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Oshkosh Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

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Winneconne, Wisconsin
United States
Midwest Sports Events
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 52m 31s
Overall Rank = 98/279
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 18/26

Pre-race routine:

Got up at 3:30AM to get ready and drive over to the race. Had 2 bananas and some poptarts washed down with Gatorade.

It was raining like crazy right up to the start of the race...

Swim

16m 32s
1200 yards
01m 23s / 100 yards

Comments:

a little rough and the start was pretty good. First time I did a wave start...Passed nearly everyone in my wave and caught the wave in front.

Transition 1

02m 10s

Comments:

everything was soaked so I took a little longer to get everything going...

Bike

1h 36m 43s
32.5 miles
20.16 mile/hr

Comments:

windy and wet in areas. felt pretty good about my performance until I saw the overall times. Was my best bike performance to date. THe last 7 miles were into a fierce headwind. That slowed me down alot. Back was tightening up around mile 20

Transition 2

01m 41s

Comments:

wetr crap...slowed me down. Pulled off wetr socks and went sockless.

Run

55m 21s
6.2 miles
08m 56s min/mile

Comments:

Hot....took it easy because my heartrate was spiking.

What would you do differently?:

go faster...

Post race

Warm down:

walked around, got some food and drank a lot of water.

Last updated: 2010-08-08 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:16:32 \| 1200 yards \| 01m 23s / 100yards
Age Group:	6/26
Overall:	0/279
Performance:	Average
Suit:
Course:	Out and back. The last buoy broke away so the swim was a little shorter...
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Average
Waves:	Good	Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:10
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
01:36:43 \| 32.5 miles \| 20.16 mile/hr
Age Group:	19/26
Overall:	0/279
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Strong with gusts
Course:	Loop
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:41
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:55:21 \| 06.2 miles \| 08m 56s min/mile
Age Group:	19/26
Overall:	0/279
Performance:	Average
Course:	Out and back
Keeping cool	Below average	Drinking	Just right

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

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	No
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3