Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon - Duathlon


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Benton Harbor, Michigan
United States
CAPRI Events
82F / 28C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 04m 9s
Overall Rank = 849/1889
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 5/26
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4AM
Race day breakfast:
Cereal with milk-400 Cal
Toast with a little peanut butter-100 Cal
Small orange juice-100 Cal
Drove to race (2 miles)
Set up transition area

Event warmup:

Easy run to get HR up
Run
  • 16m 18s
  • 2.1 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Good pace for me.
Transition 1
  • 01m 27s
Bike
  • 2h 35m 18s
  • 54 miles
  • 20.86 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike felt good. I think i did well esp. on the hills (passed many riders on the hills). I had to slow down a few times to get my heart rate down.
Transition 2
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

Happy with T2
Run
  • 2h 09m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Got tired, but was able to keep moving through the course. Walked at the water stops to take in water, GU and Gatorade as needed.
What would you do differently?:

Get my pace faster!
Post race
Warm down:

Drink, sit, walk, sit, drink.

Event comments:

I prob. will not do this race again.




Last updated: 2008-02-17 12:00 AM
Running
00:16:18 | 02.1 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/26
Overall: 0/1889
Performance: Good
Zone 1 00:01:16 Zone 2 00:07:32 Zone 3 00:05:37 Zone 4 00:03:08 Zone 5A 00:00:04
Course: Out and back loop with one steep hill
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 01:27
Overall:
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
02:35:18 | 54 miles | 20.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/26
Overall: 0/1889
Performance: Average
Zone 1 00:00:07 Zone 2 00:26:30 Zone 3 00:45:58 Zone 4 01:19:29 Zone 5A 00:04:37
Wind: Some
Course: Rolling course with rough road conditions. One stretch at was freshly paved.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:42
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
02:09:26 | 13.1 miles | 09m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/26
Overall: 0/1889
Performance: Average
Course: Good run course with to very steep hills (same one twice) that most people had to walk.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3