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Comments: The swim started ok ,I talked to alot of guys that are just starting the sprint as their first Tri. Having an Olympic Tri before is great to build confidence. We went off as usual i waited to start last funny there's 5 of us waiting. We went off just fine though We are slow, eventually the wave behind us caught up to us. I could have made it around the course with no rest but i decided to stop 3/4 of the way and take a 15 sec.break. I continued to finish the swim I am just happy thats theres no goggles flooding and going out of course. What would you do differently?: As Usual practice more swimming :)  Transition 1
Comments: Overall i am happy with my time. It is 150 yards run from the lake to transition and no cramps. Took one R-Gu and drank a mouthful of Skratch, What would you do differently?: Run faster from water to transition.  Bike
What would you do differently?: I should have anticipated turns, when i am about to do turns I should not accelerate since i need to slow down anyway on turns and I would just be wasting energy. Transition 2
What would you do differently?: I should have eaten my Gu for the run 3 miles off the bike finish to exactly be 10 minutes to absorb and utilize nutrition.  Run
Comments: The run was just about right and drinking stations are perfectly placed. For someone who worked and have not slept before the race I am happy with my time. Honestly so far this is a good 5K time for me. What would you do differently?: Get more sleep before the race, I could have done better. Post race
Warm down: drank cool water .walked around to lower my HR. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of sleep!!! and recovery before the race!!! Event comments: I am very happy with RD Tiffany Johnson ,Staff ,Ms.Keri and all the volunteers. I would not have survived this insanity if it were'nt for them, I strongly believe. A good race is not when there are no problems, It is the way it is handled when the problem arises. The organizers are prepared and handled everything well!!! Profile Album Last updated: 2013-09-14 12:00 AM
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 2013-09-17 6:33 PM |
Member  1293    Pearland,Tx |  Subject: Houston Oaks Tru Tri Sprint Triathlon |
| 2013-09-17 11:07 PM in reply to: #4858046 |
| 413 | Subject: RE: Houston Oaks Tru Tri Sprint Triathlon Way to go, Carl! Great race report. Sounds like you felt more confident and in control for the swim. That should carry over to your next race nicely. Way to rock the bike. Definitely need about 10 min to absorb the GU before the run. There's a good video in the BT running articles by the Chi Running guy on how to help smooth the bike-to-run transition. He says the 10 min thing for nutrition. Also says 100-200 meters from transition, pedal by pulling up on the pedals to give your running muscles a break. He also recommends some brief spine lengthening and pelvis leveling stretches in transition to get your lower body ready for the run. It's been very helpful to me in the brick sessions. Oh, and I've been told to do more bricks. Now, I'm running some distance after almost every bike session to train my body to make that transition easier. Hope that helps. Congrats again. Gary |
| 2013-09-18 9:16 AM in reply to: PsyTri |
Veteran 2842  Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Houston Oaks Tru Tri Sprint Triathlon Congrats! Sounds like you enjoyed the race, too, which is great. One thing I do coming into T2 is go to a slightly higher cadence on the bike for 2-3 minutes (try for 90-93, as that's my run cadence). It helps me get my feet turning over when I start the run... Hope it helps. Matt |
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Overall Rank = 80/144
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 15/19
This is the first time i am doing this. The Sprint event is bike focus which is rare to come by therefore I cannot miss this opportunity. I have to work the night before so prepare everything a day before. I left work early at 5am it takes normally an hour from work to reach Hockley. at 5 am traffic is fast got to the race site at 545 am change walked with my bike to transition prepared everything ate:1XClif Bar,1XGu,Bottle of Skratch.Race is at 7 am i am at the water at 645 am. The swim should wake me up for the bike.
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