Lake Minnetonka Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Excelsior, Minnesota
United States
Tri Minnesota Triathlon Racing Series
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 35m 44s
Overall Rank = 257/452
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 46/59
Pre-race routine:

16 oz water, toaster pastry, and banana. Trouble sleeping.
Event warmup:

Short bike ride, ran down toward the path and back. Active stretching. Swam after 2nd wave (I was in the 4th). Burned up all of my stored carbohydrates shivering waiting for my wave.
Swim
  • 17m 40s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

Once we all got to Excelsior Beach for the swim, I started having second thought about “warming up” in the water. It was overcast and breezy and I was in the fourth wave. Fortunately, they let you warm up in a separate area from the race even after it’s begun. So I swam as close to my start as possible. However, I was foiled. The race officials had to rescue or check on a swimmer before our wave, so I expended all of my stored energy shivering. Maybe that’s the actual reason other people wear wetsuits.
I asked the other guys with green swim caps (my wave mates) what a slower swimmer should do. I’d heard you stay to one side, but they told me to give everyone a ten second start. It worked out pretty well, I didn’t get hit that much on the course. The swim didn’t feel too bad and I beat my “pool” swim time for the same distance. The exit was a little chaotic as red, yellow, and green wave swimmers of different speeds bottlenecked trying to get out.
The Garmin has me swimming .69 instead of .50.
What would you do differently?:

More open water training. Work on swimming straight and efficient.
Transition 1
  • 02m 14s
Comments:

I ran to my bike and naturally started putting on running instead of bike shoes. After getting my act together, I ran my bike out of the transition area.
What would you do differently?:

Practice having bike shoes attached to the pedals in advance and mounting the bike.
Bike
  • 49m 39s
  • 15 miles
  • 18.13 mile/hr
Comments:

After getting my act together, I ran my bike out of the transition area. I started out pretty slow, my legs apparently had been signaled by my brain to go dormant in the cool water.
The bike leg was uneventful. I decided not to push extra hard as my legs weren’t feeling too energetic. I drank a bunch water before the event, so couldn’t get much fluid down during the race. I was planning to have some energy gel on the bike, but apparently it doesn’t work to tape it to the bike with thirty year old electrical tape.

What would you do differently?:

Drink more and practice eating on the bike. Also, need to work on hill repeats.
Transition 2
  • 02m 31s
Comments:

I initially racked my bike one space to the left of where it was supposed to be. I realized the mistake and then took it down and moved it over.

Then the other shoe dropped. No one knows for certain what causes cramped, but lack of hydration is one. My transition from bike to running was met with a mighty Charlie Horse in my quadricep. I sat there for a while rubbing my leg until I could stand and finally limp out of the transition area to the run.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more. Visualize transition.
Run
  • 23m 42s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 54s  min/mile
Comments:

I decided to take it especially easy on the first half of the run and didn’t pass anyone. On the way back, I picked up the pace (my perception) and started picking off competitors. The trouble is that they write the age of racers on their calves, so you know if passing them matters. It feels good to pass younger men, but that doesn’t help my goal of not being last in my division.
So the results came in and I was 46 of 59 people in my division. Goal accomplished! Ice and ibuprofen awaits.

What would you do differently?:

Pick up pace a little sooner than 1/2 way through run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around and stretch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cramped quad.

Event comments:

Everything was great. People were social before the race, but no one was talking during the entire race.


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Last updated: 2010-06-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:40 | 880 yards | 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 52/59
Overall: 318/452
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri Suit
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:14
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:49:39 | 15 miles | 18.13 mile/hr
Age Group: 46/59
Overall: 256/452
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Enough hills to slow me down some.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:31
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:23:42 | 03 miles | 07m 54s  min/mile
Age Group: 28/59
Overall: 172/452
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly flat and unpaved bike path. Very nice.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5