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Lake Mills, Wisconsin
United States
Lake Mills Triathlon
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 17m 41s
Overall Rank = 62/594
Age Group = M4044
Age Group Rank = 9/53
Pre-race routine:

Wake up just before 4:00. Waffles w/ peanut butter. Glass of milk. Coffee. Left house by 4:15. Took about 1:15 to get there. Park in big lot on sandy beach road. At site by 5:30 when transition opened. Got a premo spot in transition. Third rack from end on right side looking away from lake was M4044 for future reference.
Event warmup:

Started warm up at 6. 8-10min jog on the trail, 8-10 bike on road, 8-10 minute swim. Finished up right as they closed transition.
Swim
  • 09m 57s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 16s / 100 yards
Comments:

Lots of wind and chop. Hard for me to sight. Water temp was fine and I was very comfortable in the pack at the start for a change. I veered WAY off course to my right side. I wasn't sighting nearly enough and then when I did, I was correcting enough to get back on course.
What would you do differently?:

Learning to breath on the left and sight better.
Transition 1
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

Lubed up the heal w/ vaseline and used a shoe horn. Definitely faster. Took off wetsuit before crossing the T-line so swim time and T1 time slightly off. Still moving too fast getting clipped in and struggling. SLOW DOWN.
Bike
  • 43m 42s
  • 16 miles
  • 21.97 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
What would you do differently?:

I forgot to loosen one of my shoes. Lubed up the inside w/ vaseline but don't know if it helped.
Run
  • 21m 43s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Screwed up the watch so I had no idea how fast I was going. Purely on perceived effort. Still worked out.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank a bottle of chocolate milk.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Sighting and staying straight in the water. All else was fine.

Event comments:

Really need more people on boats in the water. there were only a handful. Recipe for a disaster. Esp., given the wind and chop.




Last updated: 2010-06-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:57 | 440 yards | 02m 16s / 100yards
Age Group: 23/53
Overall: 253/594
Performance: Bad
Suit: full
Course: Out, two left turns then back in.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: High
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:18
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:43:42 | 16 miles | 21.97 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/53
Overall: 47/594
Performance: Good
AVG HR ~153
Wind: Strong
Course: Loop. Pretty bumpy but flat.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 83
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:43 | 03.11 miles | 06m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/53
Overall: 109/594
Performance: Good
HR only in the 150s. Should have maybe gone faster but pace was good.
Course: Really flat packed gravel. Out and back on trail.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4