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Comments: Had a much better start to the swim than the last two races. Couldn't find people that I could draft off of though. I did draft fo awhile in the middle of the course. I had one point about in the middle of the course right after I rounded a bouy that I didn't sight for a few strokes and ended up going heading almost 90 degrees off course. I felt good on the swim, much better than the time shows, but I didn't use much energy so I had a lot left for the bike and run. What would you do differently?: Make sure to keep sighting, even if I am confident I am heading in the right direction. Probably should have been still a bit more aggressive at the start in hopes of finding someone to draft off of. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: My helmet strap on the back had gotten pulled as tight as it could go and then when I was trying to fix it I pulled it apart. Then I decided I wanted my other sunglasses because it was overcast which i had to pull out of my glasses case. While I was running out of transition the shot bloks I had taped to my bars fell off and I had to stop and go back for them. Considering all that went wrong I am happy with my time for T1, but I need to make sure those things to happen again. I did good with jumping on, getting up to speed and putting my shoes on. It helped a lot that the start of the bike was down hill. I did fuss with my shoes a little more than I would have liked, but I was going 20mph when I was doing it, so I am not too worried about it. What would you do differently?: Do a run through of my transistion in the morning to make sure everything is working properly. Check the clouds and set anouther pair of glasses out incase I need them and secure my shot bloks better or leave them out to stick in a pocket. ![]() Bike
Comments: Felt good on most of the bike, did well on the first half which was uphill. Although I got passed by a lot of tri bikes on the flat, rolling hill parts. About 3 miles from the end my stomach started to feel bad, I probably should have spread my eating out a bit and had more towards the start of the bike, although i didn't do too bad with it. Turning onto the last street a CO2 cartrige fell out and I had to go back to get it. Also at some point I lost my multi tool :( What would you do differently?: Make sure to zip up my little bag. At a little more early in the ride. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: Went well and smoothly, but looking at other peoples times I should be able to cut a bit of time out here with a little practice. What would you do differently?: Practice this transition a little more. ![]() Run
Comments: Was really struggling during the run, I was hoping to go under 45, but I am happy with my time. The runners world calculator predicted 45:59 based on my time at the longmont tri, so I was right on target. I got water at every station, had a sip and then poured the rest on me, seemed to work well, altough if I had a gatorade at the start of the run it probably would have benefited me, especially after the race. I really wanted to run faster and got frustrated with my running a few times which didn't help, but overall I stayed fairly positive. I raced a guy right at the end I don't think I would have beat him anyways but I thought the finish was actually 30 feet infront of where it was and started slowing down when I got there rather than the actual finish. What would you do differently?: Have had a little bit of gatorade at the start of the run. Take the CO2 cartridge out of my tri suit before the run. Try not to get frustrated. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Took my stuff back to my car and jogged a little bit, I could barely move by that point though so I didn't do much. What limited your ability to perform faster: Based on how much I locked up at the end of the race I think more regular stretching would be very beneficial. I was pretty good about it up to nationals but have done much at all since. The little mistakes added up and cost me some time, I will have to work on fixing those. I should probably also do some work on my bike on rolling hills, I slowed down a lot more than I should have on them. Event comments: Fun race and I look forward to doing it again next year. Last updated: 2009-06-26 12:00 AM
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United States
USA Triathlon
65F / 18C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 166/628
Age Group = M20-24
Age Group Rank = 9/16
Got up at 4:30. Had a waffle with butter, peanut butter and syrup. And a few frosted mini wheats. Changed into my tri suit and headed out.
Jogged down to the swim and back up, did a few easy strides.