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Comments: The swim felt really good. I feel like I paced myself really well and I didn't get too tired until the 750 to 800 meter point. By that point I felt I could mentally push through cause it was so short left. For the first 50 I did breathing every four strokes and the next 50 every three then every 2 strokes for the rest. What would you do differently?: Having Whit take pictures showed me a few mistakes. First, she caught me running into the dividing lanes. So I guess I still can't swim straight even in a pool. Next, my head looks really high when I am breathing so I need to work on that.  Transition 1
Comments: Due to the pool swim I kept everything off other than my tri shorts. So it took a while to put on timing chip, HRM, watch, shirt, etc. Pretty slow transition. What would you do differently?: Get my shirt on the first time rather than getting stuck in it.  Bike
Comments: It was a good ride. I finished off one filling of my aero drink and that was plenty. That was all the nutrition I had on the bike. I still need to get better on shifting on hills. I was in aero position most of the race. What would you do differently?: My aero bottle just about popped off when I was going over railroad tracks. I need to figure out how to secure it in place without the duct tape method I have been using. I also will not be using the oomph tri shorts for anything other than brick workouts. They didn't dry out til almost mile 20 and I had a mild version of a chili dog that was quite uncomfortable and kind of painful. I think I was so worried after the last race that I kind of held back and I think I can start to go a little harder on the bike. Transition 2
Comments: I definately endoed (sp?) when jumping off the bike. Due to uphill to the transition I decided not to do the flying dismount. What would you do differently?: Would be faster with a flying dismount. Also pulled the beginner move not taking off my helmet before I took off for the run and had to turn back.  Run
Comments: #1 on the run! I had a small drink at every aid station (4) and dumped the rest on my head. I had a small pack of sports beans. They were ok but a pretty strong flavor and kind of wierd to chew while running. My pacing was really consistent and I still was able to push it to the end. The sprint to the end max pace of 5:43 min/mile. I came into the run in 5th place and passed 3 people on the run. What would you do differently?: I stopped looking at HR data part way through the run and started just going on feel. I need to start doing that more often. I could probably have pushed a little harder, but it felt good. Also, when I lengthened out my stride I was heel striking really bad as shown by pictures. Post race
Warm down: Didn't do very good post race. Mainly walked around talking to people. But when I got home I took an ice bath for 15 minutes and that felt great. What limited your ability to perform faster: Fear of crashing. I held back a lot cause of how I felt at the end of Rage. Hopefully this race will give me more confidence for longer distances. Event comments: It is a really small triathlon, with not a lot of people but it was a lot of fun. The volunteers were great and everyone made up for there not being a lot of people. Last updated: 2012-04-22 12:00 AM
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EAFB Tri Club
80F / 27C
Sunny
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For my friday pre-meal I had the pepper spaghetti from Runner's World. H ad it for a late lunch and again for dinner. I took Thursday completely off as a rest day and did a run with pick ups on Friday. I woke up at 5:30 and I had breakfast at 5:50. I had a small bowl of oatmeal with a banana and a piece of toast. We arrived at 6:15. I got my transition area set up then went and talked to a few people and checked to see if they needed any more help with set up. After a restroom stop (the nice thing about pool swims is you don't have to use a port-a-potty) I started a warm-up at 7.
I did a quick 5 minute run or so (about .4 miles). Then I went to warm up on the swim. I did 2x50, first one easy pace and next pretty fast, followed by a 100 at a steady pace.