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Oak Grove, Minnesota
United States
MinneMan Triathlon
80F / 27C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 20m 28s
Overall Rank = 109/379
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 13/27

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at an ungodly hour (3:30am) to take care of last minute checklist stuff. Had to change back tire because noticed a bulge that skewed the tire. Cindy was a sweetheart and made me eggs, sausage and toast. 4 1/2 hours before the race, so figured I wouldn't have any digestion problems. Took about an hour to drive up to Oak Grove. Ran into Becki (teachertrek) in the parking lot. Saw Bryan (mndiver) and Steve (hikergerb) right away in the transition area. Helped Cindy set up in transition.

Event warmup:

Checked tire pressure. Rode bike up to parking lot and got floor pump out of van to top off pressure. Did a quick swim warmup (about 75 yds) with Cindy. Steve, Kelly (kelpeng) and Autumn (Autumn) were out warming up as well.

Swim

11m 43s
528 yards
02m 13s / 100 yards

Comments:

Started out on the outside front. Went out relaxed and smooth as to avoid any freak-out issues. None (yipee!). Had some 'firsts' this year. Last year I was the one getting swum into. This year I probably swam up on 5 people. Not fast, but just fast enough to touch their heels, back off a bit and swim around them. Didn't notice any women from the next wave passing me this year, at least that I could see. Got fatigued after the return swim. Shouldn't have, let's just blame the 3:30 wake-up on 5 hours of sleep :).

What would you do differently?:

Actually...nothing. Was hoping that my swim time would be faster than 2:13s, especially with a wetsuit...but I'll take it. No complaints...and no freak-out issues this race...

Transition 1

04m 9s

Comments:

Slower transition than last year because of wetsuit. I cut an inch off the bottom of my wetsuit for a quicker transition. I'll have to assess whether I need to go another.

Went sockless with my bike shoes.

What would you do differently?:

Practice wetsuit removal. Learn to get into shoes with shoes already in cleats.

Bike

39m 23s
13 miles
19.81 mile/hr

Comments:

The bike leg surprised me. In my logs I've been lamenting about the fact that I only got 30 min of biking in the last 2 weeks. My bike volume has been PIT.TI.FUL. due to lots of focus on family activities. I went into this with a goal of trying to maintain a 20 mph average. Used my Garmin to keep track. Actually did O.K. Tried to hammer when I got below 20 mph and kicked back when I got above so I wouldn't die on the run. Two interesting notes: Saw Bryan early into the ride. He busted a spoke and his tire folded (sorry to hear about that, Bryan). Autumn passed me about 3/4 into the ride. Tried to stay with her, but she dropped me within a mile. She's a kick-butt rider. Averaged about 21+ mph.

Whole ride felt comfortable...must have been Mila's spin class...:)

What would you do differently?:

Hard to say on this one. I definitely felt like I could have gone faster on the bike leg, but in a way, I'm glad I didn't, because I had a GREAT run...

Transition 2

01m 44s

Comments:

Went sockless this year. I forgot my race belt, so I had safety pins in my race number. TOTALLY forgot to put my race number on. Ran out of the chute into the run leg, realized I forgot my race number, ran back towards transition, told the volunteers (with puppy dog eyes :)) that I forgot my race number. They waved me back and said it was O.K. Got lucky on this one...lost 11 secs on transition...:)

What would you do differently?:

Not forget my race belt.

Run

23m 31s
3 miles
07m 50s min/mile

Comments:

I LOVE MY GARMIN. Knew my overall pace was about an 8:02/mile last year. Just kept checking my Garmin and making sure I was running sub 8s. Every so often I would glance down, and I'd be running a 9:15 pace. I'd pick it up, and soon I'd be running a 7:45 pace.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing.

Post race

Warm down:

Grabbed a water and banana. Walked up to the van to get the camera, so I could snap a few of Cindy. Cheered in Steve and Emily (bikergrrl). Walked down the course looking for Cindy. She was predicting a 2 hour finish. Couldn't find her anywhere. Went back to the start and she was just running in at 1:45:34! Since she most likely won't write up a race report: Cindy's swim (3:07s), bike (14.7 mph avg), run (solid 10s). She had a great race. Gave her hugs at the finish and met up with the rest of the BT gang. Stayed for awards ceremony (Autumn/April - 2nd in her age group). Becki took 1st in her age group novice division (her 1st tri!) Went to ColdStone for ice cream with some of the BT gang - Autumn, Kelly, Kris (trigirlkris), Nora (norakramer) and Steve.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Holding back on the swim to maintain confidence. Holding back on the bike because of low bike volume, both of which were slightly unfounded. This was a great confidence building race.

Event comments:

I love Minneman. 13/27 in 40-44 age group. I'll take it. 10 places away from hardware! hah...

Possible chance that I may miss this race next year :( (son #2 going to scout camp, and I'm GOING WITH HIM!).

Last updated: 2006-10-23 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:11:43 \| 528 yards \| 02m 13s / 100yards
Age Group:	11/27
Overall:	76/379
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Sleeveless BlueSeventy Reaction
Course:	Rectangular (left turns). VERY shallow. Had to walk out an ADDITIONAL 15 yds from the start to get into deep enough water to swim in. Few weeds.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	69F / 21C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	04:09
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
00:39:23 \| 13 miles \| 19.81 mile/hr
Age Group:	13/27
Overall:	124/379
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Flat with some hills.
Road:	Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	01:44
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:23:31 \| 03 miles \| 07m 50s min/mile
Age Group:	13/27
Overall:	90/379
Performance:	Good
I'll have to update this...what I do remember, mile 1 8:18, mile 2 7:40 something...
Course:	Loop. Much of it shaded.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	5

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