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Loveland Lake to Lake - TriathlonOlympic

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Loveland, CO
United States
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 44m 33s
Overall Rank = 433/518
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 44/49

Pre-race routine:

For some unknown reason I woke up at 2:15. This race was on my list, but I've had some knee issues and just decided to do this race yesterday!

Drove up to Loveland and arrived at 5:15. It rained on the way up. Surprised the heck out of me. It (almost) never rains here in the morning.

Event warmup:

Had a Clif Shot and got in the water for a short swim. I was in the LAST wave, so I had plenty of time.

Swim

43m 57s
1500 meters
02m 56s / 100 meters

Comments:

I didn't get into a groove until I had done about 400 meters. Then I felt like I could just swim and swim. I'm not overly thrilled with my time. I have really improved with my swimming, but I'm still not where I want to be. I was in the last wave, but actually caught some people from the wave ahead of me.

The time includes a .25 mile run/walk back to the transition area (longest run I've ever seen!)

What would you do differently?:

Practice more in open water. Get faster.

Transition 1

03m 1s

Comments:

Holy freakin cow, that was one LONG run back the actual transition area! And of course all uphill.

What would you do differently?:

Practice transitions to make them faster

Bike

1h 51m 4s
29.5 miles
15.94 mile/hr

Comments:

DAMN. This was one H-I-L-L-Y course! Started out with a bunch of rollers. Then there was the BIG climb....took forever, but I passed a bunch of people on the hills. At times I was reduced to 6.5 miles an hour going up these 2 GIANT hills! It was crazy. PLUS I still have my double with the 12-23 on the rear....I got a compact crank, but need to put it on! I was SO wishing for extra gears going up. You know it's a big hill when you hit 40 mph and maintain that for 1-2 mins on the backside of the hill!

I was hoping for an average of 17 mph or greater, but with all that climbing, no way.

On the way back, I hit a headwind once we got to the open area, out of the foothills. There was no wind through the foothills

There were a LOT of turns on the bike course. The volunteers were everywhere and it was awesome!

What would you do differently?:

More hill work. Start climbing in the (big) foothills and mountains. Get the freakin compact crank put on!

Transition 2

02m 37s

Comments:

T2 was good. Had a gel, and off running

Run

1h 03m 53s
6.2 miles
10m 18s min/mile

Comments:

OK, so here's where I noticed the knee. It bothered me, but was tolerable. I walked a bit to keep it under control. It was freakin hot!

What would you do differently?:

Run faster and have no injury?

Post race

Warm down:

joeinco, and my husband and daughter, and my PT and his wife all cheered me on into the finish. Had some water and a popsicle. Cheered on kimj81 for her finish. Walked a heck of a long way to get the food (which was an awesome spread!).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm just not fast. Plus the knee injury

Event comments:

Awesome, well organized race with good food! :) I'm all about the food. The bike course was VERY tough for me, but I'll start working on that and soon!

Last updated: 2005-06-25 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:43:57 \| 1500 meters \| 02m 56s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/49
Overall:	459/518
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Xterra Vortex full
Course:	Modified triangle. One mile loop.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:
Water temp:	73F / 23C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	03:01
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
01:51:04 \| 29.5 miles \| 15.94 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/49
Overall:	419/518
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Some with gusts
Course:	Backroads of Loveland and up to Fort Collins. Weird surface at times.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	02:37
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
01:03:53 \| 06.2 miles \| 10m 18s min/mile
Age Group:	0/49
Overall:	407/518
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Big loop and winding in and out of neighborhood streets. Some of the people had hoses out and sprayed us (which was cool). At the end, you go right by the finish and have to make a giant loop....so frustrating to see the end, but you can't get there!
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

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

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

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2005-06-25 7:27 PM

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