Champaign Park District Mini-Tri - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Champaign, Illinois
United States
Champaign Park District
62F / 17C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 05m 40s
Overall Rank = 253/302
Age Group = 50-65
Age Group Rank = 13/21
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:40 am. Had toast, banana and tea for breakfast. Road over to race location. Registration started at 6:10. When I arrived at 6:20, about 30% of race participants had already arrived. Ran into all my tri-training buddies. Ate some yoghurt my husband had brought me. Hung about til my start time at 8:05
Event warmup:

Rode bike to race
Swim
  • 09m 38s
  • 400 yards
  • 02m 25s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Swim (or possibly run) the lazy river a few times.
Transition 1
  • 04m 7s
Bike
  • 25m
  • 6 miles
  • 14.40 mile/hr
Comments:

Passing was hard when three people were riding abreast and chatting or when the 10 year (very family friendly event) was practicing riding no-handed and swerving all over the place making passing difficult.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m 39s
Run
  • 26m 26s
  • 2 miles
  • 13m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

I walked at least half the course. I am not a runner.
What would you do differently?:

Uh, practice running?
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Walking half the run

Event comments:

This was my first tri ever. I took a training class offered by the park district. That was very helpful and I met some great people.




Last updated: 2009-07-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:38 | 400 yards | 02m 25s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/302
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Pool. First 200 yards was a shallow windy lazy river.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:07
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:25:00 | 06 miles | 14.40 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/302
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: 3 laps around event area
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:39
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:26 | 02 miles | 13m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/302
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4