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| Christine Anderson - 2010 Evergreen Lake Triathlon 1st Place Finisher - Women's Pro Division |
Tomorrow morning I am competing in the Evergreen Lake International Distance Triathlon, just outside of Normal, Illinois. I always look through Google images for photos of previous races at the venue where I am going to compete. The course is not classically scenic so this picture of Christine Anderson finishing in 2 hours 12 minutes last year was the best picture I could find. I never see anyone like her on the course when I'm racing but that's because they've all finished and gone home by the time I get across the line.
It's going to be hot and humid and right now the water temperature of Evergreen Lake is 82 degrees, so unless there is an unexpected rainstorm, wetsuits won't be allowed.
Two years ago when I raced here and didn't use my wetsuit it took me over 38 minutes. I think I can do a lot better now, but I probably won't be below at the 30 minute pace that I achieved in Arizona earlier this year. I figure the wetsuit probably makes me 3 to 4 minutes faster. Of course I will save about a minute in transition as I won't have to take it off.
It's going to be hot and humid and right now the water temperature of Evergreen Lake is 82 degrees, so unless there is an unexpected rainstorm, wetsuits won't be allowed.
Two years ago when I raced here and didn't use my wetsuit it took me over 38 minutes. I think I can do a lot better now, but I probably won't be below at the 30 minute pace that I achieved in Arizona earlier this year. I figure the wetsuit probably makes me 3 to 4 minutes faster. Of course I will save about a minute in transition as I won't have to take it off.
This morning I did a mini-tri – 20 minutes in the Lake Michigan (water was great, just a little chop), then 20 minutes on the bike and a 15 minute run. My hamstring has been sore for the last week, but it felt great this morning. This is a flat course so I should have my best time ever on the bike. I'm hoping to finally average over 20 mph. The table below shows how I did the last two times I raced this course and my goal for this year.
Date
|
Total Time
| Swim |
Per /100
| T1 |
Bike
|
MPH
|
T2
| Run | Min/Mile |
| 7/19/08 |
2:56:24
|
35:49
|
2:11
|
2:31
|
1:21:52
| 18.2 |
2:41
|
53:31
| 8:37 |
7/18/09
|
2:52:20
|
38:04
|
2:19
|
1:43
|
1:15:51
|
19.7
|
3:00
|
53:41
|
8:39
|
GOAL
|
2:43:00
|
32:00
|
1:57
|
2:00
|
1:12:00
|
20.8
|
3:00
|
54:00
|
8:41
|
I'll post the actual results on Sunday.
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