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Comments: Who knew Sunlight Pool had a current??! Coming out of the deep end on the home stretch leg there is a very nice assisting current. The bad thing is the first time around it is not a home stretch and you must make a turn and swim into the current. This was the only section I walked. The wetsuit proved to be very helpful especially when it came to the bottlenecks on the deep end turns. What would you do differently?: I could definately benefit from more training. If I follow through on that, I may consider skipping the wetsuit next year and try to swim around the bottlenecks.  Transition 1
Comments: No transition times were posted. When getting out of the wetsuit I held on to the cap and googles too long and I threw them (the goal was to leave them in the arm of the wetsuit). Had to stop and pick them up. I got to my bike and getting out of the wetsuit rather easily. The bucket proved to be beneficial as it made drying the feet and getting socks and shoes on pretty easy as well. I had the race number pinned to the shirt I put on. What would you do differently?: Leave the cap and goggles in the suit next time.  Bike
Comments: I coasted a few times but, immediately caught myself and managed to just keep pedaling. It paid off in my opinion. the bad thing was my hands going numb as the race went over the half way mark. What would you do differently?: My bike is a Schwinn hybrid CrissCross, with straight handlebars. I am not fond of the straight bars. I do have extentions on the ends and ergo pads but, my hands still get numb. I think I will beef up the ol 1978 Schwinn Letour IV I have. I think I would like the feel of the curved handle bars and going back to 10 speeds instead of 21. Transition 2
Comments: This transition was quick in my opinion. I peddled in my running shoes so all I had to do was ditch the bike and the helmet. What would you do differently?: Nothing really.  Run
Comments: Basically, I wimped out on this and ended up walking what felt like 90% of the course. My excuse was my heartrate. I have yet to run a full 3 miles. My training had me to the point of 2 min run/2 min walk. The best I ever did doing this was 39 min for 5k according to LA Fitness treadmill. When I was doing this at LA my HR woudld fluctuate from the mid 170s at the end of the runs to mid 130s at the end of the walks. During this race, after 30sec of running I was at 187 and eventhough I was walking I don't think I ever went below 155. I did try to walk as fast as I could but, to get within 2 minutes of my best time leaves me wondering if they have my bike and run numbers reversed?? Another thing I let get to me mentally was at the beginning of the run it seemed every time I started to run, I felt like I was "stomping" my feet rather than have a smooth running technique???? What would you do differently?: More training, more pushing, and for God's sake do a clothing check before the finish line! The belly hanging out as I crossed the line did not make for the best action photo! LOL Post race
Warm down: Warm down??? If you call drinking some ice water and holding the Grandson for pictures a warm down then, I would say yes... I had a good warmdown. :o) What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of training, plain and simple. Event comments: This is an awesome race for beginners!! I would rate it a 5 but, I have nothing to compare it to. I am very glad this turned out to be my first race! Last updated: 2010-01-23 12:00 AM
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HFP Racing
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 399/434
Age Group = Clydes3
Age Group Rank = 10/14
The Tuesday before the race I did a "Backyard Tri". I swam 22 minutes in my pool with the rented wetsuit. Transitions were in my garage. It took me 58 minutes to do the bike in my subdivision and finally 55 minutes to do the run(mostly walk) to finish off. After that I did some swimming and mostly stationary bike leading up to the race.
I stayed on a consistant diet through the week with the hopes of no gastric surprises on race day. That part worked! I got up at 5am and was at the event around 6:15. I had a granola bar, a Gu, and a banana before the race.
I almost go there soon enough to get the end spot on the rack. I took my 5 gal bucket to carry my stuff and double as a seat for the transitions. Up to this point all was going very well.
Warm-up??? Unfortunately I was too caught up in the sights, sounds, and directing the family where to go. Almost waited to long to get into the wetsuit. No time to jump in pool.