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Novi, Michigan
United States
60F / 16C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 14m 15s
Overall Rank = 33/247
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 3/15
Pre-race routine:

nothing much, ate alittle.
Event warmup:

nothing
Swim
  • 15m 14s
  • 875 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

Went out way too hard and had to backstroke after a few hundred yards. Could not see buoy because of tinted googles and fog. As usual I was terrible in the sighting dept.
What would you do differently?:

Instead of racing out I would have trailed back and kept it steady.
Transition 1
  • 02m 52s
Comments:

Everything was soaked, tried the race with no socks. Made things much faster but I took my time with the wetsuit.
Bike
  • 33m 30s
  • 12 miles
  • 21.49 mile/hr
Comments:

Actualy had a good bike, still not with the top of the pack but happy with the race.
Transition 2
  • 01m 1s
Comments:

Long run with bike and with the rain, was very careful.
Run
  • 21m 24s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Thanks to scott, I had a great run, he caught me with about .75 miles to go and pushed me beyond my pace.
Post race
Warm down:

FROZE my butt off. Could not get to the car until everyone finished. All my equipment was completly soaked. Did not have anything dry or waterproof to put on.

Event comments:

Good race, just terrible weather.




Last updated: 2007-10-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:14 | 875 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/15
Overall: 38/247
Performance: Below average
Suit: Wetsuit
Course: Fog made it hard to see, Not enough course marshals out there. I did not feel safe with the lack of visability and only few marshals.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:52
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:33:30 | 12 miles | 21.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/15
Overall: 49/247
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Course was very fast with only 1 incline, raced through a neighborhood.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:01
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:24 | 03 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/15
Overall: 39/247
Performance: Good
Course: Great run course, had to dodge puddles but everything was already soaked.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2007-10-15 6:37 PM
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Curious, did you enter the wrong race? Fit Novi 2007 was beautiful and sunny and dry as could be.
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