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White Bear Lake, Minnesota
United States
Front Runner
69F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 09m 40s
Overall Rank = 21/36
Age Group = all female
Age Group Rank = 1/10
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5am for a 8:30 race start. Drank a bottle of PH1500 and ate 2 hard boil eggs, warmed up overnight oats with almond meal, chia seeds, blueberries, and a Chiya chai
Event warmup:

Some mobility exercises in transition, then a 5 minute swim to test the water. Very shallow entrance. Checked out sightlines and water temperature. Could not see the turn buoys from the shore
Swim
  • 41m 14s
  • 1760 yards
  • 02m 20s / 100 yards
Comments:

I asked the race director before the start where the turn buoys were since I couldn't see them. She said they were beyond the sighting buoys and I would see them when I got to them. Very shallow start, but I switched from walking to swimming as soon as I could. After passing the sprint buoys, the water started to get choppy. I paused to clear my new goggles that were fogging up. Once I got past the sighting buoys I still struggled to see them, I finally saw one which seemed too far to the right, but the RD did say the buoys were drifting this morning. Many people were swimming to this turn buoy, but right before I got to it, the person in front of me popped up to say that we needed to go back because we missed the first turn buoy which were a dirty yellow raincoat color. I really didn't want to swim extra since the water was really rough and I was struggling, but I did it. Was I turned around the last buoy, the waves just pummeled me, crash against the front of me. I was swallowing a lot of water and and started burping a lot. I paused a few times to collect myself, cough and start again. Since the rest of the buoys were just for sighting, I took the most direct route back to the start. I was sort of a relief to finally get past the sprint buoy where the water calmed down some. I was going harder than usually mostly because I just wanted to get it over with. I got up and walked a little early because I thought that would be helpful in calming down before exiting the water. Finally to the sweet sweet shore and so glad that swim was over. There were definitely several people who cut the swim course short. Glad I wasn't one of them.
What would you do differently?:

Do a swim warm up closer to the start so I could get my goggles situated and not need to stop to fix fogging issues. They were new goggles I had worn once. They were amber ones which may have made it harder to see the color of the turn buoys. So next time use different goggles. Pause longer to really confirm which buoy I should be swimming to. NEVER trust the people in front of me. Swim as long as I can because it's still less taxing than walking through water.
Transition 1
  • 01m 33s
Comments:

overall 8/36
female 3/10
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Stayed calm and moved out quickly. Chatted just a bit with folks at my rack. Thanked the person who gave me a heads up about the wrong buoy and learned from others they cut the swim course short.
Bike
  • 1h 31m 51s
  • 27 miles
  • 17.64 mile/hr
Comments:

After turning on the big loop, I only passed two people total, so I assumed I was behind everyone. It was quiet out there. Really windy with gusty periods. Made it challenging to stay relaxed in aero. Tried to be in aero on bumpy Manning as much as I could. Did a good job eating and drinking. Switched to Nuun in my aero bottle and water on my frame. Had Bloks in my front bento but lost a few on the bumps. Effort was steady but never hard. Wanted to save something for the run. Really glad to have the Varia to watch the traffic for me. Completely open course with a couple tricky moments with trucks not stopping for the traffic controllers. Left turn crossing course wasn't smart. Should have biked the loop in the opposite direction maybe. Eat/drink alarms worked out great. No socks, tri kit worked out fine. Regular helmet and sunglasses
What would you do differently?:

Put small nutrition in frame bento and gels in front bento so I don't lose stuff. Keep up practicing technical stuff on my Tri bike to continue to get comfortable feeling stable.
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

2/8 female
8/36 overall
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Went pretty smoothly. Kept calm.
Run
  • 53m 46s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Kept it strong and steady. Didn't go all out at the start. Feet went numb, but just ignored that. Stopped for the 3 aid stations to drink. Ate a gel at the first one which didn't feel great. For the second gel, ate it over a mile and that felt better, but the salted Carmel gel was kind of thick and sticky to do that. When I was getting close to the turnaround, someone told me I was second female which was hard to believe. But once I got to the turnaround I confirmed this to be true. Nobody else was close to me, so just continued at the same effort. But 1.5 miles before the finish, I saw the 1st female in front of me and noticed I was catching up. So I picked up the effort just a bit and slowly caught up 1 mile from the finish. Kept an eye over my shoulder to make sure she didn't catch back up. Finished first!
What would you do differently?:

Continue to practice eating this many carbs during training so I can take gels in without feeling oogy. Otherwise executed this well. Encouraging to stop for the aid stations and still run a faster avg pace. The cooler weather probably helped that.
Post race
Warm down:

PH 1500; recovery shake, water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The swim execution. OK not going harder on the bike because that meant I had a strong run.

Event comments:

https://www.frontrunnerusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/manitoutri...
Because of Manning Trail, I probably wouldn't do this race again, but I would do other races from this company.




Last updated: 2022-07-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:41:14 | 1760 yards | 02m 20s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/10
Overall: 32/36
Performance: Bad
2:15/100yd swam an extra 122 yd 153 avg HR; 165 max HR 28 strokes/min
Suit: sleeveless
Course: Course was changed from a trapezoid to a skinny rectangle going farther out into the lake where there was more chop.
Start type: Wade Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: High
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:33
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:31:51 | 27 miles | 17.64 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/10
Overall: 17/36
Performance: Good
17.6mph 122w avg; 314w max 149 avg HR; 163 max HR
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: 1,459.9 ft 54 ft/mile 1 loop, lollipop
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 93
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:53:46 | 06.2 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/10
Overall: 20/36
Performance: Good
9:15 pace 159 avg HR; 169 max HR
Course: Course was definitely short. The turnaround was early.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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