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Wrentham, Massachusetts
United States
FIRM
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 19s
Overall Rank = 70/202
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/16
Pre-race routine:

A bad one. I was up way too late the night before drinking beer and watching the Sox in game 3 of the World Series. I wouldn't have done it any differently though :)
I hydrated so well on the ride up that I had to pee 3 times before the race

For some reason, I was really dreading this race... feeling anxious... looking for any excuse not to go.
Event warmup:

20 minutes or so of jogging. A couple of stride outs.

Here's the part where I look around at everybody and think "wow, these people look fast!"
Run
  • 22m 31s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

I started out too fast.
What would you do differently?:

Work on pacing.
Transition 1
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

I was a little sluggish through the transition
Bike
  • 34m 23s
  • 11 miles
  • 19.20 mile/hr
Comments:

My seat came loose. Maybe in transport? In any case, it was rocking freely throughout the ride :) I could have pulled over and tried to fix it, but I was afraid that would cost me more time than just riding with it loose, so I chose the latter. It was OK, but did require me to work a little harder because I couldn't rest on the seat.
What would you do differently?:

Check my equipment more carefully before racing :)
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Run
  • 16m 35s
  • 2 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

whew, the second run is definitely tougher. I was sluggish. The seat issue may have wore my legs out a little extra too.
What would you do differently?:

I would have done more bricks in training. I would have moved through the transitions more quickly also.
Post race
Warm down:

None really. What a blast the race was though! I'm definitely doing this again. Maybe in costume next year :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The seat may have affected my bike speed and I might not be at full capacity because I broke a rib 3 weeks ago. I don't think these things were as big factors as they sound like they might be though.




Last updated: 2007-10-28 12:00 AM
Running
00:22:31 | 03 miles | 07m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/16
Overall: 74/202
Performance: Average
Course: flat loop
Keeping cool Drinking
T1
Time: 01:32
Overall:
Run with bike?
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
00:34:23 | 11 miles | 19.20 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/16
Overall: 31/202
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Mostly rolling course. Quite a breezy day, so the wind was definitely a factor.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:16:35 | 02 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/16
Overall: 82/202
Performance:
Course: flat
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]

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2007-10-30 4:36 PM

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Subject: Halloween Wrentham Duathlon

2007-10-30 6:39 PM
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Subject: RE: Halloween Wrentham Duathlon
Nice job especially considering your "pre race routine" Been there, celebrated that

Look at your AG placings; excellent day! Still a real good bike split and you say it was windy! Nice!

I hate equipment failure races. I did 20min in a cyclocross race w/o a saddle after I broke the seatpost retaining bolt and it flew off. Happened to Ned Overend once too; my friend has the autographed saddle from that one.
2007-10-30 7:25 PM
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Subject: RE: Halloween Wrentham Duathlon

Sweet souvenir....  Ned Overend's signed and broken saddle! 

You definitely beat me out doing a cross race without a seat.  My seat was wobbly, but it was usable.

2007-10-30 7:36 PM
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Subject: RE: Halloween Wrentham Duathlon
"broke a rib 3 weeks ago" Missed that earlier; You left nothing out there then!
2007-10-30 9:09 PM
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Subject: RE: Halloween Wrentham Duathlon

Nice race and congrats on the hardware!!

You are one tough women...out there pushing yourself even with some injuries.

One day I hope to do this race as I live like 10 minutes away...

You rocked it!! 

2007-10-31 10:34 AM
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Subject: RE: Halloween Wrentham Duathlon
Pretty impressive with all you had going against you Kim! Congrats on the AG placement!!


2007-10-31 10:37 AM
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As always, really nice performance.  See how much fun racing is when there is no swim

Mark

2007-10-31 4:24 PM
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Subject: RE: Halloween Wrentham Duathlon
Ha ha.  Thanks guys.  Yeah, I like this "no-swimming" thing quite a bit
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