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Holly Recreation Triathlon - Duathlon


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Holly, Michigan
United States
Tri To Finish
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 31m 53s
Overall Rank = 1/
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Had a Bagel with cream cheese and coffee. Packed the car, drove to the race. Registered and walked around.

This was my first time at this park, based on the drive in the bike was going to be a ton of fun! Lots of hills. I think I just found my new spot to ride on my way home from work.
Event warmup:

Jogged around, in the first 50 yards of the run, from the parking lot up to the road, you go up a very narrow, very steep, very rooty trail. I took a jog up there to check it out.
Run
  • 25m
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a pretty small race, and nobody was upfront at the start, so I jumped up there and took off. I went out with the guys and just got comfy.
Transition 1
  • 00m 20s
Comments:

The bike out of transition was immediately uphill. I put the shoes on before leaving transition.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on shoes on the bike.
Bike
  • 39m 3s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 19.09 mile/hr
Comments:

The first lap I really hammered the uphills and downhills, the second, I took it a little easier uphill since my legs were screaming and i havent been on the bike a ton. I wanted to make sure my quads werent going to be dead on the run.

The road was in pretty good shape, but there were some patches that made it a little rough. I talked to the ranger after the race, he said that they are repaving the entire route next year!
Transition 2
  • 00m 33s
Comments:

Almost forgot to ditch the helmet
Run
  • 27m
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

The knee was a little angry with me. I have a hard time running on crowned roads so i was trying to find a flat spot, it wound up being almost right down the middle of the road.
What would you do differently?:

more bike to run bricks

Post race
Warm down:

walked around, put on my compression sleeves.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I need to train more!!!

Event comments:

This was my first tri to finish race. I liked their setup. I will for sure be doing more of them. It was a nice change from the ordinary 3D organized races. The only thing, if they get much bigger, they are going to need more volunteers.




Last updated: 2012-08-13 12:00 AM
Running
00:25:00 | 03.11 miles | 08m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 1/
Performance: Average
Course: The course was an out and back on crowned gravel roads, you had to go up the previously mentioned trail and the start and back down it coming back into transition.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:20
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
00:39:03 | 12.43 miles | 19.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1/
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: The course was a 2 looped closed hilly course.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:33
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:00 | 03.11 miles | 08m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1/
Performance: Good
Course: Same as the first run.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4

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