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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
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82F / 28C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 29m 34s
Overall Rank = 238/830
Age Group = F & F
Age Group Rank = 9/79
Pre-race routine:

First Tri!!!!

Woke up at 3:55 am. Started with water, then a Muscle Milk and a bowl of Ezekiel cereal, 10 minutes of easy stretching, applied sunscreen, packed car, cup of coffee to go and was out the door by the 4:55 am.
Event warmup:

10 minute easy swim
Swim
  • 09m 36s
  • 704 yards
  • 01m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

My sighting sucked. I was constantly pulling right despite having the buoys on my breathing side the whole swim. I swam at a pace that I wasn't accustomed to during my training. It must have been race day adrenaline. Overall I'm happy to have my first swim out of the way. They did a pretty relaxed start for the f&f category. I'm assuming we were all novices. Thy started you one after another in a single file line. No group wave start.

Category place 19 out of 79
Overall place 360 out of 830
Gender Overall Place 217 out of 441


What would you do differently?:

Sight more often and accurately.
Transition 1
  • 05m 14s
Comments:

My T1 was a disaster. This was my first Tri, so besides veering off course, T1 proved to be a very humbling experience. I opted to swim without a tri top and put it on in T1. Big mistake! My body was wet from the swim and I had a hell of a time trying to pull my tight top on over my wet sticky body. It took 2 attempts! Because I was not wearing bike shoes for this race I had to sit down and put socks and shoes on in T1 also. My feet had sand all over them from the swim run. My T1 time frustrated me greatly especially when I saw all of my splits from the race.

Category place 55 out of 79!
Overall place 735 out of 830!
Gender Overall Place 391 out of 441!

Humble pie baby!!!
What would you do differently?:

Wear tri top for swim! Possible tub of water for foot cleaning, Bike shoes attached to bike?
Bike
  • 46m 16s
  • 15 miles
  • 19.45 mile/hr
Comments:

I felt strong and fast on the bike. I passed everyone and was only passed twice on the ride, but after looking at the overall results I have work to do. I knew this would be my strongest part of the race.

Category place 9 out of 79
Overall place 165 out of 830
Gender Overall Place 137 out of 441
What would you do differently?:

Work on my pacing so that I progressively get faster as the race goes on. I went balls out from the start and I think my time suffered a bit at the end. Start riding with bike shoes and a proper biking helmet. Be mindful of my aerodynamics.
Transition 2
  • 01m 56s
Comments:

This transition felt much better because I had my running shoes on already. Another mistake in transition cost me some time though. I stated to run out to the bike out area and realized that I didn't know where the run out was. After running around in circles a few times a volunteer pointed me in the right direction.


Category place 15 out of 79
Overall place 240 out of 830
Gender Overall Place 162 out of 441
What would you do differently?:

Walk the course a head of time so I know where all of the ins and out of transition are.
Run
  • 26m 30s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt pretty good for my running level. Overall I'm happy with this part of my race considering my running experience.

Category place 20 out of 79
Overall place 244 out of 830
Gender Overall Place 186 out of 441
What would you do differently?:

nothing that experience and training won't improve.
Post race
Warm down:

post race tent. fluids and family! Cliff bar and a banana.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

transition inexperience

Event comments:

I had an amazing time! Completed my first triathlon! I learned so much from this experience and I'm psyched for my next tri in in Duluth in 3 weeks!

I WILL improve on my transitions in my next race!


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Last updated: 2012-07-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:36 | 704 yards | 01m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 19/79
Overall: 360/830
Performance: Average
Suit: shorts only
Course: clockwise
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:14
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:46:16 | 15 miles | 19.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 9/79
Overall: 165/830
Performance: Good
HR was in the low 160's
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 91
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:56
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:26:30 | 03 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 20/79
Overall: 244/830
Performance: Average
Avg hr 165 bpm
Course: 3 mile loop around Nokomis
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
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? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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