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Lake Zurich, Illinois
United States
3-2-1Go! Event Promotions, Inc.
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 43m 14s
Overall Rank = 108/376
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 12/34
Pre-race routine:

got to transition at around 6:00 to setup. Had plenty of time to relax and visualize my race.
Event warmup:

300 yard swim warmup in the lake. Water was warm! 78 degrees - wetsuit legal :-(
Swim
  • 25m 6s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 32s / 100 yards
Comments:

The start was originally supposed to be an in-water start. For some reason, the organizer changed it at the very last minute to a beach start. They did the elite wave as an in-water start and then everyone else was a beach start. It was not cool to change this up at the last minute.
What would you do differently?:

Swim was great.
Transition 1
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

wetsuit stuck on ankes. Killed a few seconds there.
Bike
  • 1h 16m 54s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.55 mile/hr
Comments:

powered up all of the hills. Felt good. Didn't really leave enough in the tank for the run.
Transition 2
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

took a bathroom break
Run
  • 58m 3s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

got very overheated. then was getting chilled the last 2 miles even though it was 80 plus degrees out with no shade. Walked for 100 yards or so at mile 4 and 5 to get composure back. This run hurt.
Post race
Warm down:

light stretching

Event comments:

I felt that this race was very poorly organized this year. This is my 3rd year doing the race and although it is a smaller event, it needs to be better than this. The change of the swim start, lack of signage and warning at the bike turns (where lap 1 goes straight and lap 2 turns) and the volunteers that couldn't keep a car from cutting me off on the bike all point to poor organization. I was very disappointed. .




Last updated: 2013-07-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:06 | 1640 yards | 01m 32s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/34
Overall: 7/376
Performance: Good
Suit: sleeveless wetsuit
Course: Triangular course in Lake Zurich. Very well marked.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:20
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:16:54 | 24.85 miles | 19.55 mile/hr
Age Group: 20/34
Overall: 157/376
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: 2 loop course. some hills but nothing major.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:58:03 | 06.2 miles | 09m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/34
Overall: 191/376
Performance: Below average
Course: 2 loop course around Lake Zurich
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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Subject: RE: Lake Zurich Area Triathlon
Awesome swim! I think everyone was feeling it on the second lap of the run . . . it was getting hot out there. I agree that beach start was kind of a bummer and they needed to better manage the turn-off on the 2nd loop of the bike, but I was otherwise pretty happy with how they managed the race.
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