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Comments: I don't think I could have had much better of a swim. I never really felt like I was off course, I got the inside track on every bouy turn, and I was able to draft on a few people for as long as I could. What would you do differently?: Focus on keeping my head down and for longer swims like this I should practice on every other stroke breathing.  Transition 1
Comments: I forgot to have my pedal straps pre-race adjusted so that I could just slip into them...huge mistake. I think I must have taken a nap or something during the T1. Actually I had difficulty and problems with every aspect of my transition. I lost every moment of success in my swim and set myself up to fail in my bike time due to this below poor transition. What would you do differently?: Practice T1 transitions so they flow a lot smoother.  Bike
Comments: Actually, my bike avg. was very close to my bike time when I had practiced the course a few weeks before the race. I felt that there were a few times I could have given it more but didn't cause I was saving some for the run. What would you do differently?: Make sure gears and straps are set up for bike start as pre-race checklist. Transition 2
Comments: This transition was just like I had practiced all my transitions in the past...couldn't have asked for anything better. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: Again my calves were seizing up on me for about the first mile. After that I was flying...I had to be running 1.5x faster than that first mile in order to have under an 8.5 min per mile avg. What would you do differently?: Load up on suppliments 2 weeks prior to next race to aviod muscle seizing issues. Post race
Warm down: From the last race, I remember dropping to my knees asking for water. This time I crossed the finish line, put my hands on my hips, and walked to my bike thinking about all the things I could have done better. Shortness of breath only lasted 15 sec or so. What limited your ability to perform faster: My T1 time. Event comments: Next year I'm doing the Olyimpic...watch out big dogs, here I come!!! Last updated: 2004-09-19 12:00 AM
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 2004-09-28 1:27 AM |
Veteran  300  Peoria AZ |  Subject: Lake Pleasant Tri |
| 2004-09-28 8:05 PM in reply to: #67213 |
Extreme Veteran 572  Seattle, WA | Subject: RE: Lake Pleasant Tri Awesome job Casey!!! Way to come back from that first run mile and fly! Great job placing in the top 3 in your AG!!! Woo hoo!!! |
| 2004-09-28 11:33 PM in reply to: #67213 |
Extreme Veteran 412 las vegas | Subject: RE: Lake Pleasant Tri great race!! aside from your t1 time you did exceptionally well! |
| 2004-09-29 3:25 PM in reply to: #67578 |
Veteran 230 Phoenix, AZ | Subject: RE: Lake Pleasant Tri Don't be so hard on yourself about your T1 time. Transitions take practice too! I think you did an awesome job, especially because the swim was so long. I noticed you mentioned straps...are you riding in cages? Ahh, Casey, if so, we must get you some clipless pedals. You will love them! Is this your last race of the season? Edited by Robin in AZ 2004-09-29 3:25 PM |
| 2004-09-30 12:38 AM in reply to: #67213 |
Veteran 300 Peoria AZ | Subject: RE: Lake Pleasant Tri Yes I'm in cages...and I don't really want to change this season on that, I'm still trying to get comfortable just riding my bike with aero bars and all that let alone trying to change shoes 2x a race. As far as the question about being my last race...I'm going to see you at the Halloween GCC race, you better be there!!! Time to put a real live face to the people I encourage and get encouragement from, I can't wait!!! I was going to sign up for the Thanksgiving GCC tri but it looks like I'll be in San Diego then at my parents place. So Halloween will be my last for this year. |
| 2004-09-30 8:13 AM in reply to: #67213 |
Veteran 247 Mesa, AZ | Subject: RE: Lake Pleasant Tri Great race Casey! I agree with the length of the swim, once you adjust for the new lenght the times make sense. Your run was killer for those hills. John |
| 2004-09-30 12:30 PM in reply to: #67957 |
Veteran 230 Phoenix, AZ | Subject: RE: Lake Pleasant Tri Hey Casey!! I will be at GCC! I had a really bad race back in the spring and had been gunshy about racing again, but I signed up! In fact, my avatar is from one of the races. It should be fun. Maybe it won't be as crowded because a lot of people I know are going to do the SOMA 1/2 that day instead. Now that the off season is approaching, it will be the perfect time to replace those cages! Once you get the hang of it, you will love the clipless pedals. I remember just recently, clipping out so easily, I thought it was something wrong with the cleat. It has become 2nd nature to me and I never, ever thought I'd say that. |
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1/2 mile walking to get my stuff all set up (only cause I got there so early that they made me park and hike my stuff to the transition site) & some stretching.