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Kenosha, Wisconsin
United States
Lake Geneva Extreme Sports
88F / 31C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 47m 33s
Overall Rank = 20/80
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 2/
Pre-race routine:

woke up had some coffee and went to the race. There was no close parking so I carried all my crap about half a mile to the transition area.
Event warmup:

Walk to transition and swam a little. (ripped my wet suit putting it on)
Swim
  • 28m 38s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

I didn't think my swim was that outstanding, but I was fourth out of the water overall. My navigation could have been a little better and rounding the bouy was bad, but my stroke felt comfortable. The time on my watch was different than the offical time because there was about a 200yrd run in the sand to the transition, so I counted that in T1 instead of with my swim time.
What would you do differently?:

????
Transition 1
  • 03m 11s
Comments:

Like stated above, I counted the sand run in with my T1. I am soooo bad at transitions, one of these days I will actually practice.
What would you do differently?:

Practice
Bike
  • 1h 11m 54s
  • 25 miles
  • 20.86 mile/hr
Comments:

Every time I got up to speed in Aero I had to turn so I never got a good cadence going.
Transition 2
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

I am usally better in T2, but I couldn't get the bike racked and then everthing else fell apart.
Run
  • 1h 02m 28s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

WOW!!!! That was HORRIBLE!!!! The run was all in the sun and I never could get cooled down. I ran the first loop well and then the wheels fell off and I found my self walking more than running on the second loop. I don't know what happened, but I just couldn't keep it going for anything. I need to get some more runs in!
What would you do differently?:

?????Run more????
Post race
Warm down:

Swim/stand in Lake Michigan for about 15min

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My running!! If I could have run 6 min faster (thats only 9min pace) I would have won my age group (I lost by 3sec) and been in the top 10 in the race.




Last updated: 2006-07-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:38 | 1640 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 4/80
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Counter clockwise out and back along the shore in Lake Michigan
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:11
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:11:54 | 25 miles | 20.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 10/80
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: The worst course I have ever ridden. Five out and backs (that is about 2.5 miles each way) and a mile of it was through a beach front parking lot that had the worst surface.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:32
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
01:02:28 | 06.21 miles | 10m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/80
Performance: Bad
I was out of my range for 90% of the run.
Course: Two out and backs along Lake Michigan
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2006-07-16 6:15 PM
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Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Triathlon
Outstanding race!! I did that race last year and can vouch that the bike course is in bad shape (rough) and there is no shade on the run. You had an awesome swim split too! Great job!
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