Riverwood Golf and Athletic Club Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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Clayton, North Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
65F / 18C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 25m 48s
Overall Rank = 90/149
Age Group = 49
Age Group Rank = 9/10

Pre-race routine:

Had protein bar and 20 oz coffee at 6 am.
Hung around pool and just enjoyed being around friends and other athletes.

Event warmup:

None much only stretched my arms and back a little. Should have gotten my heart rate up before the start but it was okay.

Swim

What would you do differently?:

Jump out of the pool instead of waiting to climb the ladder behind someone. Not too smart.

Transition 1

Comments:

really slow as this was my first tri

What would you do differently?:

Practice this and get faster.

Bike

What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I was pleased with this time.

Transition 2

What would you do differently?:

get faster at it

Run

Comments:

Run was a lot harder than I anticipated. I am a runner so this really surprised me. This is really a different sport.

What would you do differently?:

Train more for the course conditions. HILLS.

Post race

Warm down:

Good took in a lot pf fluids and ate banana, pasta and strombolies.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My first tri and I had trouble getting all of my training in every week for all 3 sports.

Event comments:

My first Tri experience and it was a good one.

Last updated: 2011-04-30 12:00 AM