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Milton, Ontario
Canada
World Endurance Canada
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 50m 20s
Overall Rank = 128/476
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 25/54
Pre-race routine:

Had a coffee and a plain bagel, drank some Sustained Energy. Drove out to the event early and hung out.
Event warmup:

A quick run along the end of the course, and a quick swim just before the race.
Swim
  • 13m 36s
  • 750 meters
  • 01m 49s / 100 meters
Comments:

This felt like a reasonably strong swim. *Reasonably.* There isn't much to report on with this one actually. It's my third time doing it, and it was (barely) my quickest one. Pacing was right about perfect, and I actually went straight. My sighting has gotten much better, and even though I went a fair bit outside of the line, it was still pretty close. I could have pushed harder, but it was nice to keep things under control.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe sight a little better, maybe push a little harder.
Transition 1
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

My wetsuit has been increasingly difficult to remove from my arms lately. I'm not sure why this is. I will start lubricating the arms of the wetsuit from now on. It also got stuck on my heels, but that's nothing new.
What would you do differently?:

Lube the arms!
Bike
  • 53m 50s
  • 30 kms
  • 33.44 km/hr
Comments:

This was a super bike! It started off a little slow to get into my shoes, but I picked things up and kept strong heading up to the hill on 6th Line. As usual I was slow climbing, but at least I was moving quicker than those people walking their bikes.

From there I kept a steady, but hard pace. I laid off a bit in the middle for some reason and just maintained. Once we hit the slight downhill (and tailwind) of the return, I stepped things up hard.
I had a fun cat-and-mouse game with Cesar. Super fun to run into him on course. Every 5k when the autolap went off I was in disbelief with how fast I was going.

I averaged 10k at 39.4 km/h, including the insane descent down 6th Line. I have never hit 80 km/h before, but I did it there. Insane. At the bottom of the hill I passed a couple cyclists on the inside. I actually locked up the rear tire coming up to the turn. Amazing.
What would you do differently?:

Keep my tempo up a little better during the mushy second half.
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

Just a strong transition. I'm using socks.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 40m 14s
  • 7.5 kms
  • 05m 22s  min/km
Comments:

The side effect of being a relatively strong swimmer and biker is you get passed a lot in the run. I got passed a lot. It was really awesome to see how well I was doing relative to everyone else. After the turnaround, I saw so many people coming in the other direction that I thought would have been much faster than me.

It was hard to push on as hard as I was, and I did start to notice a bit of IT band pain creeping in after a couple km. After the turnaround there was a big descent where it *really* started to kick in. I probably shouldn't have pushed through it, but I really wanted to finish this race strongly.

I kept pushing through in the end, and came in just 20 seconds shy of my best-case scenario time. Super super race. I thought it was my best bike split, but apparently I was a couple points faster in Belwood last year. Although the course was slightly longer (reported by GPS) in Belwood, and I didn't have a run to do after. Just perfect.

I didn't drink much on the run. Just a little water to settle my stomach a little bit.
What would you do differently?:

Not have IT band pain!
Post race
Warm down:

Hung out, stretched and cheered everyone else on!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The run. Always the run.




Last updated: 2012-06-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:36 | 750 meters | 01m 49s / 100meters
Age Group: 17/54
Overall: 112/476
Performance: Good
Suit: Nineteen Frequency
Course: A counter-clockwise triangular course
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:30
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:53:50 | 30 kms | 33.44 km/hr
Age Group: 16/54
Overall: 77/476
Performance: Good
AHR: 167. Max speed was 80.0 km/h. Highest ever.
Wind: Some
Course: Lollipop course, up 6th Line.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 89
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:40:14 | 07.5 kms | 05m 22s  min/km
Age Group: 44/54
Overall: 285/476
Performance: Good
AHR: 166
Course: Pretty much a small lollipop. Goes back up the escarpment and back. Half treed, half road.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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