Lake St. Louis Triathlon – Race Recap
Lake St. Louis Triathlon Race Recap
1500 meter swim, 27 mile bike, 10K run
It’s tough to write a race report when one of your training partners ends up in the hospital. Steve, aka “Diesel,” went down on the bike--hard. After seeing his battered face and raw skin in the emergency room, it seems like he was fortunate not to suffer any broken bones or more serious consequences. And I was amazed at his emotional stability and upbeat attitude about returning to training. Get well soon, buddy.
As far as the race goes:
I swam in the 2nd wave based on predicted time. I wore my wetsuit but it didn’t seem to help my speed as I finished slower than the overall contenders. Onto the bike and the chase was on. The course design and mix of long and short course racers on the road made things somewhat chaotic. I steadily made up time and watched my average speed climb during the 27 miles. I executed a nice dismount, leaving my shoes on the pedals, but lost time in transition with a bad rack position far away from the entrance. I felt decent on the run, passing a few athletes.
I was hoping for a higher finish (23/450 OA, 5/53 AG) and was once again frustrated by my slow swim. Keeping it in perspective, I was grateful to cross the line healthy and look forward to the final month of my season, which culminates with the 1/2 Iron-distance National Championships in Kansas City followed by Worlds in Honolulu.
Congrats to Activeness’ John on a good showing in his first tri in several years. Way to do!
1500 meter swim, 27 mile bike, 10K run
It’s tough to write a race report when one of your training partners ends up in the hospital. Steve, aka “Diesel,” went down on the bike--hard. After seeing his battered face and raw skin in the emergency room, it seems like he was fortunate not to suffer any broken bones or more serious consequences. And I was amazed at his emotional stability and upbeat attitude about returning to training. Get well soon, buddy.
As far as the race goes:
I swam in the 2nd wave based on predicted time. I wore my wetsuit but it didn’t seem to help my speed as I finished slower than the overall contenders. Onto the bike and the chase was on. The course design and mix of long and short course racers on the road made things somewhat chaotic. I steadily made up time and watched my average speed climb during the 27 miles. I executed a nice dismount, leaving my shoes on the pedals, but lost time in transition with a bad rack position far away from the entrance. I felt decent on the run, passing a few athletes.
I was hoping for a higher finish (23/450 OA, 5/53 AG) and was once again frustrated by my slow swim. Keeping it in perspective, I was grateful to cross the line healthy and look forward to the final month of my season, which culminates with the 1/2 Iron-distance National Championships in Kansas City followed by Worlds in Honolulu.
Congrats to Activeness’ John on a good showing in his first tri in several years. Way to do!
posted by JPD at Tuesday, September 06, 2005
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