I am attempting to set some expectations for the race this weekend. I
have not done this recently because it scares the crap out of me. 
My expectations for this race are not really all that high, but
I suppose we have to have something to shoot for.
I have looked at the results from last year and done a little calculating
based on results at Pigman sprint and Minneman sprint. Here are some
pace goals that seem reasonable: roughly 2:15 / 100m in the swim, roughly
19.5 MPH on the bike, and roughly 7:30 minutes/mile run. Here are the
calculated time goals:
| Swim (1.5K) | T1 | Bike (40K) | T2 | Run (10K) | Flub time | Total |
| 33:45 | 2:30 | 1:16:30 | 1:30 | 46:30 | 5:00 | 2:45:45 |
I’m not sure what I’ll do if the event is not wetsuit legal. I’ve been swimming
much more comfortable in open water lately, but I’m not sure that I can handle
my longest open water swim ever without it. More to the point,
I don’t want to have to try 1.5K without it. *sigh* I’ll probably wear
it regardless.
Well, that’s the plan such as it is. I have high comfort expectations for the swim
and low performance expectations for everything else.
Tags: Goals, Lifetime, Olympic Distance, Triathlon
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Hey, I just checked out your results–not too shabby at all! Looking forward to your race report!
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