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Rochesterfest Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic

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Rochester, Minnesota
United States
Final Stretch, Inc.

Total Time = 2h 00m 18s
Overall Rank = 62/152
Age Group = Clyde
Age Group Rank = 3/9

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:15, had some coffee and cereal. More cereal at 6:00.

Event warmup:

Did a short swim to get acclimated to the water.

Swim

32m 1s
1640 yards
01m 57s / 100 yards

What would you do differently?:

Need to work on sighting and just continue swimming when making contact with other swimmers.

Transition 1

02m 51s

Bike

1h 13m 11s
24.85 miles
20.37 mile/hr

Comments:

I think I did well on the bike. I biked hard, but tried not to burn myself out for the run.

What would you do differently?:

Tri bike. :) Those were the only bikes that passed me.

Transition 2

02m 19s

Comments:

Well, at the end of the bike I felt I needed to use the bathroom (#1). After I was off the bike I thought I may be able to make it. I had 3 options, try to hold it for the remainder of the race, stop at the port-a-pottie, or let it out during the run. The port-a-pottie was open so I used it. I missed second by 19 seconds.

What would you do differently?:

Skip the bathroom stop.

Run

48m 59s
6.21 miles
07m 53s min/mile

Comments:

Accidently got a glass of Heed at the first water stop when I wanted water, which was my own fault. Took the first couple miles easy. Picked it up just a little more for the next couple miles. Last couple miles my quads were starting to bark at me so I slowed the pace just a little. I finished strong and felt pretty good at the end of the run.

What would you do differently?:

Get some water at the first water stop.

Post race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

OWS practice.

Event comments:

A lot of great volunteers making sure everything went smoothly. I will definately be looking to do this one again next year if possible.

Last updated: 2011-05-15 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:32:01 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 57s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/9
Overall:	111/152
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Full
Course:	2 laps around the lake. Very calm.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	71F / 22C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:		Navigation:	Bad
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	02:51
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:

Biking
01:13:11 \| 24.85 miles \| 20.37 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/9
Overall:	42/152
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Roads were not in the best condition, but the voluteers were great dealing with traffic at all the corners and turn arounds. I thought the sprint turn around looked a bit dangerous at bottem of a hill for the olympic bikers on the way back, but I made it through ok and the volunteers seemed to be on top of it.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	02:19
Overall:	Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
00:48:59 \| 06.21 miles \| 07m 53s min/mile
Age Group:	0/9
Overall:	51/152
Performance:	Good
Course:	Mix of road contruction, paved trails, grass and short stretches of dirt trail.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	5