Diamond in the Rough Triathlon - International Course
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Diamond in the Rough Triathlon - International Course - Triathlon
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Swim
Comments: Felt pretty good, although my shoulder was a little sore. I think I started out a little slow but then got in a good groove after the 2nd buoy. What would you do differently?: Maybe start a little stronger. I don't think I really pushed myself too hard in the swim, but I'm mostly okay with that. I think it would've paid off towards the end of the race. Transition 1
Comments: Chugged some gatorade b/c I otherwise didn't have any nutrition for the bike portion. Bike
Comments: This is where it all went sour. At about mile 18 or so I felt my tire hit a pothole funny. After another mile or so I noticed my back tired felt funny. Was trying to get up a giant hill and realized my tired was going flat. I kept riding for about another 5 miles after that hill before it went completely flat and I was riding on the rim. Course support was dealing with a really bad accident that happened right before, so after waiting for about 10 minutes, I just started walking (was about 2.5 miles from transition). Course support found me with about a half mile left and fixed my tire. What would you do differently?: Bring a kit with me. I probably would've been pretty slow but it might've saved me some time. I need to practice changing tires so I can be as fast as the course support guy! Up until the flat though I was feeling SO GOOD. Transition 2
Comments: I felt pretty good seeing as how I'd just been walking for 2 miles. Everyone was surprised by my energy haha. Chugged extra gatorade again. What would you do differently?: Nothing, it was fine. Run
Comments: Felt okay but there weren't a lot of people on the course by the end of my run. I think I could've run faster with people around me pushing me. I also would've been able to see what women were in front of me, which could've helped to motivate me. What would you do differently?: Nothing, I felt good overall. Post race
Warm down: My hamstrings were on fire from walking in my bike cleats for so long. I walked around for a little but honestly I was in a lot of pain and mostly just wanted to sit. Had to be in a car for 3 hours after, which was very painful and uncomfortable by the end. What limited your ability to perform faster: Flat tire! Last updated: 2018-07-10 12:00 AM
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2018-07-10 9:59 AM |
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United States
Kinetic Sports
78F / 26C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 53/64
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/8
Got there early for once. Woke up around 4am, still had to pack my car for both the tri and the beach afterward. Stopped at Wawa and got a ham and egg sandwich, water, gatorade and apples. Arrived at the race before 6am and set up transition, checked out the swim area and wandered around with some teammates.
I didn't really warm up. Walked around a bit, but had to wait awhile at the swim start before it was our wave.