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Tri Buffalo - Olympic - TriathlonOlympic

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Buffalo, Minnesota
United States
MidWest Events
70F / 21C
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 07m 57s
Overall Rank = 199/228
Age Group = W30-39
Age Group Rank = 12/20

Pre-race routine:

alarms didn't wake me up, so we woke up late - 5:30. crock pot oatmeal experiment bombed (don't try anything new on race day!), so i had a bagel w/ peanut butter and some coffee w/ a chocolate stinger shot mixed in (a new race day favorite).

Event warmup:

got to the race later than i would have liked due to the alarm thing. once we got there, i picked up my race packet. in line for body marking, i noticed that i was registered as a 52 year old man. um. hmmmm. okay. got back over to the race packet area and they had me talk to the race director. knew him from many emails over the last year (i was registered last year, but had a wedding to attend in ohio the same weekend, so shifted my registration to this year). he said he would fix the problem :) look at this thought:

248 Autumn Connell 52 M

hee hee....

Swim

30m 50s
1640 yards
01m 53s / 100 yards

Comments:

not bad considering i've been neglecting my swimming in a huge way since the local pool closed. outdoor pools open in two weeks and the lakes are warm, so i have no excuse. anyway, not bad considering. thought i had a bloody nose at one point after a nice kick to the face. i love co-ed waves.

What would you do differently?:

swim. not get gastroenteritis a week before this race.

Transition 1

03m 38s

Comments:

first time getting out of my new wetsuit in a race. went just fine. i was not too worried about my overall time for this race given how sick i was last week. i just wanted to finish. so, i took it easy in transitions and chatted with folks, took my time, etc.

Bike

1h 24m 46s
24.85 miles
17.59 mile/hr

Comments:

it was a wonderful course. not too hilly, not too flat. my only complaint was the headwind. when it was to the side, or better yet, a tail wind, it was fine...but the headwind was brutal. i have sunburn AND windburn. there was one stretch with about a 5 percent grade downhill and everyone was still having to really pedal to move. otherwise, it was fun. made the most of the good downhills. weeee.

What would you do differently?:

drink less. i always seem to drink too much on the bike.

Transition 2

03m 38s

Comments:

again, didn't rush.

Run

1h 06m 16s
6.21 miles
10m 40s min/mile

Comments:

not sure about my rank, but i bet its 13 or 14. my big concern on the run was havig gastrintestinal distress. i normally don't, but on thursday i still had stomach cramps and the diarrhea, so this was a REAL concern. i also drank too much on the bike, so the combo made for some very mild stomach issues. i wanted them to remain mild, which meant that my pace really slowed down. i walked through the water stops and occationally walked on and off on the hills. also had the left ball of foot heating up issue again, which i will ask about at the running shop. want to avoid hot feet on the half-marathon in two weeks and on the 1/2 IM next month. overall, not my best run. haven't a 10+ minute mile pace in a race for a while...but i'd rather have that than, well, i won't go into details.

Post race

Warm down:

found bill and fi. hung out with the FABULOUS BT FOLKS! then we had to take off to pick up ella who had been spending the weekend with my parents.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

GASTROENTERITIS.

Event comments:

i would do this race again, for sure. i have to say, it was liberating. i went into it just wanting to finish, and in a way, it brought back the feelings i had at my first tri. i really was happy JUST to finish. having placed at a few races, i can feel myself get more and more competitive about times. it was nice to let go of that for a day. since this season has been a bit rocky so far, i'm glad to have been able to make that mental shift. it will be important for me to focus on my body and my own race when i do my first 1/2 IM. this race became a training race in a totally different way than i had planned - mental training - and i think that is a very very good thing.

PICTURES COMING SOON

Last updated: 2006-01-06 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:30:50 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group:	11/20
Overall:	185/228
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	nineteen riptide full
Course:
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	03:38
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
01:24:46 \| 24.85 miles \| 17.59 mile/hr
Age Group:	11/20
Overall:	153/228
Performance:
Wind:	Strong with gusts
Course:
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	85
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Too much

T2
Time:	03:38
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
01:06:16 \| 06.21 miles \| 10m 40s min/mile
Age Group:	0/20
Overall:	0/228
Performance:	Below average
Course:
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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autumn

2006-06-04 8:18 PM

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