Tri The Illini - Fighting Illini Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Champaign, Illinois
United States
Universtiy of Illinois Triathlon Team (Club?)
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 01m 59s
Overall Rank = 32/317
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 1/20
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:45 and hit the road at about 4:15...arrived in Champaign at about 6:45am. Got registered, set up the bike and then just paced around until it was time to go into the swim.
Event warmup:

Some light stretching, but otherwise none.
Swim
  • 05m 47s
  • 300 meters
  • 01m 56s / 100 meters
Comments:

I went out a bit too fast and immediately caught up to, and passed, the person in front of me. I then ran into a second person and was unable to pass her until about the 200m mark. I ended up passing four people and was passed once while waiting for the person in front of me to get off the wall at a turn.
What would you do differently?:

I need to pace myself a bit more- first-time jitters got the better of me on my first 100 and I was breathing on every stroke for the last 100.
Transition 1
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

Took me a while- probably b-c it was my first time doing a transition.
What would you do differently?:

Practice a couple of times and perhaps try and clip my shoes into my bike. It took me about 20 seconds to get my left foot to clip in.
Bike
  • 32m 47s
  • 11 miles
  • 20.13 mile/hr
Comments:

My cadence was all over the place- from high 80s to 110. I tried to keep the cadence at about 95, but I would spin higher in lower gears going into the wind. Without realizing it, I'd be way up there (105+)...need to work on that.

I definitely felt it at the end of the bike- cycling is my weakness for sure. I do not have the stamina on the bike that I have in the pool and on the run. The strange thing is I really thought I went faster than I did- at the end of the race I claimed I 'crushed' the bike whereas the run might have been slow. In reality it was rather the opposite.
What would you do differently?:

I need to train more so that I can develop a constant pedal stroke. Also, some aero bars might be a good investment- I wouldn't want to do a longer ride tucked into the drops the whole time.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

My bike fell off the rack and I had trouble getting it to stay on.
What would you do differently?:

Practice transitions. Also, I was really gassed in this transition and took a few moments to catch my breath
Run
  • 20m 30s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt pretty gassed coming off the bike and my breathing was really red lining as I started to run. I had to back off and slow down a bit to recover my breathing...was starting to get a bit goofy and out of control.

Once I settled that down it was OK, although I was pushing myself pretty good. There's quite a bit of room for improvement in terms of my cardio fitness.

Couldn't muster up a kick at the finish...just ground it out.


What would you do differently?:

Bring a water bottle into the transition area and sip prior to the run.

Train a lot more!!!!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit and got stretched at the massage tent.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training- plain and simple.

Event comments:

I will definitely be back again next year. While this was my first triathlon and I don't have anything to compare the race to, it struck me as being a rather well organized affair (especially considering it's run by a group of unpaid college kids).




Last updated: 2010-03-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:47 | 300 meters | 01m 56s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/20
Overall: 0/317
Performance: Below average
Suit: Tri shorts
Course: 50m pool snake course.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:32
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:32:47 | 11 miles | 20.13 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/20
Overall: 0/317
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: A few slight inclinations but nothing that would qualify as a hill. One short slight decrease in grade that allowed for faster speed.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:21
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:20:30 | 03 miles | 06m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/20
Overall: 0/317
Performance: Average
Course: Pancake flat through the campus of UIUC. It was a lot of fun to run through the old stomping ground.
Keeping cool Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4