Lake Zurich Area Triathlon
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Lake Zurich Area Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: Swim felt great. I felt like my sighting was great. A large group of swimmers took off far to the right of the buoys and were all over the place. I headed right for the far buoy and didn't stray. I lost one swimmer who took off way ahead of me and stayed there. I think there was one person drafting off me almost the whole swim that I had no idea was there until the end when she passed me very close on my right side. She tried the pass a couple hundred yards from the finish and I ended up finishing in front of her. What would you do differently?: Use more lube under my arms. I got a little bit of a rash. Overall, swim went awesome. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: Dropped my goggles while removing my cap and goggles. That cost me a few seconds. There is about a 200m run from the swim finish to the transition area. I also was a little clumsy clipping into my pedals. Other than that, transition was nice and fast. What would you do differently?: Be more careful when removing goggles. ![]() Bike
Comments: Bike felt good. Spent a lot of time on my tri bars. It was a good effort by me. I felt like I was standing still though when the faster competitors went by me. What would you do differently?: Still just need more saddle time. I think I want to get a compu-trainer to work with over the winter. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: Transition time looks fast, but I lost at least 10 seconds by going to the wrong rack at first. What would you do differently?: Next time, I think I am going to walk the transition area from swim in, and then from bike in so that I know what I am looking for. ![]() Run
Comments: It was crazy hot! The first 2 miles were absolute misery. I didn't think that I was going to be able to keep going. I felt better during miles 3 and 4 and then hit the wall again. mile 5 was rough and then mile 6 I was almost done! I actually held a decent pace considering the heat. What would you do differently?: I think I did the best I could considering the heat. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Light stretching What limited your ability to perform faster: Poor diet and beverage choices leading up the event. Event comments: This was a well organized event. It was very spectator friendly and a lot of fun. I think I will be back next year. Last updated: 2011-04-22 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 115/421
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 15/35
Diet and sleep for the few days leading up to this triathlon were not the best. Felt like I ate and drank too much for the 3 nights prior. Ate out twice and had company over on Friday night. Only had 5.5 hours of sleep on Saturday night. I did drink plenty of water on Saturday though, so at least I started well hydrated.
Light stretching. 5 min EZ run and 5 min EZ swim.