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Motor City Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

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Detroit, Michigan
United States

Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Event warmup:

none

Swim

26m 44s
1640 yards
01m 38s / 100 yards

Comments:

Good swim! Almost 10 1/2 min faster than last year. Good coaching, more swims and less current to fight in this year's course.

What would you do differently?:

Increase pace. Did not start agressively enough, nor did I 'hit the hammer' like I should have.

Did not drink much hour before race, but 20ozs 1.5 hrs before of accelerade...maybe paid for it during the last 5k of the run.

Transition 1

01m 47s

Comments:

good transition.

What would you do differently?:

pull off suit while putting on helmet...maybe try without socks

Bike

1h 09m 43s
23 miles
19.79 mile/hr

Comments:

Need to work on bike, avg. MPH should be 21 for 08!

What would you do differently?:

go faster, drink more liquids earlier.

Ate two hammer gels...maybe should have had a third at the end and ate every 1/2 hour instead of 40-45min

Transition 2

00m 53s

Run

1h 06m 25s
6.8 miles
09m 46s min/mile

Comments:

Run was by far my worst. Dead legs with dehydration, really struggled last 4 miles. Cramps most of run portion.

What would you do differently?:

drink more right before swim, early bike and more than one gel.

Post race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

dehydration, need more bike and run work. More bike/run bricks

Event comments:

Good, fun race. Beautiful Detroit/Windsor location, clean, clear water and flat & fast bike. Run is made more challenging by 3/4 mile (X2 for OLY distance) paved trail run that is VERY uneven and somewhat treacherous.

Last updated: 2007-05-10 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:26:44 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group:	2/
Overall:	35/
Performance:	Good
Suit:	wetsuit
Course:	Belle Isle Marina (North, no current) 500 m with current of 1-2 mph FAST 200 m against current
Start type:	Run	Plus:
Water temp:	70F / 21C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:47
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
01:09:43 \| 23 miles \| 19.79 mile/hr
Age Group:	5/
Overall:	80/
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Strong
Course:	strong wind around the island from the West, so only a small portion was tailwind most head or cross. .2 MPH better than last year, with the headwind, I am happy. Legs a little slow to get going.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	00:53
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Bad
Jumping off bike		Below average
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
01:06:25 \| 06.8 miles \| 09m 46s min/mile
Age Group:	4/
Overall:	112/
Performance:	Bad
Course:	course .7miles longer due to course change. Hot, was dehydrated last 4 miles, uneven trail portion.
Keeping cool	Below average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Bad
Race evaluation [1-5]	4