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MiTitanium - Half Iron Course - Triathlon


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Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States
Tris4Health
Sunny
Total Time = 6h 48m 50s
Overall Rank = 97/146
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 13/18
Swim
  • 48m 55s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

The long part of the oval at the beginning was into the sunshine which made sighting the buoy hard.
Transition 1
  • 02m 5s
Comments:

This race had wetsuit strippers. These volunteers made this transition a breeze for me, except going down the wrong row. I did eventually find my bike.
What would you do differently?:

There were lots of rows of bikes. I needed to do a better job picking out a landmark.
Bike
  • 3h 07m 43s
  • 56 miles
  • 17.90 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 02m 16s
Run
  • 2h 47m 48s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

Wicked hot. Under hydrated. My muscles were very cramped and I could keep no fluids or nutrition in me. I ended up walking and running. Very disappointing.
Post race
Event comments:

Great volunteers. The finish line was kind of lame in the parking lot of a strip mall. But I liked that they encouraged my kids to cross the finish line with me.




Last updated: 2013-09-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:48:55 | 2112 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 15/18
Overall: 0/146
Performance: Average
Suit: tyr hurricane
Course: Oval in a quarry lake
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:05
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
03:07:43 | 56 miles | 17.90 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/18
Overall: 0/146
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: More hills than I thought there would be.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:16
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
02:47:48 | 13.1 miles | 12m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/18
Overall: 0/146
Performance: Bad
Course: Residential neighborhood.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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