Swim
Comments: They started the non-seniors first, so I was in the first wave of swimmers. Forgot to put my swim goggles on until the end of lap 1. This is the best swim I have done. I felt relaxed, except when the guy doing a version of breast stroke in the lane next to me kicked me. What would you do differently?: I was happy with my swim. Remember to put my goggles on. Transition 1
Comments: This was a bad transition. Once again my bike seemed to be in a really bad spot. I was freezing and had a hard time getting stuff on and off. Then my 4 year old ran into the transition area because he just had to tell me something. The officials yelled at him to get out, then he cried, so I was distracted. What would you do differently?: Nothing, I was just so cold that my fingers weren't working well. Bike
Comments: Realize it's time to ditch the old pedals that came with my bike for some pegs. I struggled with the head wind. What would you do differently?: Get a better bike shirt, mine is not very aero. Transition 2
Comments: This transition was quicker, all I had to do was remove my helmet (an advantage of having those old pedals). Run
Comments: I really enjoyed the run, even tho I was lonely. I had one lady in front of me and I just worked on catching up to her, but I didn't quite make it and she crossed the line before me. I was really please with my run. I don't think I have run a sub 7 min/mile since high school. Post race
Warm down: I just hung out and waited for results. They had my name up as a male at one point, then changed it. I got a kick out of watching all the seniors finish, hope I'm as active at that age. I have to laugh, I got first in my AG, but I was my age group-just me, LOL! I also got to meet Chile7473 (Andy) after the race, a very cool guy, he won his age group. After the race, we went to the fanfest at the spring training facility across the street. Sammy Sosa threw my son a ball and he was stoked! What limited your ability to perform faster: Maybe still having the cold but I felt pretty good while I was out there. Event comments: This was an all ages tri in conjunction with the senior olympics. There were definitely more seniors than younger folk. It was a small tri, maybe less than 100 people. Last updated: 2007-02-24 12:00 AM
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United States
Arizona Senior Olympics
40F / 4C
Overall Rank = 4/29
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/1
Up early, threw the kids in the car and off to the race.
Tried my best to stay warm. A nasty cold front moved thru yesterday, it had to be about 40 degrees at race start.