I am a few weeks behind.....
It was basically the same weather is Granitman Clearwater this year. Cloudy, very warm, very humid. Ick. Similar result. Good, to very good, swim, great bike, not-that-great a run.
Overall, better than last year.
As always, I got there early and got setup in great spot, same spot as last year. I situated myself right by the bike in and out. You can see my transition time from year-to-year are pretty consistent.
Just hung out until start. Got on my bike briefly to make sure that everything was ok.
I will just get to the race. Short swim, got out fast and had a faster swim, by about 45 seconds. Pretty smooth and not a lot of traffic, except for the start.
Off to the bike. Bike had some decent wind. No sun. Humid. Bike has some up and down, not terribly hilly. There was some "conflict" on the bike. There was a guy on the course who thought it was ok to draft. He was on a guy in front of me, in my AG, for awhile. I could watch him draft. He then dropped off and was then on my tail for awhile. I then broke away, caught up to the guy in front of me. The guy in front asked if I was drafting, I told him no. Very clearly no. Told him it was the guy behind us. After the race I talked to the guy, not the guy drafting, the other guy who was getting drafted off of. We just talked about how we didn't like it, even though it is not explicitly in the rules not to draft, this was not a USAT race, it is still not cool. Back to the race. He then passed me again, with the guy who was drafting behind him. I came into transition and felt pretty good. My bike was almost a minute and a half faster than last year. Nice!
Got off on the run course at a decent pace. The run is flat for about the first 3/4 of a mile, then it is almost entirely uphill for what seems like close to a mile, then mostly flat for the rest. Not sure what it is, but this run is tough on me. It felt like a struggle and just could not get moving. I was a little faster than last year, 14 seconds. So, better, but not great. This race and the Graniteman race, with the cloudy and the humid, were my too slowest 5k runs. They were also pretty hilly. Not sure why I struggled so much on those two.
I ended up about two and a half minutes faster last year, ended up 4 out of 19, but due to 1st place in AG getting 2nd place overall, I got 3rd. So I got my first, and probably only, podium of the year. Last year I got 2nd my AG. 40-44, tough competition.
I would like to keep doing this race. It is a nice sprint course. Not too many people. Maybe some year I will do they Olympic distance. The Olympic distance run is two loops, not sure I want to run that hill twice.
Next race up is the Maple Grove Olympic distance race. One of my big challenges.
Below are some images, of me, posted from the Lake Marion Triathlon Facebook page, below that are results, and below that are my usual pictures. The picture of Peace Coffee is there because pro triathlete Devon Palmer is sponsored by them. He gave me three bags to hand out. I gave them to Jerry, famous MN tri announcer, to hand out. He gave one to each of the Olympic winners, and one to the race director. I like Peace Coffee :)
2013 Lake Marion Sprint Triathlon Results
It was basically the same weather is Granitman Clearwater this year. Cloudy, very warm, very humid. Ick. Similar result. Good, to very good, swim, great bike, not-that-great a run.
Overall, better than last year.
As always, I got there early and got setup in great spot, same spot as last year. I situated myself right by the bike in and out. You can see my transition time from year-to-year are pretty consistent.
Just hung out until start. Got on my bike briefly to make sure that everything was ok.
I will just get to the race. Short swim, got out fast and had a faster swim, by about 45 seconds. Pretty smooth and not a lot of traffic, except for the start.
Off to the bike. Bike had some decent wind. No sun. Humid. Bike has some up and down, not terribly hilly. There was some "conflict" on the bike. There was a guy on the course who thought it was ok to draft. He was on a guy in front of me, in my AG, for awhile. I could watch him draft. He then dropped off and was then on my tail for awhile. I then broke away, caught up to the guy in front of me. The guy in front asked if I was drafting, I told him no. Very clearly no. Told him it was the guy behind us. After the race I talked to the guy, not the guy drafting, the other guy who was getting drafted off of. We just talked about how we didn't like it, even though it is not explicitly in the rules not to draft, this was not a USAT race, it is still not cool. Back to the race. He then passed me again, with the guy who was drafting behind him. I came into transition and felt pretty good. My bike was almost a minute and a half faster than last year. Nice!
Got off on the run course at a decent pace. The run is flat for about the first 3/4 of a mile, then it is almost entirely uphill for what seems like close to a mile, then mostly flat for the rest. Not sure what it is, but this run is tough on me. It felt like a struggle and just could not get moving. I was a little faster than last year, 14 seconds. So, better, but not great. This race and the Graniteman race, with the cloudy and the humid, were my too slowest 5k runs. They were also pretty hilly. Not sure why I struggled so much on those two.
I ended up about two and a half minutes faster last year, ended up 4 out of 19, but due to 1st place in AG getting 2nd place overall, I got 3rd. So I got my first, and probably only, podium of the year. Last year I got 2nd my AG. 40-44, tough competition.
I would like to keep doing this race. It is a nice sprint course. Not too many people. Maybe some year I will do they Olympic distance. The Olympic distance run is two loops, not sure I want to run that hill twice.
Next race up is the Maple Grove Olympic distance race. One of my big challenges.
Below are some images, of me, posted from the Lake Marion Triathlon Facebook page, below that are results, and below that are my usual pictures. The picture of Peace Coffee is there because pro triathlete Devon Palmer is sponsored by them. He gave me three bags to hand out. I gave them to Jerry, famous MN tri announcer, to hand out. He gave one to each of the Olympic winners, and one to the race director. I like Peace Coffee :)
2014 Lake Marion Sprint Triathlon Results
Swim (440 yds) = 6:22 (1:27/100yds)
T1 = 2:44
Bike (17.3mi) = 46:09 (22.5 MPH)
T2 = 0:48
Run (3.1mi) = 24:52 (8:02/mi)
Total = 1:20:52
Overall = 15/218
AG = 3/18 (Actually 4 of 19, but rolled down to 3rd due to 1st place in my AG was 2nd place overall. First podium of the year)
Overall Pace = 3:55/mi
2013 Lake Marion Sprint Triathlon Results
Swim (440 yds) = 7:15 (1:39/100yds)
T1 = 2:50
Bike (17.3mi) = 47:34 (21.8 MPH)
T2 = 0:49
Run (3.1mi, heard a rumor it was actually 3.2) = 25:06 (8:06/mi)
Total = 1:23:22
Overall = 23/282
AG = 2/27 (First podium of the year, last time I had one was 2011)
Overall Pace = 4:03/mi
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