Race info: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run

Entry by: Gregkl

June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run 2010-06-12 Muncie, Indiana United States www.munciemultisport.com 75F / 24C Precipitation Triathlon - Olympic Total Time = 2h 41m 44s Overall Rank = 28/57 Age Group = 50-54 Age Group Rank = 2/5 Pre-race routine: Got up at 3:30 am, put stuff in car, left at 4:30 and drove to race site 2 hours away. Stopped on the way at McDonalds for coffee and some food. Got to site-went to body marking, chip pickup, then set up my stuff in transition. Listened to pre-race talk, went down to the water. Event warmup: Got in the water and swam for a couple minutes. They shooed us out of the water pretty quickly so they could start on time.    Swim Comments: I had a hard time seeing where I was going due to the cloud cover and the sudden downpour on the second loop. What would you do differently?: Wear goggles with clear lens instead of tinted ones when the conditions are rainy and cloudy. T1 Comments: Short run up a hill into T1. Had zero issues removing wetsuit even though it was my second time having it on. Credit TriSlide lubricant by SBR. It is pricey, but man the suit just slips right off! Put on helmet, shoes(forgot to unbuckle them when I set up transition, doh!), sunglasses and ran out to mount line. What would you do differently?: Make sure shoes are ready to put on. Wear my gloves(more on that later).    Bike Comments: Ride was going well... at least until I was at about mile 2 and then I crashed. I was getting a little close to the edge of the new paved road and attempted to come out wider into the road and my front wheel washed out and I went down. Operator error, and it hurts. I made sure nothing was broken, got up, picked up my stuff that had fallen out of my bento box and got back on the bike. What would you do differently?: I wouldn't crash if I could help it. T2 Comments: Racked bike, took off cycling shoes, put on running shoes, removed helmet, put on visor, hit the road. Left sunglasses behind for the run. It was still raining. What would you do differently?: Nothing.    Run Comments: My wife couldn't believe I was heading out on the run after she saw me run into T2 all beat up. I was feeling it a little or so I thought. When I saw my pace, I was actually happy and surprised that I ran so well at that point. The guy who won my ag passed me with 2.2 miles to go, but I just didn't have enough in me to catch him. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Post race Warm down: Went to medical tent to have the doctor check me over. The race official was concerned since I looked pretty scary! What limited your ability to perform faster: The rain and the crash. Event comments: I am giving this race an average because even though I got regular e-mails from the RD, they really didn't provide much useful information. I did not find out what the course layouts were until a couple days before the race giving me zero chance to check them out. Also, the race site was tough to find since I could not find an address on my GPS and the map showed the location,but not how to get there from,say, Indy. And right near the finish line, there was no one to direct me and I was essentially alone at that point. I actually came to a stop to figure out which way I was supposed to go. I am glad my wife was down near the finish line and yelled to me to make a left turn and get off the road onto the grass. I think with some more events under his belt now that he is on his own, things will get better. I most likely will do another event that he puts on.

Swimming 00:24:27 | 1640 yards | 01m 29s / 100yards Age Group: 1/5 Overall: 21/57 Performance: Good Ave HR:145 Suit: Xterra Vortex Full Course: Triangular 2 loop running counterclockwise. Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low 200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average Waves: Average Navigation: Average Rounding: Good T1 Time: 03:16 Performance: Average Cap removal: Good Helmet on/ Suit off: No Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes Jump on bike: No Getting up to speed: Good Biking 01:17:34 | 24.85 miles | 19.22 mile/hr Age Group: 5/5 Overall: 39/57 Performance: Below average Ave HR:155 Wind: Little Course: 2 loop with rolling hills throughout countryside. Nice course with some newly paved roads. Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 92 Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average Gear changes: Good Hills: Good Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right T2 Time: 01:17 Overall: Good Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad Jumping off bike Bad Running with bike Below average Racking bike Good Shoe and helmet removal Good Running 00:55:24 | 06.21 miles | 08m 55s  min/mile Age Group: 3/5 Overall: 36/57 Performance: Average Ave. HR: 161 Course: Out and back with rolling hills. Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right Post race Weight change: % Overall: Good Mental exertion [1-5] 4 Physical exertion [1-5] 4 Good race? Ok Evaluation Course challenge Too hard Organized? Yes Events on-time? Yes Lots of volunteers? No Plenty of drinks? Yes Post race activities: Average Race evaluation [1-5] 3 BT Partners D3 Multisport When Big Boys Tri TriFind Road Runner Sports Race Reports Modeled with Permission from Endurancecoach's Triathlon Post Race Analysis Sheet. Last updated: 2010-01-25 12:00 AM

June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: on 2010-06-12 5:53 PM

RE: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: nuttysami123 on 2010-06-13 6:54 AM

Great job Greg on your first race of the season! I am glad that you didn't get hurt on the bike. That's scary stuff.

RE: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: Gregkl on 2010-06-13 7:34 AM



Oh, I am hurting for sure!  Just nothing broken!  I don't know what the pool rules are on road rash, but I may not be allowed in the pool for awhile

RE: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: rpm1418 on 2010-06-13 10:28 AM

good job Greg,   I'm glad to hear your alright, I fell on the run yesterday and it's scary when you go down you never know if you have done something bad to your body.  Good job on 2nd in the age group, I'll probably see you soon at one of these races.

Ron

RE: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: elkboy65 on 2010-06-13 5:18 PM

great job greg I'm out here by the course alot (fishing club tournaments every tues. or training) and knew there was about a 2" - 3" drop off on the side of the new paved road to the north...it could have been convied at the pre race talk that if you go off the edge do not try to come back on the road....also I agree I had no clue the finish was going to be in the park area just at the top and left of the last hill coming back,  I held off my kick expecting 200m left when I reached the top, was suprised when a volunteer told me turn left and follow the path, less than 100m to finish....
if you ever need course conditions ahead of time msg me, I'd be glad to help...
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RE: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: mattb1 on 2010-06-13 5:41 PM

Great job.  Sorry about the crash, but way to tough it out.  Hope nothing is hurt too seriously.  

RE: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: DirkP on 2010-06-13 8:53 PM

Sounds like you had a good race except for the crash.  I hope you and the bike are in as good of shape as possible. 

I had the same thought you posted about the finish area.  I didn't feel like the turn was marked well (at all).  If it hadn't been for some at the telling me as I past the cones I would have run right past the turn into the park.  I also thought they could have marked the bike in area better too. 

Hopefully we'll catch each other at another race sometime.  Now that I have my first tri out of the way I may be a little more relaxed and less anti-social.


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RE: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: Gregkl on 2010-06-14 10:24 AM



Thanks.  It was interesting that the first thought that came into my mind, probably as I was still going down, was "Ironman".  Like am I going to be too hurt to do it?  Fortunately, just some nasty road rash which will keep me out of the pool for a few days.  My hip is still swollen, so I am going to wait until it returns to normal size, then I will be back at it.  Going to do some yoga, maybe some functional strength training and an easy bike ride in a day or so.

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Some day I won't be able to do this. Today is not the day.

RE: June 12, Muncie Multi-Sport Tri, Du, Aqua, run
BY: kkcbelle on 2010-06-17 9:28 AM

Yikes!! Scary crash! I'm so glad you are, ultimately, OK, but ouch! And you went on and finished with a great race. Hope you can heal UP quickly. Great job!
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Kyla

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