![]() Swim
What would you do differently?: Not much. This is worth trying again to see if it was just a fluke. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: Ugh. Last race I did I managed to put helmet on/take suit off in a one-er and thought I could do it again here but it failed so I have helmet on and am still standing in the wetsuit. That was not good - lost maybe :20. I did Bodyglide the backs of my mtb shoes and that helped alot. What would you do differently?: Focus on one thing at once in T1. Suit off first should always be my priority. ![]() Bike
Comments: This is a hard course to go fast on. I still need to work on being out of the saddle. I would like to be in the 26:xx by the end of the summer. What would you do differently?: Try to float. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: This might be my all-time best T2 road or off-road. Pretty much perfect. What would you do differently?: Nothing. ![]() Run
Comments: Baby steps! Legs were cooky after the bike but I just kept them turning over and eventually they settled in. Mile 1: 8:02, Mile 2 (including the digger): 7:57, mile 3: 7:26. There's definitely room for improvement here but I think it'll come naturally as the summer progresses. What would you do differently?: Not fall. Der. Just keep pushing so that I am nearer the finish each week before Cheryl passes me. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Dunk in the lake - cold but work wonders. Showered. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing. Very pleased with the race. I experimented with going out hard on the swim which put me a little more taxed going into everything else but hung on. Event comments: Delayed by thunder but responsibly handled. Still no wave starts on the swim. We need to push for this. Last updated: 2008-06-17 12:00 AM
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United States
Winding Trails Recreation Assoc.
70F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 2/
Age Group = F4044
Age Group Rank = 2/
Arrived with plenty of time. Thunder started booming so there was a chance it would be a du. Asked RD about where the first run would go and went and ran it - just a short loop - 1/4 mile or so to spread folks out but rocky so no bare feet. Figured out a plan in case it was a du - found socks in the car so I could do the frist run in mtb shoes. Of course with all this planning, the thunder stopped and we had a swim instead!
Stretching while waiting for the thunder to cease/beach to open. How do you warmup for a swim when you can't get in the water? I did some dry swimimming type shoulder exercisees but in the end we were able to get in. Ran the short potential first run course. Got ready and was on the beach for 6:15pm when they had announced it would open. Quick 200m swim with some pick-ups - not the greatest warm-up.