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Comments: Not much to comment on here. The bouys could have been aligned straighter, but the anchor's going to move on the way down. There is no exact science to it. It would also be nice if they were a different color. Red is kinda hard to see. Neon orange like they had in the harbor would have been great! What would you do differently?: If I could have seen the further bouys, I would have aimed for those, but I had to go one by one and ended up swimming zig-zag a little. Not too bad. The current (or my over-correcting) kept pushing me off-line. I was aiming for the bouy in front of me... really, I was!  Transition 1
Comments: I finally remembered to put the bike in a good gear! With the puddles and the cobblestones, I wasn't about to try anything fancy with mount or dismount. What would you do differently?: Stop reviewing my gear. Have confidence in how I planned it and GO!  Bike
Comments: The wind was brutal. I thought I would have no legs left after my 3rd lap. It was very difficult going westbound. I also found out I was working harder because my brake was rubbing the whole time. Oops. My bike time was slower than last year here with a north wind. Hmmm. What would you do differently?: I had the bike looked at several times, but the cable had to be redone. Hopefully I will not have this problem again for a while. Transition 2
Comments: Again, I wasn't going to try anything fancy with the cobblestone. I was going to rack my bike one way, but changed my mind. Stupid mistake on my part. Also, had a stone in my running shoe. Purposely stopped and got it out rather than deal with it. Good decision. What would you do differently?: Rack it, baby.  Run
Comments: Downpour about halfway through. I felt sorry for those people still on the bike. Heart felt great, shoes did very well in the rain. They weren't sloppy or squishy. Maybe I could have gone harder? What would you do differently?: Gone harder? Post race
Warm down: Usually there is a party afterwards celebrating the UCP families, but with the rain, they were telling everyone to get their stuff and go home. Better safe than sorry, I guess. What limited your ability to perform faster: WIND. Brake. Event comments: Post-race activites were do to the weather. They are normally OUTSTANDING! I was kinda (ok, really) disappointed with the weather. I finished 1st female. My first time ever!!! And there was nothing. No results, no awards, no party... just an empty patio. Kind of a let down. Oh well. This was for UCP anyway. And I raised $1000 for it!!!! Last updated: 2012-02-12 12:00 AM
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 2012-08-09 8:46 PM |
Expert  1095   C-bus |  Subject: Cleveland Triathlon - Olympic Course |
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Thunderstorm at 2am (?). Dog kept getting up and down from the bed on a loud floor. I tried to sleep through it, but it was too loud. Eventually went back to sleep.
Woke at 5, hit snooze twice, out of bed, pack the car and go. Missed the deadline to get on the shoreway, so we had to take Detroit Rd. in. Got marked, set up, ate my banana and a little pb sammy. Saw Steve off for his race, drank my G1 Prime, and I was good to go.
Deep water start in a harbor, so you can't do anything but jog. Did that for just a little bit, moved around the arms a smidge and that was that.