American Triple T - Race #1: Super Sprint
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American Triple T - Race #1: Super Sprint - TriathlonMini Sprint
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Swim
Comments: Water was really really cold, which I knew to expect, but it got in my ears and was painful. What would you do differently?: Wear earplugs. Figured that out in later races this weekend. Also, I have a high number, so I started toward the end. Not sure if that was a factor. Transition 1
Comments: Couldn't do the thing with the shoes because this is my road bike and my road shoes are not designed for quickly opening and closing the straps. Came out of the water ahead of David, which was weird. I knew he would catch me on the bike. What would you do differently?: Transition is usually my favorite sport, but this was going to be a long weekend, so I didn't sweat it. Bike
Comments: It was a good chance to run through all the gears, make sure everything was working right, and get over any urge to panic on the descent. Strangely, David never passed me, which I thought was very weird. As it turned out, he had some issue with getting into his shoes and had to get off his bike and deal with it. What would you do differently?: nothing Transition 2
Comments: Eh, really didn't care too much in the grand scheme of things. What would you do differently?: nothing - I was taking it easy on purpose. Run
Comments: David caught up to me right away and we ran together. We were keeping a brisk pace, and talking and saying hi to others we knew and saw on the course. We were trying to take it easy and be conservative, but it's hard the first night. Everyone was excited, and the field is mostly IM veterans, so the average pace was pretty high. We ran a sub-9 minute mile and were close to last on our run time. What would you do differently?: nothing Post race
Warm down: Ate a great HFP meal! What limited your ability to perform faster: n/a Event comments: Everything was great. Good vibe - fun people! Enjoyed the beginning of competing as a team with my husband! Last updated: 2011-05-23 12:00 AM
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United States
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75F / 24C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 304/350
Age Group = Co-Ed Senior
Age Group Rank = 0/
Arrived late due to family commitments and my needing to pick up my hammock at the UPS facility. We didn't arrive on site until 90 minutes before the race, and we still had to figure out where to park the camper, register, get our stuff, change clothes, etc., etc. Oh well!
None. Just the rushing around to get ready in time.
Saw Amy and Tim at the swim start.
Entered the water with my husband and teammate, David Tri's, who was still insisting he didn't care at all about this race as he was wading into the freezing water.