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18th Annual Optimist Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Winona Lake, IN, Indiana
United States
Ron Donkers
70F / 21C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 45m 31s
Overall Rank = 482/578
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 11/15

Pre-race routine:

Loaded everything in the car the night before. This was a good idea for me because then I was able to relax and sleep. Got up at 5:15, drank some coffee, and ate some oatmeal and a banana. Arrived at the race around 7am--1 hour before the start of the race.

Event warmup:

Biked the beginning and end of the race course. Did a short jog.

Swim

11m 52s
440 yards
02m 42s / 100 yards

Comments:

The swim was VERY weedy, as I had been told. I started out pretty good for about 50 yds and then the anxiety kicked in. A tried to stay away from other swimmers as the space seemed to make me feel more comfortable. The first half of the swim took a lot of conversations in my head to get through. The swim to shore was more consistent and felt better.

What would you do differently?:

Uhhh, find a way to relax and breathe like I normally would in a friggin' training swim.

Transition 1

01m 59s

Comments:

Felt good about my transition-pretty smooth

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Bike

48m 23s
13.5 miles
16.74 mile/hr

Comments:

Happy with my bike performance. Could be faster, but that will come with more training. Never got passed on the bike :-) Came in to the home stretch on the bike and there were my hubby, friends and my 21 year-old daughter who was holding a sign that said, "Mom, You're my Hero!" That was awesome.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Transition 2

01m 16s

Comments:

Didn't want to bother with socks on the run, but I've been getting some blisters lately, so took time to put socks on.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

42m 3s
3.64 miles
11m 33s min/mile

Comments:

Breathing like a freight train--if you can imagine how a freight train would breathe. Took about 2.5 out of 3.5 miles to finally get into a groove. Ran the last mile with a really nice guy, Mike. We discussed the cold beer that would be waiting for us at the finish :-) Glad he was there!

What would you do differently?:

I just need more training. I've only been running for a few months and it's just plain HARD WORK!

Post race

Warm down:

Uhhh. Need to work on this. Had several friends show up to watch the race and ended up standing around and talking instead of a proper cool down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Funny question. It's the same thing that allowed me to perform at all--training. What I've done has been good, I just need more time.

Event comments:

Very well organized and the volunteers were awesome. A great first race to participate in.

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Last updated: 2011-02-11 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:11:52 \| 440 yards \| 02m 42s / 100yards
Age Group:	7/15
Overall:	387/578
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	Ironman Instinct - Full
Course:	Out and back. A pontoon boat marked the turn around, and a line with small orange buoys ran from the boat to the shore.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	63F / 17C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Bad	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Below average	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	01:59
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:48:23 \| 13.5 miles \| 16.74 mile/hr
Age Group:	6/15
Overall:	404/578
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Out and back. Steep climb out of transition with several sharp turns. This went well. Pretty flat with a few rollers.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	90
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:16
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:42:03 \| 03.64 miles \| 11m 33s min/mile
Age Group:	14/15
Overall:	509/578
Performance:	Bad
Course:	Greenway trail for part of the run. Mostly flat to small rolling parts except for the 2 large hills. One long up followed by a shorter steep downhill.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
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