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Heart of the Lakes Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Annandale, Minnesota
United States
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 00m 36s
Overall Rank = 200/467
Age Group = M35-59
Age Group Rank = 22/42
Pre-race routine:

Overslept. Was supposed to pick up kelpeng (35 minutes away) at just before 5, got up at 4:44. Ack! Good thing I packed the night before, because there was no time for checking anything, much less packing anything (or going potty, for that matter). Used the speed limit as more of a reference value than something to place any actual value in, and made it to the race in time, somehow.
Event warmup:

Made sure my bike worked, that was about it.
Swim
  • 20m 59s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swimming, meh.
Transition 1
  • 02m 20s
Bike
  • 53m 42s
  • 21 miles
  • 23.46 mile/hr
Comments:

CRUSHED!

Had an absolute ball. I have never gone near this fast before. First race this year without howling winds, and I rocked it. Big ring the whole way, not passed by anyone. Grueling Wednesday group rides are paying off huge.

Got yelled at by one women late in the ride who remembered me from Rochester, something to the effect of her being frustrated because I always pass her on the bike (nevermind her run splits are about a minute per mile better than mine) - that was pretty cool.
What would you do differently?:

Put this in a bottle and serve it up every race, as far as I'm concerned.
Transition 2
  • 02m 7s
Comments:

Took the time to put socks on after bleeding through my shoe at Rochester last month. Good call.
Run
  • 41m 30s
  • 5.3 miles
  • 07m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Fine with this result. Would like to be closer to 7:30's, but can't really complain based on the amount of running I have been doing. No bloody feet, which is nice.
Post race
Event comments:

Awesome event. Plan to make this an annual race. Great BT showing (grilled together afterward).

Need to refocus on running, now that my bike appears to be in good shape. Probably ought to really learn to swim one of these years.




Last updated: 2009-07-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:20:59 | 880 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 407/467
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:20
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:53:42 | 21 miles | 23.46 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 81/467
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Pretty flattish, generally good condition
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:07
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:41:30 | 05.3 miles | 07m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 219/467
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2009-07-19 7:15 PM

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Subject: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon

2009-07-19 8:40 PM
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Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon

Holycrap, that's one heckuva bike ride there.  Nicely done.

2009-07-19 8:57 PM
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Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon
Fairness in Information Act: the bike was probably 1/2-3/4 mile shorter than official results. My computer had me just shy of 23 mph, which I will still take any day.
2009-07-19 9:09 PM
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Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon
Congratulations! It was the perfect day for a race. Great times.
2009-07-19 9:23 PM
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Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon
Nice bike, dude!  Great to see you again.  Thanks for running the grill. 
2009-07-19 10:28 PM
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Nice race! You passed me on the bike.... I don't know you, but based on your time you would have had to.

I agree -- this is a great race. All the other people can have Lifetime. This is my "A' race for July.

Perfect day for a race. It was fun out there. Sorry I had to leave immediately.

2009-07-19 11:12 PM
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Way to smoke that bike course!!!!  That is a killer split.  It was good to see you again and thanks for cooking up that yummy ground beef. 

 

2009-07-20 1:59 PM
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Dayton, Minnesota
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Great job, John!! Thanks again for driving to the race!

2009-07-21 2:47 PM
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Fanastic job, especially on the bike.  The distances are always a little bit off, I don't even bother to check anymore.  Thanks for grilling.  Ground beef - hee hee.  I can't believe you guys made it there on time...

2009-07-22 6:59 AM
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Great job.  Thanks for manning the grill.  I especially liked how our smoke went out over the whole crowd.  Awesome ride.

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