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White Bear Lake, Minnesota
United States
Midwest Events
 		Total Time = 1h 14m 47s
Overall Rank = 35/510
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/42
Pre-race routine:

Up at 3:45, took dogs outside, then bowl of cereal and bottle of Ensure before heading to Osceola to meet up with Mike and Tom. 40 minute drive
Event warmup:

Took the bike out for a 3 mile spin, then did a 8-9 min run. Swam about 75 yds warmup
Swim
  • 21m 1s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

I SUCK!!!! Everyone agreed that the swim course was longer than stated. There is no way I was swimming that slow of a pace.
What would you do differently?:

Take a guess??
Transition 1
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Not bad
Bike
  • 34m 24s
  • 13.4 miles
  • 23.37 mile/hr
Comments:

Hammered
What would you do differently?:

Get a carbon time trial bike
Transition 2
  • 00m 51s
Comments:

Good T2
Run
  • 17m 20s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 05m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Too short of a run to pick up many places
Post race
Warm down:

Mingled and chatted. Met up with leapdog and mndiver and talked about the summer ahead of us....LOTS OF WORK TO DO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Did I mention that I suck at swimming?

Event comments:

This was my first sprint ever. These races are just too short to give up a weekend of Ironman training, but its cool to be able to hammer knowing that its so short.

I entered the elite wave, so I have no clue what my age group placings were for each leg (results gave overall AG place only)

Nice race venue..just hope the swimmer's itch doesn't hit me in the next couple of days.




Last updated: 2007-03-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:01 | 880 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 186/510
Performance: Bad
I was in the Elite Wave so no clue what my age group placings were for each leg. Everyone agreed that the swim course was longer than stated. There is no way I was swimming that slow of a pace.
Suit:
Course: Out and back
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:13
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:34:24 | 13.4 miles | 23.37 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 26/510
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:51
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:17:20 | 03.1 miles | 05m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/42
Overall: 9/510
Performance:
9th overall fastest run split - some consolation for a poor swim. Results list says 5:47 run pace, so not sure what distance is correct.
Course: Out and back, no traffic
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] 5

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2007-06-10 8:43 PM

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2007-06-10 9:23 PM
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Good seeing you again Jim.  6 more days until were running in Duluth.
2007-06-10 9:31 PM
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Smokin' run!  I'm happy to give you some of my swim speed for your run speed!  Looks like it was a sprint with a long swim. 

2007-06-11 7:04 AM
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Great Bike and Run!  We all have to have our limiter...now get your AZZ in the pool!   I hear ya on the sprint race vs. long workout debate.  While it is really fun to race, somethings are better left undone when you have tons of volume to get in.  Again, Great Job

2007-06-11 7:07 AM
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benihana - 2007-06-11 7:04 AM

  We all have to have our limiter...now get your AZZ in the pool!  

Starting a summer Masters swim program tomorrow morning!  

2007-06-11 7:09 AM
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Somehow, that doesn't suprise me one bit!!   Was the swim windy/wavy or just longer than advertised?

2007-06-11 7:19 AM
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benihana - 2007-06-11 7:09 AM Somehow, that doesn't suprise me one bit!!   Was the swim windy/wavy or just longer than advertised?

Conditions weren't bad at all.  Most people commented that the swim wasn't measured correctly - it was longer than advertised.  I'm slow, but I'm not 2:23/100 slow.

2007-06-11 8:12 AM
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I started getting some pretty good sized waves around the turn-around point, I don't know if it was boat traffic or what it was.  As far as distance goes heres what I did.  I checked out Curt Woods swim time for the Olympic length swim in Buffalo.  He averaged 1:08's, fastest out of the water in front of Chris Leigh.  Yesterday at a .5 mile swim he averaged 1:34's.  You think they might have measured wrong?
2007-06-11 8:19 AM
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I think Curt must have had an off day!   That always sucks when they can't measure the swim correctly...you would think that a race like Manitou would be a little more organized and use GPS to make the swim dead on, plus, wasn't it supposed to be a national qualifier or something?
2007-06-11 8:45 AM
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I think that was why I was so annoyed with it.  They were very adament about being USAT sanctioned and everything had to be just by the rules.  Everything was going to be enforced very closely, etc, etc.
2007-06-11 9:15 AM
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Nice job, Birkie! That 5K pace is incredible, especially considering it was immediately following a fast bike. As guy who is just trying to get into the 20's on my bike and break 8 min mi on my run, I envy you.

2007-06-11 1:56 PM
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This is quite possibly the best race report ever!  I especially like your bike comments - "Hammered".  What to do different - "Get Carbon TT bike".  Classic.

Nice job on the run.  Freakin fast for sure!  Way to light em up.

2007-06-11 7:51 PM
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Frightening to think how fast you'll be on a real tri bike someday. Great run, as usual.

Thanks for slummin' with the short course  peeps! Good luck this weekend! 

2007-06-11 8:44 PM
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My worst night mare... a longer then expected swim

Great race though.... although I would expect nothing less!

2007-06-12 1:35 PM
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Wow, what an outstanding race! 5:35/mile?? I only cover slightly more than a half mile in that time. Good luck with the master's swim and congratulations again!
2007-06-12 1:59 PM
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Hehe, I love your RR! You are smokin' fast! And you totally deserve a new carbon TT bike


2007-06-12 2:24 PM
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So are you that guy who jogged past me during my 5K leg while you were doing a cool down?

Hazelmn's run leg: 8:30 min mile
Birkie's cool down run: 7 min mile

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