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Lake Zurich Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Lake Zurich, IL
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 54m 7s
Overall Rank = 543/768
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Day Before - Packet Pickup and drive Bike Couse. Best comment, my 5 year old son "Your going to be tired after riding your bike."
Morning of - Bagel & PB, Banana, and OJ before leaving the house @ 4:30AM.
Event warmup:

5 Min swim then stand around waiting for my start time
Swim
  • 30m 49s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 03s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swim Started out fine, but went down hill. Never paniced but could not find a rhythm for the swim. Kept having to stop and start and change my stroke.
What would you do differently?:

Find my swimming rhythym. Should have swam about 2-3mins faster...
Transition 1
  • 04m 48s
Comments:

Could not get my wetsuit off for the life of me!
What would you do differently?:

Practice removing wetsuit!
Bike
  • 1h 16m 26s
  • 22.36 miles
  • 17.55 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike went as well as expected. I am not fast on the bike, but I am improving!
What would you do differently?:

Just more bike workouts!
Transition 2
  • 01m 44s
Comments:

Good, not Great
What would you do differently?:

Would not have dropped my Gel on the way out of T2
Run
  • 1h 00m 22s
  • 6.24 miles
  • 09m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Ok run overall. Thought I should have been under 1 hr, but my knee had been giving me paid throughout the week, so I did not want to push it.
What would you do differently?:

Need to do some speed work
Post race
Warm down:

Meet up with some friends who were watching. Chowed down on bagels and bananas.




Last updated: 2004-08-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:49 | 1500 meters | 02m 03s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/768
Performance: Below average
Suit: Quantana Roo LongJohn
Course: L Shaped Course straight across Lake Zurich
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:48
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:16:26 | 22.36 miles | 17.55 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 559/768
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Course was 2 loop along some major streets and some residential.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:44
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:00:22 | 06.24 miles | 09m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 567/768
Performance: Average
Course: Single loop around the lake with a section that meandered through the residential area
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2004-08-10 5:54 PM

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Subject: Lake Zurich Triathlon

2004-08-11 11:14 AM
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Subject: RE: Lake Zurich Triathlon

I wanted to do this race this year but was a chicken....thought I'd need more training so I pushed my first Oly off to the end of Aug, Chicago....

Anyway, looks like you did well! Swim/Bike/Run times all look great! The weather was awesome, wasn't it? Nice Job!!! Anything else in the works for this year???

Congrats, and see you there next year! LW

2004-08-11 2:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Lake Zurich Triathlon

This was a great race. I was just commenting to my friend this morning I really would like to make this a permanent fixture on my race calendar. However, next year it falls two weeks after the Spirit of Racine 1/2 IM. I am targeting that race as my first 1/2 IM, so I don't know if I will feel good about doing an Olympic distance two weeks after a 1/2 IM.

Next up is Chicago. That is another race that I enjoy. I did the Sprint last year, and am moving up to the Olympic for this year. It will be my last Tri of the Season. Maybe I will see you there!

2004-08-11 4:24 PM
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Subject: RE: Lake Zurich Triathlon
Great job! What did you think of the course? I plan to do a couple Oly's next year and am looking for some good courses in the WI/IL area.
2004-08-11 4:41 PM
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Subject: RE: Lake Zurich Triathlon

The course was very good....

Swim was an "L" shaped swim directly across the lake. Water was a little murky, but tasted fine.

Bike was 80% major streets (Rt 12, Rand Rd predomitily). After the 2nd loop, there was about 2 miles of residential sheets that are due for repaving in the next few years, but they weren't terrible.

Run was through a Residential area and then around the lake, mostly side streets and paved paths. The course was a little decieving in that you would see people running directly in front of you, but they were acutally about a mile ahead.

Depending on how 1/2 IM race planning goes for next year, I would love to do this race again.

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