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Comments: Felt great in the swim in spite of concerns over a nagging shoulder injury. Did two stupid things. First I seeded myself poorly. In practice I was doing the swim in 7 - 8 min but seeded at 9 because of concerns about my shoulder. Stupid. Got behind some slower swimmers and had to dial it down huge. Ended up passing about 6 people which caused a really uneven pace. Second, I stepped on that stupid timing mat early. My goggles were foggy went to the pool to rinse them and stepped on the mat. Crap. Added at least a minute to my overall time. What would you do differently?: Not be an idiot and step on the mat early. Seed myself better.  Transition 1
Comments: No idea specific times for T1 & T2 because I forgot to start my watch. Lol. It was a really long run from the pool to T1 (about 600M) so had to put some sandals on. T1 was fast and I was glad I practiced it. Shoes cause a bit of problems but I felt like I was out pretty quickly. Ran with bike and did a running mount. Went just liked practiced. What would you do differently?: Not much. Just keep practicing T1 ad maybe invest in a pair of tri shoes and leave them on the bike.  Bike
Comments: Time also includes T1 & T2 transition times. Overall I was happy with the ride. This is perhaps where I can work harder in training. Pushed hard but really started feeling it in my hamstrings and butt. Will hit the gym a bit more and start training on hills. What would you do differently?: More training. Transition 2
Comments: Went fast. Legs felt like mush. I had done BRICK work before so knew what to expect but having pushed myself harder than normal it was tough. Did a running dismount but a lady had stopped dead in front of me and I almost hit here because I couldn't slow down. Had practiced this transition a ton so felt it went very well. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: PB for a 5 km run. This was my fastest time ever running a 5km! I come from a running background and was extremely pleased to post this time especially AFTER doing the other two sports! Took about 1km for my legs to come back and then I pushed hard. Could have gone harder after the split. What would you do differently?: Faster split. Post race
Warm down: Not much. Had a massage from the massage people. Nice. What limited your ability to perform faster: Shoulder injury and poor hydration. Event comments: Overall it was a great experience for my first tri. Super awesome feeling when it was completed it. I would probably warm-up more and cool-down more. Next race in 4 weeks. Profile Album Last updated: 2009-03-16 12:00 AM
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 2009-05-19 3:02 PM |
Member 33 |  Subject: Ottawa Early Bird Sprint Triathlon |
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Overall Rank = 16/122
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/7
Can hardly call it a routine since this was my first triathlon ever. Slept EXTREMELY poorly the night before with my mind racing and nerves running. I think I went over my transitions a million times. Up at 5:30 a.m. after only about 3 hours downed my daily Green sludge, stretched and ate some homemade oatmeal. I got to the transition zone about 30 minutes early, set things up, rechecked it about 8 times, marked up, got my timer and headed to the pool.
Other than stretching at home did nothing to really warm up.