Age Group = M 40 - 44
Age Group Rank = 22/48

Pre-race routine:

It was routine... and therefore not worthy writing about.

Event warmup:

It was 50 FREAKING degrees. There was no warm-up. Just a freeze off.

OK, let's get to it. This was only the second race I've ever repeated where I didn't finish faster than the previous year. Therefore, I'm not writing this race report. Instead, I'm turning things over to the Excuse Generator X4B9000.

Take it away, EG-X4B9000...

Thank you. Let's begin with the fact it was a really cold and wet day that made things cold and wet. Race planners should really have scheduled this race to be on a day with better weather. Sure, it's true that all racers raced in the same conditions, but racer Ratay was unduly affected because he really doesn't like to be cold and wet. Unlike the other racers.

Speaking of which, those racers included a whole herd of Donkeys, and racer Ratay enjoyed seeing them all... djdavey, firstnet911, amyjojtris, bunnyt, tracyv, jmwebs, sgoehner, bscharff, pjgrande, peterak, tall_tri_dad and many more. They are legion.

Swim

08m 51s
440 yards
02m 01s / 100 yards

Comments:

...as summarized by the Excuse Generator XB49000.

It being cold, the water was cold which made racer Ratay cold. Despite "warming up" with a quick swim prior to the race, racer Ratay found his breathing restricted and he never got comfortable in the water. Also, he did a swim TT the day before, which meant he was still a little sore. And finally, he didn't really want to swim, because it required him to get even colder and wetter on a really cold and wet day. And racer Ratay does not like to be cold and wet.

While racer Ratay admits he's had some lousy swims before, this one had to rank among his lousiest. But it wasn't his fault. The water was too cold and too wet. Oh, and did I mention too dark?

What would you do differently?:

Racer Ratay would prefer that future swims for this race be held in warmer, drier water.

Transition 1

Comments:

Ha, ha, ha... 3 minutes... ha, ha, ha!

Racer Ratay would like to describe what happened during this transition, but he can't fully remember because apparently he was knocked unconscious, had X-rays taken, went through weeks of rehab and only then returned to the course to resume his race.

Actually, because his hands were so cold he couldn't feel anything-- couldn't get his socks or shoes on, couldn't get his helmet on and couldn't get his arm warmers on. It was kind of like watching a drunk trying to play "Operation".

What would you do differently?:

Order a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit to enjoy with the large coffee I apparently sat down to drink.

Bike

47m 1s
15.8 miles
20.16 mile/hr

Comments:

The Excuse Generator XB49000 reports...

In addition to the weather being cold and wet, it was also windy. Sneaky windy, not gusty windy. But enough to slow things down on the exposed course. Despite the utter unfairness of the presence of such wind, which obviously affected racer Ratay more than the other racers because of his ample girth, racer Ratay felt he had a fairly decent ride.

Still, he was planning on only riding the scheduled 15 miles for this race. Instead, Race Organizers negligently and maliciously extended the course by a full .8 miles, completely throwing off racer Ratay's planned cycling energy expenditure. Really, it is to racer Ratay's credit that he managed to finish this course at all.

What would you do differently?:

I would ride the scheduled 15 miles only, and immediately begin running despite not having returned to Transition.

Transition 2

01m 18s

Comments:

Even the Excuse Generator XB49000 can't come up with a reason why this took so freaking long.

What would you do differently?:

Go faster.

Run

21m 40s
3.11 miles
06m 58s min/mile

Comments:

Because this run represents (by FAR) the fastest 5K I've ever run during a tri, the Excuse Generator XB49000 will not be needed for this portion of the report...

I'll just say this straight out-- I've never run this well before, ever. Yes, I've done a stand-alone 5K :10 faster than this, but that's a whole other animal. I have no idea where this came from. Coming right out of transition, I set an aggressive pace and my legs instantly responded. I felt none of the usual tightness or cramping coming off the bike. My legs just felt strong and I felt I was really pushing off the ground well.

I was BLAZING past other runners and only one other runner passed me throughout the run. Being a very mediocre runner, I've never experienced anything like this before. It was like having an out-of-body experience, or more accurately a it was like being put into the body of a Kenyan for 20 minutes. I felt so strong, so in control-- it was indescribably awesome.

It even made the rest of my crappy race seem not so bad.

What would you do differently?:

Not a damn thing.

Post race

Warm down:

Did I mention it was 50 degrees and rainy? I went running to put on warm, dry clothes.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The fact this wasn't a real high-priority race and that I didn't taper or focus during my transitions.

Event comments:

As always, it was a great race for hanging with fellow Donks and just shaking the legs out.

My swim and transitions were terrible, but it ain't no thang. It just didn't matter that much to me. But that run is one I won't forget for a long, long time.

Last updated: 2009-06-07 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:08:51 \| 440 yards \| 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group:	25/48
Overall:	0/595
Performance:	Bad
Suit:	ProMotion Full
Course:	Quick little jog to the left in horribly cold water that caused... um, shrinkage.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Below average	Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	03:00
Performance:	Bad
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
00:47:01 \| 15.8 miles \| 20.16 mile/hr
Age Group:	30/48
Overall:	0/595
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Some
Course:	New course this year. Mostly flat through farmland.
Road:	Rough Wet	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:18
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
00:21:40 \| 03.11 miles \| 06m 58s min/mile
Age Group:	17/48
Overall:	0/595
Performance:	Good
Course:	Out and back on a perfectly flat and groomed crushed gravel path.
Keeping cool		Drinking