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Comments: glassy to start before the first wave, forgot how water likes to skip happily into my mouth when I breath during OWS, little trouble keeping straight line felt like I was struggling against my suit a bit until comfortable about 2/3 way thru What would you do differently?: buy a wetsuit to practice OWS more  Transition 1
Comments: sat down to take off of heels, little confusion as to what to don when What would you do differently?: practice my transitions so it's muscle memory rather than having to think about it  Bike
Comments: a good bike for me, came in under what I imagined really dislike beating a LOT of people out of the water then listening to everybody, their mom, AND grandmothers announcing their passing me What would you do differently?: get some bike specific training Transition 2
Comments: chatting with The Man as we were in T2 together, puff inhaler, had to pee, on to run What would you do differently?: again with the muscle memory rather than having to think about what needs to go where, though it was smoother than T1  Run
Comments: started okay, then breathing/panic attack troubles started and kept happening off & on throughout, almost stopped completely until AngelJeannette assisted me by "dragging" me out of my mental state and my physical stall What would you do differently?: stop the panicky stuff Post race
Warm down: walking around, chilly water, little ice bath for feet, yoga sretches. What limited your ability to perform faster: lack of training plan and lack of training due to various legitimate reasons and then some plain ole' laziness Event comments: a good local race with 250 participants this year Last updated: 2012-05-16 12:00 AM
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 2012-05-26 9:54 PM |
Expert  1070   Denver Area |  Subject: Pelican Fest Triathlon |
| 2012-05-27 12:38 AM in reply to: #4230830 |
Veteran 165 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Pelican Fest Triathlon Congrats! Great swim! That water was cold which made it hard to "feel" the water with each swim stroke. I had no sense of how fast i was going and my suit felt constructing as well. That's a respectable bike spilt! IMHO, If you want to get faster, find a group to ride with. There's nothing like riding with faster riders to improve your game. Also, Way to hang tough through the breathing issues on your run! Good luck in you next event |
| 2012-05-27 10:04 PM in reply to: #4230830 |
Extreme Veteran 1648 | Subject: RE: Pelican Fest Triathlon Nice job! I am thinking this might be a good season opener for me in the future. So nice to read first hand experiences! |
| 2012-05-29 1:53 PM in reply to: #4230830 |
Pro 4277 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Pelican Fest Triathlon Sorry about the "panic attack". That does not sound like any fun at all. But way to work through it...nice job! |
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ride to packets and transition, eat rest of breakfast 'cause we were up so friggin' early we were in transition start-1.5 hours
set up transition, hangout, potty, then walk to swim start
swim back'n' forth a few times getting feel for the suit---it's been a while