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Windsor, Ontario
Canada
78F / 26C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 42m 4s
Overall Rank = 89/196
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 10/18
Pre-race routine:

Shower and breakfast early. Pack up bike and stuff and head to race nice and early. Set up transition area, checkin, body marking, usual morning B.M. food and water hour before race time.
Event warmup:

Stretching in transition area, light running back and forth in the pre-race area and light swim climatization for 10-15 min. before my wave starts.
Swim
  • 12m 34s
  • 800 meters
  • 01m 34s / 100 meters
Comments:

This was not a real tri swim due to the shallow water the entire way. Majority of swimmers dolphin diving and walking the whole way. My swim is very weak, so this benefitted me greatly. I did a combination of dolphin diving and freestyle swimming and stayed in the pack. I even passed people using this method. This swim time does not reflect my real swimming abilities and far exceeds a best casee scenario for me but is representative of this specific swim. The slowest swimmers came in around 15 min.so my time was in line with that.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to swim.
Transition 1
  • 02m
Comments:

Transition was very good. Just forgot to put my race belt on and left it hanging on the handlebars. That only cost me a few seconds.
What would you do differently?:

remember to put race belt on bofore running with bike.
Bike
  • 54m 45s
  • 30 kms
  • 32.88 km/hr
Comments:

This was my best bike leg yet. Pace was quick, I felt good and had lots of fluid and a gel pack without having to slow down.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 02m
Comments:

Transition to running shoes was quick. Most of the time involved running all the way through the transition and out the far end where the run started before stepping on a timing mat.
Run
  • 30m 46s
  • 6 kms
  • 05m 08s  min/km
Comments:

Just stayed within myself speed wise and really concentrated on running form and picking the feet up to avoid the lazy shuffle thing I can get into. This focus by itself improves my speed I find without having to try and go faster.
What would you do differently?:

Get more paractise milage in.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much! Happy with the speed I went. Need to get serious on the speed training work if I want to see better run times.

Event comments:

I didn't mind having the shallow swim because my swimming sucks and it played into my hand, but to be a serious tri swim, they need to find a way to make it a better open water swim without the ability to stand along the route.




Last updated: 2005-06-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:34 | 800 meters | 01m 34s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 77/196
Performance:
Suit: sleeveless wetsuit
Course: 400 out following beachline, 400 back on other side of markers
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:00
Performance: Good
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
00:54:45 | 30 kms | 32.88 km/hr
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 71/196
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Flat out and back course
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:46 | 06 kms | 05m 08s  min/km
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 124/196
Performance: Good
Course: Gentle rolling path along the Ganatcho Trail out and back 1 loop course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2005-08-14 3:34 PM

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Subject: Windsor Triathlon

2005-08-14 3:50 PM
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2005-08-14 4:47 PM
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Subject: RE: Windsor Triathlon
Good race. Can you tell me a little more about this race in general? I am originally from Detroit and would consider doing this one next year. What lake is it in? How was the bike course, run course etc. Also, how many people compete in this one?
2005-08-14 7:00 PM
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Subject: RE: Windsor Triathlon
The event is set at the mouth of Lake St. Clair with the swim in Lake St. Clair. This is the one and only beach Windsor has. The bike route follows Riverside Dr. east and then turns up onto Old Techumseh rd. to a turnaround. Multi-million dollar homes line Riverside in this area so it is quite nice. The ride is smooth for the most part and almost totally flat. The run course goes on the Ganacho Trail along the Detroit River and then turns up into a gently rolling and lovely wooded area for a 6k loop and back to the finish along Riverside Drive. Other than the swim being limited by the shallow lake, this is an excellent course and is very well run. Well organized transition entry and exit, huge numbers of volunteers out on the course at every corner and turn, great police presence on the road and a motorcycle group patrolling up and down the bike course. Also lots of food after the race. Very nicely done.
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