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Comments: I felt good at the start (unusual, I usually have a kind of "brake in" period) and went out at a good clip but things started deteriorating quickly. By the 2k mark, I was already regretting the extra calories and was fighting a side stitch. I kept it under control somewhat but at about the same time I started fading quite rapidly. I had NO LEGS. I lost several places while closing the 5k. What would you do differently?: I wanted to try a new pre-race nutrition plan, I did it, and I won't do it again.  Transition 1
Comments: I just felt like I was moving slowly, nothing in particular went wrong. Putting the shoes on while getting up to speed was more trouble than usual. I suspect it's at that moment that one of my orthodics slipped out of the shoe and I only realized I had lost it when I got back home. What would you do differently?: Practice more flying mounts and getting in the shoes... even if it looks funny doing that in a parking lot :P  Bike
Comments: So I finally got my shoes on and got up to speed. It took about 3-4k before finding a rythym and I realized I had more cycling legs than running legs. That's when I took the decision, for better or worse, to put all my eggs in the same basket and really push the bike. By the third lap, the glutes and hammies were in Hurtsville and I was starting to see stars. It would stay that way until the end of the ride. I passed quite a few guys during the ride. The wind lowered the average speed quite a bit I think. What would you do differently?: I decided to play my strenght hoping to bring that race back on track. I wouldn't change it. Transition 2
Comments: The legs felt like two tons of brick when I got off the the bike. I almost felt like crawling to my transition spot. Lol. Helmet off, shoes on and go. Not slow, not fast. What would you do differently?: Nothing Run
Comments: I had nothing on the first run and then shot the legs on the bike so it wasn't surprising that everything felt wrong on that second run. I was in damage control mode. I lost 3 places there... not too bad, but that time is SLLLLLLOW! What would you do differently?: Survive at a faster pace?? Post race
Warm down: Drink water, walk, drink gatorade, talk, drink water, walk, eat some stuff, talk. What limited your ability to perform faster: Want a list? - Nutrition experiment before the race - Didn't sleep nearly enough in the week before the race - Probably not completely recovered from the half iron - Windy on the bike - etc If it's not already obvious, I'm not happy about that race. Event comments: As always, one of the best organised sprint around here. Last updated: 2010-07-17 12:00 AM
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Boutique Courir and the Saint-Lambert Triathlon Club
24C / 75F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 28/77
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 2/5
As usual. Got to the site ~1h30 before the start. Registration, body marking, get the chip and then installed my transition.
I decided that I would try taking some more calories than usual before the start. In the past I did take too little a couple of times so I wanted to go the other way to see if my pre-race nutrition was "optimal".
I did two loops of the bike course in about 15 minutes and felt pretty good. It was windy and, for some reason, we seemed to have a long stretch against the wind, but didn't feel the usual tailwind push on the back stretch. Took a gel 35min before the start. Then I went to the race meeting and started my run warm up. I took a second gel ~10min before the start and a bit of Gatorade. Then I did some strides. By then it was clear that it would be a hot one.