Jax Tri Series #3
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Jax Tri Series #3 - Triathlon
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Swim
Comments: Very happy with the swim. Felt relaxed. I did get one person give me a hard ear-clap which REALLY was not comfortable, which was strange because it wasn't particularly crowded. Other than that it was great. What would you do differently?: Not get ear-clapped. Transition 1
Comments: Very good T1. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Bike
Comments: That was just awful. What would you do differently?: I guess I have to do more interval and solo work instead of so many group rides in training. I am not really sure. Transition 2
Comments: I don't concern myself with massive speed anymore, but I still feel like I do okay in the transitions. I was very surprised that when I got in to re-rack my bike there was a young man sitting on the ground getting his running shoes on. He was racked next to me, but being a young man, he started the race at least 9 minutes ahead of me. Being that I got out of transition before he did, I guessed he must be a beginner. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Run
Comments: Had to do a lot of walking today. My foot was killing me from the time I got up this morning. I hate getting passed because I have to walk! YUK! With about 1/3 mile left to go in the race I was walking AGAIN, and of course people were passing me. Then a woman passed me and on her calf was a "51". OMG, SHE'S IN MY AGE GROUP! I couldn't let another person from my own age group pass me, so I started jogging again. I don't CARE how my foot feels, I had to pass her. About 5 meters before the finish line I finally got ahead of her. Beat her by one second! That was my victory for the day. Post race
Warm down: As always, a dip in the nice refreshing ocean helps my muscles feel better and the swelling in my foot even goes down for a while (until I have to walk on it agian!) What limited your ability to perform faster: With the bad foot I can't really train much, and it was an overall bad foot day. Last updated: 2015-08-10 12:00 AM
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United States
DRC Sports
88F / 31C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 131/221
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 5/8
Got up at 3:45 so we could leave for the race at 4:30. (Life would be SOOOO much easier if it were closer to home!) Had breakfast, then Bob and I got bikes and gear into the car & drove up. Coffee was a part of this, of course. Set up transition area then concerned myself with bathroom, warmup, getting off my feet as much as possible, etc.
Did very little jogging; just enough to warm up. Bad foot day, so I found a place to lay down for a while and elevate my foot. About 15 minutes before race start I did a swim out to the last buoy and back to shore.