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Life Time Minneapolis Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
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70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 17m 30s
Overall Rank = 22/820
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/49
Pre-race routine:

Ate 2 Powerbars and a banana (transition closed at 6:45 and I didn't start until around 8:45). Had a Rotane about 20-30 minutes before starting.
Event warmup:

Did some swimming early on to see if my new goggles would be OK.
Swim
  • 12m 43s
  • 704 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

Kept it EASY going out like I needed to. And by the end, I was feeling tired, so I'm happy with how I started. My swimming isn't where it was last year...
What would you do differently?:

Try to swim straighter. I ran into a lot of life guards.
Transition 1
  • 02m 8s
Comments:

It was a long run in my bike shoes. And I was really dizzy in T1 from swimming - happens at most races.
What would you do differently?:

Not too much.
Bike
  • 43m 2s
  • 15 miles
  • 20.91 mile/hr
Comments:

Crashed shortly into the ride to avoid a woman on a mountain bike drifting farther and farther to the left - actually ran sideways into the LEFT curb because that's how far over she was. Then I rode pretty hard, but my computer wasn't working post-crash. Mapping it out afterwards, I hit Franklin in 20:13 (7.36 miles). That comes to 21.84 mph average at that point INCLUDING THE CRASH! I really thought I was going hard, and I was! Then the rest I did in 22:43 (used mapmyrun to figure the ride was 15.34, so that was 7.98 miles in 22:43, or 21.08 mph). It got harder to go "hard" later in the ride, but it was a nice distance with my current level of training. Wasn't passed much at all!! One guy (50+) passed me a few miles in, but I think I passed him back before Franklin. I THINK that was the only person to pass me. Being in the sprint, there were more "newbies" out there, so my average cycling skill seemed pretty amazing comparatively! ;) (Official results had me at 20.9 average)
What would you do differently?:

Not crash 300 meters into the ride. But the crash made me REALLY push the pace early on, so I guess that's how the crashed HELPED.
Transition 2
  • 01m 26s
Comments:

Grabbed a swig of Gu Brew from my transition bottle, and that slowed me up a second. It was probably worth it though.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. It was slow, but fine.
Run
  • 18m 8s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

I was hoping to be about this speed on the best possible day (with my current training - otherwise I would have hoped to have gone sub-18. I passed hundreds of people, and didn't get passed once. Ran splits of 6:14, 5:55, and 6:02.
What would you do differently?:

I think I went out a little too easy. Should have started off harder. It would have hurt more, and I would have had to have "held on," but I think I could have done it.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lowered intensity of training since Henry was born.


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Last updated: 2011-07-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:43 | 704 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 12/49
Overall: 113/820
Performance: Average
Suit: Just jammers and a top
Course: Triangle.
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:08
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:43:02 | 15 miles | 20.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 9/49
Overall: 64/820
Performance: Average
Had water and Gatorade with me on the bike.
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:26
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:18:08 | 03 miles | 06m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/49
Overall: 3/820
Performance: Average
6:14, 5:55, 6:02
Course: Around Nokomis with a bit on the Cedar bridge and back.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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] 4

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Great race Steve! Sorry about the crash - way to make it work for you!
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