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Elkhart Lake Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

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Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
United States
Elkhart Lake Multisports, Inc.
52F / 11C
Overcast

Total Time = 2h 46m 13s
Overall Rank = 52/243
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 12/43

Pre-race routine:

Left Green Bay at 4:15am with Bill. Arrive Ostoff at 5:30 for check in. Very smooth. Set up transition. 2 waffles for breakfast. Peanut butter sandwich on way down. Sipped water/gatorade mixture. Not as worried about nutrition with the shorter distance and cooler weather.

Event warmup:

No warm up. Bike transition closed 1 hour before race and did not want to get wet before start given colder temps.

Swim

37m 30s
1640 yards
02m 17s / 100 yards

Comments:

Swim is tough for me. Fatigued very fast. Wavy water did not help. Just never felt comfortable and could not get any sort of stroke going. Wanted to finish in 35 min so just short.

What would you do differently?:

More practice.

Transition 1

04m 5s

Comments:

I actually took my time in this transition. Felt out of sorts after swim so just took my time and prepare for bike/run.

What would you do differently?:

Not change my shirt. I anticipated it being cooler than I was and changed jerseys. Caught up on my back a bit, but otherwise the transition was what I expected

Bike

1h 20m 46s
27.96 miles
20.77 mile/hr

Comments:

bike was fine. Had some left at end, but with corners and a 19 mile run the Thursday before my quads were a little sore. I wanted to average 21, so 20.8 is right there. Felt good off bike into run.

What would you do differently?:

Just go harder and bring 1 more water bottle.

Transition 2

Comments:

Had a small issue with GU flask not flowing, but otherwise good transition.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

42m 8s
6.21 miles
06m 47s min/mile

Comments:

A little GI issue that never really bothered me too much, but was thinking about it.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I felt good.

Post race

Warm down:

Eat some food and get some fluids in body.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim. 19 mile run prior Thursday.

Event comments:

Good way to start tri season. Nice organization and well attended.

Last updated: 2011-05-05 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:37:30 \| 1640 yards \| 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/43
Overall:	181/243
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	Zoot
Course:	Out and back course
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.		Remainder:
Breathing:		Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	04:05
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
01:20:46 \| 27.96 miles \| 20.77 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/43
Overall:	41/243
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Lolly Pop of sorts. Out into wind. A lot of quick turns made for a challenging course. Some rollers and 1 large hill at midway point, but overall an OK course.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	02:00
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Average
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:42:08 \| 06.21 miles \| 06m 47s min/mile
Age Group:	0/43
Overall:	8/243
Performance:	Good
Course:	Nice loop some good hills, 1 biggie at mile 5, but downhill to finish.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4