Gatorade Triathlon Series: Race 3 - Brighton
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Gatorade Triathlon Series: Race 3 - Brighton - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Because it was so choppy and I knew there was a current I kind of freaked out a bit and took my time getting into the water and getting my own space. Once we rounded the first buoy I had a mini panic - nothing major just a rush of adrenalin realising how deep I was. Also the smell of petrol from the lifesaving craft also disturbs me! I did see one lady just on her back kicking and I felt better then - once we turned for the shore I was fine, in face I drafted on a guy which helped a lot and matched him stroke for stroke to the shore. What would you do differently?: I need to swallow that start line fear, get in the middle of the pack and go hard for the first 200m. I'm a strong swimmer and I've got lots of OWS practice under my belt. No-one is going to let me drown! Transition 1
Comments: New wetsuit is awesome to swim in and so easy to get on - not so easy to get off. I was running with my arms still in it as i couldn't get it off on the move. I will try some lube see if that helps on Wednesday OWS. I have a pool at home so can practice the transition every day if need be! What would you do differently?: Well I need to stick with my resolution to get bike shoes! I'm never going to be able to jump on the bike so not worried about that. First time I've run into and out of transition, I'm usually to exhausted! Bike
Comments: It was busier than I'm used to with lots of fast cyclists out there - which was good, had to concentrate hard. I wanted to maintain 30kph so a little slower than I would have liked. I was pleased with the fast sections, no wobbling. What would you do differently?: BIKE SHOES! More training so I can maintain greater speed on the hills. i have hardly trained at all on the bike. Transition 2
Comments: Well the best bit of not wearing bike shoes is that transition into runners is super quick! I am sooooo bad at stopping on the bike, going to practice that this week. I kind of practically fall off and end up on my tippy toes causing terrible calf cramps. What would you do differently?: Training training training. Run
Comments: I am not a fast runner - I went as hard as I could really. Not done any brick training but legs were not heavy straight off the bike so that was good. What would you do differently?: Brick training. Some more sprint work to try and improve speed. Unfortunately I train for distance so these shorter races are slow for me as i stick to my usual pace. Post race
Warm down: A walk and a banana. A coffee! What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of specific training. I only entered the race on saturday on a whim - just to challenge myself really. Last updated: 2012-01-15 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 880/916
Age Group = F44-49
Age Group Rank = 5/7
Got up at 5am after a restless night. yoghurt banana and a cup of tea. Drove to race, walked bike to compound. Got all the relevant stuff done, then just walked around listening to music - tried not to get into too many conversations. Bumped into a few friends - like 15 or so!
Warm up - my wave due to go off at 7.37 so got into the water around 7.10am. Quite choppy so good to get a feel for the size of the waves and the current direction. the Sprint was to the yellow buoy with two pink buoys inbetween, swam to the second pink buoy to acclimatise to being out of my depth. Water very clear which was nice. Certainly got the heart rate down doing the warm up like this.