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Thief River Falls, Minnesota
United States
USAT
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 51m 19s
Overall Rank = 83/92
Age Group = W30-39
Age Group Rank = 7/8
Pre-race routine:

Trying not to freeze. Trying to keep my stuff from flying away in transition area.
Event warmup:

Visualization of race, especially of T1.
Swim
  • 12m 39s
  • 500 yards
  • 02m 32s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt wooden and was having a hard time getting my breathing under control.
What would you do differently?:

Focus more on my technique and relax.
Transition 1
  • 03m
Comments:

Since it was so bloody cold out, I put on a shirt and jacket over my tri top. Putting socks on wet feet went surprisingly well.
Bike
  • 54m 30s
  • 12 miles
  • 13.21 mile/hr
Comments:

First 1/2 was about 19.5 minutes, second 1/2 was 35 minutes due to strong headwinds on the return trip.
What would you do differently?:

Make the wind stop blowing on the way back.
Transition 2
  • 02m 10s
Run
  • 39m
  • 3.27 miles
  • 11m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Crampy legs during run held me back a lot.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more on the bike.
Post race
Warm down:

packing up my gear.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

high winds, crampy legs, lack of serious training time.

Event comments:

This tri is like a fun run. A few who take it too seriously and some who don't take it seriously enough!




Last updated: 2006-01-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:39 | 500 yards | 02m 32s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 77/92
Performance: Average
Suit: tri top & shorts
Course: indoor pool swim.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 26C / 79F Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:54:30 | 12 miles | 13.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 79/92
Performance:
Wind: Strong
Course: Out and back down highway out of town.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:10
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:39:00 | 03.27 miles | 11m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/8
Overall: 85/92
Performance: Below average
Course: Loopy route through town.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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Subject: RE: 22nd Annual Dakota Clinic Triathlon

freezerburn - 2006-05-20 6:59 PM

 This tri is like a fun run. A few who take it too seriously and some who don't take it seriously enough!

 

I like that!  I'm with the not taking it serious crowd.  LOL!

Great job on your race!!!!!!  Headwinds really do suck!

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2006-05-22 9:39 AM
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Subject: RE: 22nd Annual Dakota Clinic Triathlon
Yeah Saturday was really a spoiler with such nice weather on Friday. I had numb feet on most of the bike and all of the run.
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