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Comments: so during the foggy, body-ridden wavy swim I thought - gee I am going to do an Olympic?? shoot in 2 weeks my ocean swim is twice as far??? ACK! What would you do differently?: use my inhaler prior to going in - the cold water affected me - and BREATHE!!!  Transition 1
Comments: had to use my inhaler, had trouble with my suit - mostly due to the added inhaler I think. What would you do differently?: use my inhaler BEFORE The swim  Bike
Comments: I stayed aero but somehow could not get myself to do that push into my own 5th gear.... got blocked a LOT - where were the marshalls??? and then a car cut me off!!!! wtf! at the very end a woman blocking when we were sharing road with runners etc almost caused me to crash. I yelled left, she was in the middle of the road, someone passed me and her, I now had no where to go, yelled left again, she still did not move so I went to her right out of necessity and then she almost went into me. nice big F-CK out of my mouth. What would you do differently?: nutrition, should have used a gel Transition 2
Comments: I knocked the whole rack over - they were short crappy racks What would you do differently?: not knock the whole thing down  Run
Comments: REALLY slow even for me! not sure what was up - just could not kick myself into that pain zone until the very end What would you do differently?: should have made myself use a gu or something prior to the swim Post race
Warm down: bend over and keep myself from hurling. What limited your ability to perform faster: not sure. but even though I did not feel speedy (and I was not!) I was not far from my goal time of 1:15. certainly there are plenty of areas for me to improve for next time - transitions - which would have been helped by proper inhaler use etc ahead of time, and nutrition. obviously both the swim and the run need lots of work. my run really sucks right now - guess that half marathon got me into long and slow! Event comments: They did a really great job of clearing the roads - I had biked the course last week and it was much clearer today. BUT the roads, which are narrow, were not closed except the very end and bikers and runners shared the road.... so would have been nice to have more volunteers along some of the narrow areas. Also, transition area not secure - someone had their bike computer taken. I still had fun - even if thoughts like 'why can't I just train? why do I need to race' went through my head during the run. Last updated: 2007-11-01 12:00 AM
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 2008-06-29 5:10 PM |
Champion  6046    New York, NY |  Subject: Cohasset Triathlon |
| 2008-06-29 6:19 PM in reply to: #1497501 |
Expert 1060 Weymouth, MA | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Great race Cat. That's a fantastic bike split. Next year you are going to place in your age group! |
| 2008-06-29 6:25 PM in reply to: #1497501 |
| Member 8 | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon hmmmmm...did you miss the part where you were 8th in your age group? Nothing to be disppoint about at all. You crushed the bike! But best of all, your kids thought you were a Rock Star! Enjoy it. |
| 2008-06-29 6:32 PM in reply to: #1497501 |
Champion 19812   MA | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Great race..seems inhaler before the swim might need to be norm...I do mine and usually again on the run. Sweet paces all around..especially bike I had someone just like yours who would pass never move right and I yelled at her...you need to move over after you pass. Where are the USAT folks when you need them? In races with newbies it happens all the time sadly. You can do an Oly..all about pacing.
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| 2008-06-29 6:34 PM in reply to: #1497501 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Nice race, considered you didn'thave enough sleep and proper nutrition. I think the lack of energy you felt is partly due to that. Still a great race. Must be crazy when the bike rack fell down during T2!! |
| 2008-06-29 6:43 PM in reply to: #1497580 |
Champion 6046 New York, NY | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Not sure my watts are accurate as at least once when I checked my meter (and was not coasting) it was not registering watts... but if it is I only averaged like 100 watts!!!! My goal (and what I did at the TT) is 180!!! my max was only in the 400s, so really did not dig down the way I usually do.... so I will take it on faith from you and others that I can get through an OLY - might even like it better since it is not redline the whole way..... I will see in 2 weeks if rest and nutrition help....and yeah, will use the inhaler before the swim!!!! might have to put a giant sign up reminding me. thank G-d people came over to help with the bike rack - only one other bike was on it, but the whole thing FELL APART!!!!! oy and I need to learn to take my feet out of my bike shoes on the bike as the long run through transition in bike shoes is too hard....ate too much time. |
 2008-06-29 11:38 PM in reply to: #1497603 |
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| 2008-06-29 11:42 PM in reply to: #1498086 |
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| 2008-06-30 10:34 AM in reply to: #1497501 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Nice swim and bike! Stupid lady bike driver anyways. |
| 2008-06-30 10:38 AM in reply to: #1497501 |
| Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Nice job!! You had a great bike split and your run and swim were pretty speedy too. I almost always take my inhaler before the swim. I didn't this weekend and probably should have. Something about swimming makes the asthma flare up. |
| 2008-06-30 10:41 AM in reply to: #1497501 |
| Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Hey great race Doc!!! You kicked a lot of booty. And your run wasn't bad at all. Just try not to knock over the rack next time. People tned to frown upon that.  |
| 2008-06-30 10:45 AM in reply to: #1498732 |
| Champion 6046 New York, NY | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon mr2tony - 2008-06-30 11:41 AM Hey great race Doc!!! You kicked a lot of booty. And your run wasn't bad at all. Just try not to knock over the rack next time. People tned to frown upon that.
OMG thank G-d there was only one other bike on it and lots of helpful people - it is funny in retrospect but I was all like now what??? and it totally fell apart!!!! can you say clutz?? |
| 2008-06-30 10:46 AM in reply to: #1498722 |
| Champion 6046 New York, NY | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Artemis - 2008-06-30 11:38 AM Nice job!! You had a great bike split and your run and swim were pretty speedy too. I almost always take my inhaler before the swim. I didn't this weekend and probably should have. Something about swimming makes the asthma flare up.
I really do know better - but somehow I forgot! I think it is the cold water and when in a lake/pond the pollen.... |
| 2008-06-30 10:52 AM in reply to: #1497501 |
| Expert 1060 Weymouth, MA | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon Cat, are you saying that the bike rack fell apart or the BIKE itself? |
| 2008-06-30 10:53 AM in reply to: #1498785 |
| Champion 6046 New York, NY | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon rcberto - 2008-06-30 11:52 AM Cat, are you saying that the bike rack fell apart or the BIKE itself?
the rack.... thankfully bikes are built better! |
| 2008-06-30 2:40 PM in reply to: #1497580 |
| Champion 6046 New York, NY | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon KathyG - 2008-06-29 7:32 PM Great race..seems inhaler before the swim might need to be norm...I do mine and usually again on the run. Sweet paces all around..especially bike I had someone just like yours who would pass never move right and I yelled at her...you need to move over after you pass. Where are the USAT folks when you need them? In races with newbies it happens all the time sadly. You can do an Oly..all about pacing.
NP looks like it is between 150-180 - right where it should be for now....though again just brought my PT and bike in to get checked....not sure it was all accurate |
| 2008-07-02 2:02 AM in reply to: #1497501 |
| Expert 750 Plano, TX | Subject: RE: Cohasset Triathlon |
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got up had coffee, had trouble sleeping - was awake numerous times....woke the boys and we drove down. I thought I was early enough to get in before road closures but they must have closed them early. So I sent the boys on the shuttle and I biked over with transition bag. Stomach was bothering me so I did not really eat. managed to eat one dunkin munchkin, 1 shot block and a bite of a clif bar
rode to the venue, swam for a couple of minutes. Saw lots of people I know - quite group of racers - elite field 35 strong including Jarrod Shoemaker, Deide Griesbauer, Karen Smyers....
My swim coach (who has won AG nationals) won my age group.