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Victory Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Swim
Comments: UGH! It was such a long wait (3 hours) from transition setup that I was just frazzled. I'm not a good "waiter". I simply couldn't get my head, breathing or stroke into a good form. I stopped every 50m at the wall to try and shake it off, to no avail. I just wanted to get out of the pool and hit my bike. Finally I saw the red flutter board and got the hell out of there! I was almost 2 mins OVER my normal time. What would you do differently?: More swim sessions during taper. I missed 2 of my 3 scheduled swim practices and it was felt. Transition 1
Comments: Not bad, bit dodgy on the right foot for some unknown reason. What would you do differently?: Seeking a pair of tri shoes. I want a smoother mount/dismount process. Bike
Comments: I rocked this segment! The bike is my strength and it showed. I was not passed and nearly looped people who were entire swim waves ahead of me. It was the inaugural race for my new-to-me Cervelo P2 and I LOVED IT! What would you do differently?: I need to be in and out of my shoes smoother. Speed is well and good but so is control and bit more forward planning for the sharp turns and mount/dismount. Transition 2
Comments: I heartily bumped the bike next to mine as they had racked theirs the opposite way from pre-swim. It messed me up for a second. Slim poly socks went on quickly as did shoes. I DID have to stop and re-tie the right shoe about 350m later though. What would you do differently?: I want to TRY elastic laces and maybe even running barefoot. My feet were totally dry post-bike and I've research shoes powdered with TALC can be easy to slip on smoothly. This will be tried off-season in prep for next year. Run
Comments: Nice run. I have been using a 176bpm (88 per side) metronome for the last few run training sessions and it HELPS ME A GREAT DEAL! I am easily distracted so all I had to do was pull the "beat" from my muscle memory and keep my pace solid. felt great and was EASILY my best 5km run ever, even including training sessions. What would you do differently?: Practice on making it smoother and not falling "off-pace". I wandered a bit in terms of my "beat" but was still happy with the end result. Post race
Warm down: Walk it off, meet other athletes as they finish. What limited your ability to perform faster: mental state in the swim was hard. The rest of the tri went great. Event comments: This was the FIRST year that AIA (Athletes in Action) has run the Victory Triathlon and it was very well put together overall. A few little hiccups here and there but nothing that impeded the athletes in any way. I am already looking forward to next year. Last updated: 2013-07-25 12:00 AM
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2013-07-25 1:22 PM |
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Canada
Athletes In Action
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Overall Rank = 13/103
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 3/10
One gel 15 minutes before swim.
Leg and arms stretch and revolutions to limber up.