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Holmsjo, Blekinge
Sweden
23C / 73F
Total Time = 58m 46s
Overall Rank = 17/120
Age Group = Women
Age Group Rank = 5/54
Pre-race routine:

This is one of my 2 A races this year. A really short and fast one and probably my favourite. It’s the 4th time I do this distance and the 5th time at this venue (they had a sprint distance one year but we were only 10 participants so they didn’t do it again).

Drove there (1h15), picked up my starter pack, set up my stuff, talked to a few people I knew, ate my pre race ham and cheese toastie, the usual

As the people of BDAS know, I have been struggling with my run this year so the goal was to smash the run.


Event warmup:

I jogged/walked the entire run course to remind me how it was and make a plan how to run it. Happy to see that there was no major uphill.

Swim
  • 07m
  • 300 meters
  • 02m 20s / 100 meters
Comments:

Started really fast, and after the usual chaos at the start, I was able to find my space and it went pretty well. No issues breathing.
Wore my short swimrun suit for the first time in a race. The water was too hot to wear the full length one.
Transition 1
  • 01m 26s
Comments:

A good T1, no issues removing the wetsuit even though the zip is at the front. I had practiced of course and developped a good technique.

Faster than last year and about the same as previous years
Bike
  • 33m 33s
  • 16 kms
  • 28.61 km/hr
Comments:

A fun course, lots of hills, up and down. Pushed downhill and took it easy when some hills got too steep and the momentum from the up was not enough. I didn’t care about losing a few seconds on the bike, I wanted to keep some for the run
About 30 seconds slower than last year.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

A good T2, perfectly executed.
Run
  • 15m 27s
  • 3 kms
  • 05m 09s  min/km
Comments:

Very happy with the run. The conservative goal was to stay under 5.30m/km (8:52/m) but it felt great averaging 5:14 and 5:21 on the first 2 km and I even had some juice left to run the last one in under 5 minutes.

“only” 31 seconds slower than last year, which is quite a lot for such a short run but the way my run has been going this year, this is really good. This was my 2nd faster run on this course, better than 2018.


Post race
Warm down:

Collapsed on the grass, took a while to get my breath back, felt a little nauseous. I really pushed to the limit this time, really pleased with myself.

Briefly disappointed to have missed the podium when I looked at the results because I’d only seen 2 girls in front of me on the run. I guess I was so focused on my run that missed the other two.

It’s fun to be on the podium (did it 3 times out of 4 at this venue) but as I said before, I’d rather have a good race like today and miss out than have a bad race and win because none of the fast ones turned up.

The first 3 ones where much younger than me (36,(!) 15 and 9 years respectively). Even number 4 was much younger so really no regrets.



Event comments:

Lovely village race getting bigger.


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Last updated: 2024-07-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:00 | 300 meters | 02m 20s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/54
Overall: 0/120
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 23C / 73F Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:26
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:33:33 | 16 kms | 28.61 km/hr
Age Group: 0/54
Overall: 0/120
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:21
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:15:27 | 03 kms | 05m 09s  min/km
Age Group: 0/54
Overall: 0/120
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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Subject: RE: Holmsjo 2024
Great race and great pics! Congrats!
2024-07-30 7:11 AM
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Subject: RE: Holmsjo 2024

Great race...perfectly executed and so glad you got your running vibe back!

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