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Lake Minnetonka Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Excelsior, Minnesota
United States
75F / 24C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 08m 50s
Overall Rank = 12/458
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/38

Event warmup:

Biked for 10 minutes, ran for 10 minutes, swam 5 minutes

Swim

11m 29s
880 yards
01m 18s / 100 yards

Comments:

Swim went well. I am not that great of a swimmer so I am happy with my results.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Transition 1

01m 54s

Comments:

A terrible transition for me again this week. I had the same issue of my timing chip getting caught up in my wetsuit. I have never had this problem before and its happened to me at the last 2 races.

What would you do differently?:

Not get my timing chip snagged

Bike

36m 9s
15 miles
24.90 mile/hr

Comments:

I did not feel that great riding today.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Transition 2

00m 37s

Comments:

Great transition for me

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

18m 44s
3 miles
06m 14s min/mile

Comments:

Hot, hot, hot. It was very warm on the run. I could not get my legs moving on the run either.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Post race

Warm down:

Stretched a little and will be heading out on a long and easy ride this afternoon.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The last couple of weeks have been tough with training. It caught up to me today.

Event comments:

This race is pretty fun. Its a great race for beginnners.

Last updated: 2009-01-04 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:11:29 \| 880 yards \| 01m 18s / 100yards
Age Group:	11/38
Overall:	47/458
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Zoot Zenith
Course:	Thankfully they changed up the swim course this year so that we were not swimming directly into the sun. The course started straight out from shore, made a hard right and then went along the shoreline and then another hard right to the finish.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:54
Performance:	Bad
Cap removal:	Bad	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:36:09 \| 15 miles \| 24.90 mile/hr
Age Group:	3/38
Overall:	6/458
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Some
Course:	The course was more hilly than I remember. I did not have my legs today and struggled through the bike.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:37
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:18:44 \| 03 miles \| 06m 14s min/mile
Age Group:	7/38
Overall:	15/458
Performance:	Average
Course:	Very flat and easy route along the the lake. The course does get a bit crowded with racers and spectators.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4