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Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: My swim was pathetic. My first time swimming in Triathlon in open water. I couldnt really freestyle it as I was too afraid of getting kicked in the teeth and I couldnt get my breathing into any kind of rythm. Also, I didnt really have a clear understanding of how far out we were swimming. I am quite nearsighted and dont wear contacts and for some reason misunderstood the description of the swim course. Clearly, this is the skill I need to focus on most for my next triathlon event. What would you do differently?: Train more! And, train more in open water.  Transition 1
Comments: no transition times recorded, but I know I took way too long. Needed time to recover from my horrific swim. Was trying to shove my helmet on over the goggles that were still on my head. Thanks to my hubby who finally pointed that out to me :). Struggled with getting my gloves and my socks on. What would you do differently?: Not sure. Just need to practice that transition some more. Maybe go with out the gloves for such a short ride. Definitely remember to take the goggles off : ).  Bike
Comments: Feel like I did really well on the ride. Made up for a lot of lost time on the swim. Pushed it pretty hard, but not so hard that I wouldnt have anything left for the run. Improved my overall standing by getting by some folks who beat me in swim. What would you do differently?: Nothing really. Transition 2
Comments: No times recorded. What would you do differently?: This transition went pretty well. I just thrw off my helmet and ripped off my gloves. Got the shoes off and pulled on my running shoes and was off.  Run
Comments: Took me a while to find my running legs, but overall felt pretty good getting started. My heartrate and breathing were a little out of control when i approached the first piece of uphill so I walked for a little bit—until I heard CaptJackSparrow yelling at me from behind :). So off I went and that was the last I heard from him. I had a pretty good run and felt really good in the last mile when I felt like I had some left for a good sprint to the finish. What would you do differently?: I need to do more brick workouts so that the transition to running feels better. Need to get heartrate and breathing under control sooner. Post race
Warm down: Went right for the water bottle and drank heartily. Went back toward finish to cheer on Rob and Polly. What limited your ability to perform faster: The swim hurt my overall time tremendously. I need to work on my swimming. Event comments: This a well organized, very casual race set up that is perfect for a newbie. I don't know where else you can go and have such a good time for just $15 bucks. Last updated: 2006-06-16 12:00 AM
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 2006-06-16 6:35 AM |
Master  1265    CT |  Subject: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 |
| 2006-06-16 6:48 AM in reply to: #456224 |
Expert 755 | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 |
| 2006-06-16 7:04 AM in reply to: #456224 |
Master 1265 CT | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 Thanks Seth! Was great to see you out there. BTW, I didnt see any snakes : ) — that's why I was smiling. |
| 2006-06-16 7:32 AM in reply to: #456224 |
Expert 1160 Avon, CT | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 Awesome job Pam! Glad you made it down. Don't worry about the swim- you'll get better. I guess we should try and make some of these OWS on Wednesday nights huh? |
| 2006-06-16 7:47 AM in reply to: #456275 |
Master 1265 CT | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 PollyC - 2006-06-16 7:32 AM Awesome job Pam! Glad you made it down. Don't worry about the swim- you'll get better. I guess we should try and make some of these OWS on Wednesday nights huh? Thanks Polly! It was well worth the stressful transit time. I can't believe how pathetic I was on swim, but at least I know what I have to work on  You did great too! Nice work really!! Yes, more open water swims cuz it is really different from swimming laps in a pool. |
| 2006-06-16 7:56 AM in reply to: #456224 |
Pro 3903 Andover | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 Nice to see you again, Pam. Nice job last night. Hope you'll be able to make it Sun. |
| 2006-06-16 8:03 AM in reply to: #456303 |
Master 1265 CT | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 CptnJackSparrow - 2006-06-16 7:56 AM Nice to see you again, Pam. Nice job last night. Hope you'll be able to make it Sun. Thanks Rob! You did great too! and it was nice to see you again. I am trying to work out the Sunday ride. Its father's day so I have to make sure its okay with my husband. He's on the fence about joining us for the ride. Not sure what kind of pace we will keep. |
| 2006-06-16 8:36 AM in reply to: #456224 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 Wow...great race! I knew all the guys from CT were fast...so are the women! You were so fast on the bike and run! OWS you'll get that in no time with practice. It is strange at first until you get the hang of it. I hear you about stress before a race...I feel that way when I did this race...hurry up and life is so complicated at night after work with the kids. I hope to see you in July at the Lake T...but you'll be blowing by me on the bike if not before. Congrats on a super race! |
| 2006-06-16 9:04 AM in reply to: #456353 |
Master 1265 CT | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 KathyG - 2006-06-16 8:36 AM Wow...great race! I knew all the guys from CT were fast...so are the women! You were so fast on the bike and run! OWS you'll get that in no time with practice. It is strange at first until you get the hang of it. I hear you about stress before a race...I feel that way when I did this race...hurry up and life is so complicated at night after work with the kids. I hope to see you in July at the Lake T...but you'll be blowing by me on the bike if not before. Congrats on a super race! Hah! Thanks Kathy. The bike and run were great! The swim was totally demoralizing. And yes, the real race took place before I even got there. Raced home from work. Got into a snit with my 13year old about whether he wanted to go with or not. He only wanted to go if he could bring his bike. We tried putting it on the rack, but it wouldnt go and was getting all in my spokes and whatnot. AHHHHH! So we left him with a scowl on his face. I was expecting not to get there in time to actually participate in the race so now I have a scowl on MY face and my husband is aggravated and we still have to hit the bank machine and there's traffic and people drive like (*) and ahhhhhh!!. So, yah, life is complicated. But, its all good really and I felt great when I crossed the finish line. Look forward to meeting you soon. Pam |
| 2006-06-16 7:12 PM in reply to: #456224 |
Master 1603 Connecticut | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 Sorry I didn't get to meet you. Great job on the bike and run! I'm sure the swim will come once you get used to the feeling. It IS pretty freaky swimming in a group like that and must be even more so if your vision is limited. In my first tri, last weekend, I hung around the outside back so I wouldn't be in the mix. Last night, I went right up the center and got the full experience. |
| 2006-06-16 7:28 PM in reply to: #457183 |
Master 1265 CT | Subject: RE: Lake Terramuggus Triathlon Series #1 dredwards - 2006-06-16 7:12 PM Sorry I didn't get to meet you. Great job on the bike and run! I'm sure the swim will come once you get used to the feeling. It IS pretty freaky swimming in a group like that and must be even more so if your vision is limited. In my first tri, last weekend, I hung around the outside back so I wouldn't be in the mix. Last night, I went right up the center and got the full experience. yes, me too! I hope I can meet more BTers at the next event. I will make sure that Rob helps me find the others next time. |
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Came from work so no routine—just a stressful ride home through traffic, some chaos with the family trying to get changed and packed up to head to the race. My husband drove to the race and helped with the bike and gear, but we were running late so the stress level was high til we got to the actual location. This is not a recommended pre-race routine.
Didnt get there as early as I would have liked to so really just had time to get registered, get marked and get set up. I did get into the water for a quick swim to get acclimated to the temp. It was cold, but not unbearably so. No wet suit for me.