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Fighting Illini Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Champaign, Illinois
United States
Universtiy of Illinois Triathlon Team (Club?)
60F / 16C
Overcast

Total Time = 59m 16s
Overall Rank = 14/320
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 5/37

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5am, ate breakfast (oatmeal, eggs, orange juice), showered, got in car, drove to Champaign, packet pickup, set up transition, warm up.

Event warmup:

5 mins on bike, 300 M swim.

Swim

05m 29s
328 yards
01m 40s / 100 yards

Comments:

Still feel like I could have swam faster.

What would you do differently?:

Swim faster, maybe more warm up, but it was getting dangerous by the time we got there.

Transition 1

01m 6s

Comments:

Not going to lie, should have been faster.

What would you do differently?:

If I had known I was going to lose my water anyway, I wouldn't have bothered to take the tail section of my bike. Would have had shoes clipped in and done a CX mount.

Bike

30m 1s
11.1 miles
22.19 mile/hr

Comments:

9th overall on the bike...this was the only place I got passed all race. By my teammate, who finished 3rd overall and is a former Cat1 racer. I'm ok with that.

What would you do differently?:

yeah, not much I would have done differently. Maybe pushed a little bit harder early on.

Transition 2

00m 36s

Comments:

Easy to dismount when you don't have a water bottle anymore.

What would you do differently?:

Not much.

Run

22m 3s
3.05 miles
07m 14s min/mile

Comments:

My fastest 5k yet. ~1 minute faster than my previous stand-alone 5k PR. I was pushing hard, couldn't talk much except to ask the volunteers which way I should go.

What would you do differently?:

Bury myself a little bit more. I felt like I was going to puke at the end, but I didn't...probably means I had a little bit more in me.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around looking for Steve, got a massage, ate.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much.

Event comments:

In their second year I think the U of I triathlon team has done a good job. Very solid early-season race.

Definitely my best placing ever. I really felt like I was moving out there, which I apparently was. Fastest personal run and bike splits for me. Only person who passed me was my friend/teammate Steve who was 3rd overall. 5 in my AG at a college triathlon isn't bad at all.

Last updated: 2010-03-24 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:05:29 \| 328 yards \| 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/37
Overall:	23/320
Performance:	Average
Suit:
Course:	Indoor swim, snake swim.
Start type:	Inside Pool	Plus:	Time Trial
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	01:06
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:		Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:30:01 \| 11.1 miles \| 22.19 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/37
Overall:	9/320
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Some rectangle loop around C-U.
Road:	Rough Wet	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:36
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Average
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:22:03 \| 03.05 miles \| 07m 14s min/mile
Age Group:	0/37
Overall:	44/320
Performance:	Good
Course:	Run around the U of I campus
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	5
Physical exertion [1-5]	5
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4