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Comments: a) spending more time in the pool b) buy car - get to open water to do OWS c) BUY WETSUIT!!! What would you do differently?: I would have tried to get used to the water temperature before the race started.  Transition 1
Comments: I'm not really sure what my transition time was - I think it was about 4 min, but I could be wrong. What would you do differently?: Not much - although this was slow, I think that had more to do with me trying to mentally change gears than anything else. I think I need to work on my head a bit.  Bike
Comments: Every time I did the bike loop, I got a little faster. I actually passed some people, which shocked the heck out of me. Last year my bike time was 1:05:13 for 20km, with an average speed of 22.1km/hr. This year it was almost 3 km/hr faster. What would you do differently?: Drink a little more, and not save as much for the run - I was never uncomfortable, so I think I could have gone a bit harder. Transition 2
Comments: Not much for me to change, so I think this went very quickly, although I don't have a time on it. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: I managed to keep a steady pace, which was good for me. Last year 5K was 35:50 (7:10/km). This year it was 27:18, with a 6:04 pace. Now, granted, this year the course was flat, and last year it most certainly was not, but I'm still pretty psyched about that time difference. What would you do differently?: Again, step it up a bit. I felt really good when I was done - I probably could have pushed a bit harder. I'll have to read this over before next summer to remind myself! Post race
Warm down: Stretched and walked for a bit. Got some water and a banana. Drove home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Well, my physical fitness for sure. I've only been training for around 2 months - next year I'm going to start earlier. Also, I need to work on my mental game. I keep thinking that I shouldn't be doing a triathlon - I'm not an athlete, and I don't belong. Once I get over that I think everything - races, training, etc., will go a little better. Event comments: My only complaint is the construction, and there wasn't much the triathlon crew could have done about that. Last updated: 2006-08-07 12:00 AM
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Multisportscanada
22C / 72F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 86/102
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 9/10
Up at 5, drove to Calgary from Red Deer. Picked up my race kit, got the bike checked, set up my transition spot. I watched the start of the Olympic distances, and made some mental notes.
Didn't really do much - got in the water a bit, but didn't dunk my head. THAT was a mistake, because when I started the swim the cold took my breath away.