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Kansas City, Kansas
United States
Kansas City Corporate Challenge
71F / 22C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 00m 21s
Overall Rank = 51/194
Age Group = M40-49
Age Group Rank = 18/51
Pre-race routine:

Wake up early, had some cereal, aleve, and made coffee for the trip south.
Event warmup:

Light half to 3/4 mile jog, light stretching, 150m or so easy swimming over ot the start area. Little Accelerade and a Powergel before heading to the water.
Swim
  • 10m 17s
  • 585 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Pretty decent swim for me - I know it won't break any records but I averaged under 2 minutes per 100/yards, so I was really happy with that, especially after my results last week. Can't really get the age group rankings by splits without doing a whole bunch of data manipulation....and I'm too lazy for that. :)
What would you do differently?:

Not much, lots of room for technique improvement, so hopefully can get that done this summer. :)
Transition 1
  • 02m 59s
Comments:

I definitely need to practice this - had a hard time getting my bike shoes on, which cost me a few seconds.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to fasten my shoes to the bike and run in my socks till I get on and up to speed. Practice!
Bike
  • 26m 21s
  • 9 miles
  • 20.49 mile/hr
Comments:

Oddly, thought I'd be a little faster than this. I was a full mile/hour slower on the 9mile course than when I did this same course last year, but 4 laps instead of 2. Had a little problem shifting a couple of times, pretty sure my front derailleur cable has stretched out and needs to be tightened, and was something funny going on where I'd shift and it wouldn't "catch" right away, just sorta spin like my chain had dropped (it hadn't).
What would you do differently?:

Make sure bike was 100% race ready, push harder. I definitely didn't climb as well as I wanted to.
Transition 2
  • 01m 15s
Comments:

Better transition, still need to get faster.
What would you do differently?:

Practice..practice....practice.....
Run
  • 19m 32s
  • 2.4 miles
  • 08m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

My first mile wsa 7:35 or so, if the sign was in the right place, so I definitely faded some after that. Didn't feel too bad, just not quite as fast as a I wanted to be, kinda like the bike segment.
What would you do differently?:

Just general fitness, spend more time running in the world and less on the treadmill, hill workouts especially.
Post race
Warm down:

Powerade, banana till I caught my breath. Some light stretching, and then the 15-20 minute walk back to the parking area.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

General fitness issues, just need to get in better shape. Dropping some more weight would help too. :)

Event comments:

It's the corporate challenge, so it's a nice, relaxing atmosphere where people are having fun. Several of the first swim waves were late as they waited for stragglers to get to the beach, heard the du was late too. Still, had a good time, got to meet some new people and see some old friends at the same time.




Last updated: 2009-05-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:17 | 585 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 67/194
Performance: Good
Suit: Promotion
Course: One circuit, out and partway back to the boat ramp.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:59
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:26:21 | 09 miles | 20.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 26/194
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: 2 circuits around the park, lots of rolling hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:15
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:19:32 | 02.4 miles | 08m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 78/194
Performance: Average
Course: Single loop, couple of hills to get through.
Keeping cool Average 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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2009-06-08 3:04 PM
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Subject: RE: Kansas City Corporate Challenge Triathlon
I don't think the mile marker was in the right place on the run. . my first mile was 6:41. . which would have meant my next miles were 7:20 or a little more. . .and a lot of that was downhill after the first mile. 

Congrats on a good race. 
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