Denver Tri for the Cure - TriathlonSprint


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Denver, Colorado
United States
Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 58m 43s
Overall Rank = 1417/1738
Age Group = 20-25?
Age Group Rank = 91/105
Pre-race routine:

Ate a big breakfast at about 5:30am. Paced around like a nervous animal, met the folks I racked my bike near--they were so friendly. Did some more nervous pacing. Drank a crapload of Gatorade and pooped not once but twice.
Event warmup:

I ran for about 30 seconds, did some stretching. I was freaking out a lot so my HR was going nuts.
Swim
  • 23m 27s
  • 750 meters
  • 03m 08s / 100 meters
Comments:

This rocked my freaking world, I swear. It ended up being the best part of the race. To think I couldn't even swim at all four months ago!! I did a lot more backstroke than I expected, and alternated with breaststroke. Very little free.I finished this part with a big dumb grin on my face...everyone clapped. I almost cried I was happy. And the best part was when some saintly volunteer unzipped my wetsuit without being asked...he'll never know how much that meant.
What would you do differently?:

Work on free so I feel more comfortable with it. Remember to pee either in the water or right before the swim...
Transition 1
  • 07m 51s
Comments:

The transition area to clip in was really small so that kind of sucked. I took my time during this because I was so happy that the swim was over. Also choked down part of a gel, and coughed the rest up.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe go a little faster, but I was euphoric so it didn't really matter.
Bike
  • 50m
  • 20 kms
  • 24.00 km/hr
Comments:

I had to pee SO bad...thought serioulsy about high tailing it to the bushes.
What would you do differently?:

Get a road bike more than 1 week before my next tri. :) Do some longer rides and get a female seat.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Well I had to take a major leak so I stopped at the porta potty. Oh well...I was so happy that I was 2/3 done it dind't matter. :) I also choked down a little more gel with tons of gatorado so I woudn't puke it up.
What would you do differently?:

Pee sometime beforehand.
Run
  • 30m
  • 5 kms
  • 06m  min/km
Comments:

Two people passed me and said Wow you're a great pacer! To which I replied "Slow but steady..." We think I did about a 10 minute pace, which, if you look at my most recent 5k, is awesome because I did about an 11 minutes then, and here I had 2 more events under my belt! I felt really good, except at the end just for a second something snapped in my knee and I verbally yelled out "SHIT" when it happened. But I did get to pass about 6 people at the end because I had enough left to kick on the downhill.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster. Eventually. Someday. Maybe.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked the mile to the car. And damn did it hurt.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing! I did my best and felt AWESOME about this race! I am feeling so proud of myself right now...it's amazing. Can't wait to sign up for #2. I am so happy that I did it, physically, and I realize how positive I was the whle time...very exciting.

Event comments:

I had a freaking blast and thank you to all BT'ers who volunteered. You made a huge difference!.




Last updated: 2005-08-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:23:27 | 750 meters | 03m 08s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/105
Overall: 1076/1738
Performance: Good
Suit: Wore a borrowed wetsuit
Course: Around three bouys...
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 07:51
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:50:00 | 20 kms | 24.00 km/hr
Age Group: 0/105
Overall: 0/1738
Performance: Average
Not sure about the time on this, my info didn't register with the chip. Don't know why...
Wind: Little
Course: Nice course except there were tons of seams in the road which was not good for my overflowing bladder.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:00 | 05 kms | 06m  min/km
Age Group: 0/105
Overall: 0/1738
Performance: Good
Not sure about the exact time on this etiher. Damn chip!
Course: Over the Dam Road...just slightly uphill a good part of the way...beautiful scenery though!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5