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Ravenna, Ohio
United States
CHAMP Racing
65F / 18C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 22m
Overall Rank = 11/77
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/8
Pre-race routine:

UP at 3:50, Left at 4:30 for the 1 hour drive.
Oatmeal, Sunbutter, 2 chocolate pieces.
Bottle W/ Nuun Kona cola


Event warmup:

Had plenty of time to run 1/4 mile warmup, Bike 1 mile warmup, Swim 2-300 yds warmup
Ate Larabar 10 min before run.
Swim
  • 26m
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 44s / 100 meters
Comments:

Cannot believe I swam so fast, I have been practicing a lot more from last year. I was in the front of a big group pretty much the whole swim. Drafter maybe 400 yds
What would you do differently?:

Practice more with wetsuit on, Shoulders still hurting after the swim when wearing wetsuit
Only got 2 -500 yd swims in with wetsuit
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Don't know why but I put my phone in Transition, so I knew it was going to rain, took swim cap off and put phone in it, then wrapped wetsuit around it. I had a heck of a time getting the sleeves off my arms. I tried pulling both sleeves off at the same time for some unknown reason. Definitly need to practice this. Took my time remembering to clip my helmet on and got shoes on and tightened.
Drank about 3 oz of Nuun in T1
What would you do differently?:

Practice taking wetsuit off
Get more practice in ows
Bike
  • 1h 11m
  • 26 miles
  • 21.97 mile/hr
Comments:

Drank 22oz of Nuun on bike
1 Boom Gel

What would you do differently?:

practice Swikeing more, Legs took 3-4 miles to get warmed up from the Swim.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Decent, not my fastest, shoes seriously had 2 inches of water in them. Was pouring at this point. So I wasnt really rushing that much
What would you do differently?:

Not much, not Have my phone in Transition so I wouldnt worry about it
Run
  • 41m 58s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 06m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Cramped a lot, just labored my breathing and went away, but would come back.
1 boom gel
What would you do differently?:

NOt much, have no idea why I cramped
Post race
Warm down:

pretty much none, just walked around talking with friends

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The cramping on the run kept me from running faster

Event comments:

Gregg is really making this a great race. The pizza after is a great touch. Had a food cart/truck there too. The race ended up getting cancelled early because of the storm that came in. Pretty much all doing the HM didnt get to finish.

My splits got screwed up and my Transition times werent saved so all I have is overall time of 2:23:24




Last updated: 2014-06-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:00 | 1500 meters | 01m 44s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/77
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: 2 laps aroun triangle
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:11:00 | 26 miles | 21.97 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/77
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: 2 laps, going across a Dam at one point, Not very many hills,
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:41:58 | 06.2 miles | 06m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/77
Performance:
avg HR 155 max172
Course: 2 out and backs, very minimal hills
Keeping cool Good 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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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Great race. Glad to see you're still flying. Hope the fam is doing good too. Keep up the good work!
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