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Oakdale, Minnesota
United States
FrontRunner
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 10m 54s
Overall Rank = 11/177
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/13
Pre-race routine:

Powerbar and a Roctane. Normal stuff.
Event warmup:

Biked a bit with Matt Long, and then ran a bit too. Maybe 3 miles riding and 1.3 miles running.
Run
  • 17m 44s
  • 3 miles
  • 05m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out hard, and slowly eased up.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Ran this pretty well. MAYBE could have kept the last 3 half mile splits a BIT faster, but pretty happy here.
Transition 1
  • 00m 32s
Bike
  • 37m 48s
  • 14 miles
  • 22.22 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode this pretty well. Not as hard as Cinco, but still a better-than-average effort for me!
Transition 2
  • 00m 24s
Comments:

Chasing Ross as he was chugging.
Run
  • 14m 27s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 05m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Really happy here. REALLY went after it. Caught the 4 elite females who passed me on the bike, and the 2 guys in my age group who passed me on the bike too. Went from 3rd to 1st in AG on run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked a lot. No running or stretching.


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Running
00:17:44 | 03 miles | 05m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/13
Overall: 10/177
Performance: Good
Garmin: 2:42, 2:54, 3:00, 3:09, 2:59, 2:58 = 17:44
Course: Small rolling hills in the Lake Elmo Park Reserve.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:32
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Average
Biking
00:37:48 | 14 miles | 22.22 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/13
Overall: 33/177
Performance: Good
Garmin overall average: 21.4 before hill, 19.6 after, 19.7 at mile 3.5, 20.8 at mile 7.0, 21.3 at mile 10.5, 21.2 at mile 14 (transition).
Wind: Little
Course: Around the outside of the park.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:24
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:14:27 | 02.5 miles | 05m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/13
Overall: 8/177
Performance: Good
Garmin: 2:57, 2:58, 2:51, 3:02, 2:38 (0.47) = 14:28
Course: Same as first run, but in reverse without first loop.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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Nice run times, That's where I want to get. Thx for the inspiration. Which Matt Long are you referring to?
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wow! you did great! nice shorts.
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