XTERRA Stoaked - TriathlonOther

I did well overall. I did have a little trouble finding a good person to draft...kept trying a different person. Oh well.

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Atrocious. 7min55sec = approx 2 min run from beach to T1 (fine there) + 4 min T1 (bad, bad) + 1 min start bike + 1 min ride back to T1 to retrieve camelback.

Lack of effort and attention. Wasted 4 min.

The climbs in the beginning I handled much better second time around (sat back and spun instead). The technical part was the most technical trail I've ever ridden. I found it real hard and it drained me. I had 2 GUs on the bike (I also had one in T1) and a camelback full of gatorade. I prob drank 48oz on the back. I passed prob 10 and was passed by 4-5. Also it was somewhat muddy.

You need to know how to handle your machine well. Real well. I would pre-ride any xterra course and do it slow esp in downhill singletrack with limited path visibility.

Nice quick work. Did not want to repeat T1.

I walked up every hill of which there were many. However, the hills were so steep that the people running up them did not put much time into me. I ran all else. I was kinda spent and for me this strategy worked (minimized my run time). Prob 10 people passed me and I of course passed nobody.

Bring more endurance.

Long Trail Ale. Oh yeah.


lack of skill and endurance. bad T1. Overall I think I did well in my first xterra. I'll have more endurance for next year.


HRM read 1765 calories (I did not put on the chest strap until T1..so race = 1765+swim). xterra stoaked is not for wousses like myself. That is why I loved it. Back next year. Would like it if more people did xterras.
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