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Naperville, Illinois
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 30m 36s
Overall Rank = 822/1631
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 71/120
Pre-race routine:

Nothing special / just relaxed with the family
Event warmup:

Nothing / just relaxed
Swim
  • 14m 30s
  • 437 yards
  • 03m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

Abysmal swim. Folks were grabbing, pulling and just not being nice. In addition there were tons of folks in the way and could never get a rhythm going. Grabbed the lane line a ton of times. No excuse to perform so poorly with how much time I have spent in the pool.
What would you do differently?:

Guess I need to HTFU and do some intensity work in the pool.
Transition 1
  • 03m 5s
Comments:

Good solid effort
Bike
  • 43m 41s
  • 13.67 miles
  • 18.78 mile/hr
Comments:

Solid bike ride. Effort was just right and I spent the majority of the time from 95-100rpm. Felt like I hit this pretty well.
What would you do differently?:

Race wise, nothing. Training wise, up the intensity.
Transition 2
  • 02m 42s
Comments:

Seemed OK, but the time was very poor.
What would you do differently?:

Practice?
Run
  • 26m 41s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt tired / flat on the run. Legs were tight, but not crampy. Just kept a slow, steady pace. Did accelerate with about 600 yards to go and could tell there was lots of juice there. But, dialed it back after 20 seconds / don't like the whole pain thing
What would you do differently?:

Intervals in training. Good job in the race listening to my body
Post race
Warm down:

Nada

Event comments:

Pretty frustrating to be 3 minutes slower after a year of training. Although, I "cruised" today versus pushing last week. Again, my cardio fitness is showing up great and my speed sucks. Need to make peace with this issue -- either turn up the intensity in training or accept my peformance level.

The post race this year was very poor compared to previous years. Drinks were hot, minimal food choices, not enough trash cans. Really looked like they had dialed back on what they spent.

Volunteers were again incredible / awesome. Overall organization was very solid.




Last updated: 2012-06-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:30 | 437 yards | 03m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 110/120
Overall: 0/1631
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: M shaped swim at Centennial beach
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:05
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:43:41 | 13.67 miles | 18.78 mile/hr
Age Group: 71/120
Overall: 0/1631
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: 2 laps around downtown Naperville.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:42
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:41 | 03.11 miles | 08m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 56/120
Overall: 0/1631
Performance: Average
Course: One big lap around Naperville. A few small inclines, lots of shade.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2012-08-05 11:24 AM

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Subject: Naperville Sprint Triathlon

2012-08-06 10:31 AM
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Subject: RE: Naperville Sprint Triathlon

Nice job Curt!

 

That swim was frustrating!  I highlighted it in my RR too.  I've never had so much contact in 400m's in my life!  I really get frustrated with people who you run into or up on.  They get pissed and kick punch grab and block you.  Well......maybe if they seated themselves in the correct swim wave they wouldn't have to worry about getting caught by faster swimmers coming from behind them!!

Hang in there Curt, it's just a slower swim at this venue.  Nothing you can do about it.  You still did great!

2012-08-06 3:02 PM
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Subject: RE: Naperville Sprint Triathlon

I wouldn't beat yourself up over your swim time in this event.  The fact that the organizers tried to get 2000 people into a body of water the size of Centennial Beach is just wrong. I was a swimmer in a relay, and I was among the first 50 people in.  Even my waves were crowded, just too many darn people in too small of a space.

I agree the post-race sucked, too.  For the amount of money they brought in they should have had something to showcase.  Good job though, keep it up and the speed will come to you.

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