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Square Lake Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

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Stillwater, Minnesota
United States
Vacation Sports
60F / 16C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 39m 28s
Overall Rank = 31/423
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/41

Pre-race routine:

Wake at 4:30, drive 1.5 hours to course. Eat pb&j, banana, coffee, granola bar on way. Drink coffee, water, and gatorade.

Event warmup:

Set up transition, then went for short bike, run, and swim.

Swim

15m 54s
880 yards
01m 49s / 100 yards

Comments:

My best Tri swim ever! Went out very relaxed. Had a good, long stroke for me and perfect navigation. I can say I took the absolute shortest course. First time I've ever done that.

Lake was perfect. Crystal clear and calm.

What would you do differently?:

From where I'm at with swimming, this was the peak. Hopefully I'll be even better next year.

Transition 1

01m 18s

Comments:

Good transition compared to the field. From lake to transition area is up about 50 steps, so this was real good.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Bike

48m 40s
16.5 miles
20.34 mile/hr

Comments:

I started out pretty good, but really faded on this ride. My training has lacked a bit over the last 6 weeks, and that has probably affected me. This is a really tough course, though, and I did as good as I could.

What would you do differently?:

Train better

Transition 2

00m 40s

Comments:

Good Transition

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

32m 58s
4.7 miles
07m 01s min/mile

Comments:

Survival! That is all I can say about this run! Couldn't feel my feet until after the first mile (cold from the bike). I was dying and my legs were burning. Tried to just keep them moving over the top of the hills. I finished the run portion about 30 seconds slower than last year, so conditioning is definitely not where I want it to be.

What would you do differently?:

Need better training

Post race

Warm down:

None, I was dead!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training

Event comments:

Second time doing this race, and I enjoyed it even better than last year! I really love the course. It is super tough, but fun.

Last updated: 2007-08-30 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:15:54 \| 880 yards \| 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group:	16/41
Overall:	139/423
Performance:	Good
Suit:	blue seventy - reaction full
Course:	Out and back clockwise
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:18
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:48:40 \| 16.5 miles \| 20.34 mile/hr
Age Group:	9/41
Overall:	51/423
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Little
Course:	Very tough course. Rolling hills, false flats. Shorter than the advertised 18 miles.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Too hard	Drinks:

T2
Time:	00:40
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:32:58 \| 04.7 miles \| 07m 01s min/mile
Age Group:	5/41
Overall:	24/423
Performance:	Average
Course:	Hilly, gravel and tar. Once again, less than the advertised distance.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking

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

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