Lake in the Hills Sprint Triathlon

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Lake in the Hills Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lake in the Hills, Illinois
United States
Lake in the Hills Park and Recreation
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 46s
Overall Rank = 74/341
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 17/48
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30am and ate a sandwich and 5 hour energy
Event warmup:

Rode to the start of the race about 3 miles
Swim
  • 12m 52s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 28s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was not what I was hoping for out of the swim. I was hoping for an 11 minute time in the 880.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure.
Transition 1
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

This was much better then before. I was not blindingly tired and was able to actually get my suit off without getting stuck on my heals
What would you do differently?:

Nothing this was pretty good for me.
Bike
  • 46m 50s
  • 15.5 miles
  • 19.86 mile/hr
Comments:

I was surprised by this, I thought I was doing better. The field was catching though.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure, Maybe ride harder
Transition 2
  • 00m 55s
Comments:

This was fine a little slower as I had to tie my shoes.:)
What would you do differently?:

Different shoes.
Run
  • 33m 54s
  • 4 miles
  • 08m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

I thought I was going much slower than this, I thought I pushed to hard on the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Run Faster, this is my worst part of the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing just a bagel and some water. Rode my bike back home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I am not sure. Maybe a misunderstanding of RPE as I was not really tired until later. Austin commented that I was not as tired as in the past.




Last updated: 2010-02-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:52 | 880 yards | 01m 28s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/48
Overall: 22/341
Performance: Average
Suit: ORCA
Course: One loop in Lake in the Hills
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:14
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:46:50 | 15.5 miles | 19.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 20/48
Overall: 101/341
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Hilly course in Lake in the Hills. Nothing serious.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:55
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:33:54 | 04 miles | 08m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 31/48
Overall: 198/341
Performance: Average
Course: Some hills in a nieghborhood in Lake in the hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2010-06-14 4:25 PM

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Subject: Lake in the Hills Sprint Triathlon

2010-06-15 1:18 PM
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Subject: RE: Lake in the Hills Sprint Triathlon
Holy fast swim batman! Great race. We need to start a `who's racing this race thread' next year. Apparently a few BTers did it but I didn't know anybody esle was!
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