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Firecracker Tri - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: This was a really poor swim for me. I went really slow. Swimming in a 50 yd pool vs. 25 yds probably added to it. But I wasn't expecting to go that slow. Oh well. I caught up to the guy in front of me, and passed him on the turnaround at a wall. He then proceeds to draft me, but kept hitting my feet. So I thought that meant he was going to pass, but he never did. Saw some guy walking on the bottom of the pool. On the last 50 yds some girl in red and a guy behind her passed me, but then stalled at the pool exit. I did one huge power stroke between them and grabbed the rung of the ladder and got out ahead of them. I wasn't going to goof around in the pool like they were. Last year's Tinfoilman tri (my first) was in the same pool, but was 825 yds total and in the 25 yd setup. I went 8 secs/100 yds slower than that race. That really bugs me. My last aquathlon 800 yd swim was 15:13, so I was expecting to do better in this race. Oh well. Can't judge the past few months of training just on this swim. What would you do differently?: Push more on the swim and find some way to warm up. Transition 1
Comments: Ran out of the pool area and down the chute to the transition area. People were crossing over the flags of the chute, which really annoyed me. I wasn't slowing down, so they had to get out of the way. This transition seemed pretty fast because I didn't have nearly as much junk to worry about like the XTERRA races (wetsuit, hydration pack, etc). Just socks & shoes, glasses, and helmet. I did my flying cyclocross mount and was on my way. What would you do differently?: Nothing. T1 went pretty well. Went 1:17 faster in T1 this time compared to Tinfoilman. Bike
Comments: This was my first race riding the tri bike. I also picked up an aerobottle the day before the race at the bike shop. It doesn't have a lid, but a strange little sponge in the hole at the top. This was supposed to be an "anti-splash" sponge. Yeah right. They obviously don't test these things on Euclid in Tucson. That road sucks. Really rough with cracks and potholes everywhere. My drink splashed out everywhere on each bump, so I got a constant bath of Gatorwater. Lovely. Other than that, drinking out of the aerobottle was much easier than reaching down and re-racking a regular bottle. I pushed pretty hard on the bike to try to make up for my sorry swim. I never got passed by anyone in my age group, so I was happy with that. I went a litle over 4 min faster compared to Tinfoilman, and averaged 3 mph faster. What would you do differently?: For a rough course, not fill the upper square portion of the aerobottle with fluid. Transition 2
Comments: Rolled into T2 at the same time as other riders, but I did my running cyclocross dismount and passed them at the dismount line. I then got lost and couldn't find my transition area. My husband was yelling that it was a few more racks down. So I lost probably 5 seconds because of that. I went 15 seconds faster in T2 compared to Tinfoilman. What would you do differently?: Tie something to my rack so that I can find it easier. Stupid mistake. Run
Comments: By the run it was really hot out. My goal was to run the entire course and not stop (I walked during Tinfoilman). I carried my bottle with me, which was a good idea. Had a bit of trouble putting my hat and race belt on while holding my bottle. The stretch down 2nd Street was the worst because it was about a mile long and we had to run facing the sun. I was really glad that I had a hat on at this point. And because I carried my own bottle I didn't have to rely on the water station. There was only one water station on the run course. Throughout the course I adjusted my line to try to run in the shade as much as possible. On the last section I picked up the pace and actually ran towards the finish line. I went 6 minutes faster compared to Tinfoilman, so my run was my biggest gain. What would you do differently?: Maybe get a run belt that holds a water bottle. Post race
Warm down: Threw my T-shirt to my husband and quickly found a stretch of shade and walked. Tried to stay in the shade as I cooled down. Ate some oranges and cheered fellow Tucson Tri Girls and Gwozdzilla on as they finished. I hung around with the Tri Girls for a bit, then cleaned up, picked up my transition stuff, and walked over to the raffle. I won a CO2 kit early in the raffle, so we left after that. Went home and took a nice long nap, and lounged on the couch all day. What limited your ability to perform faster: The heat was definitely a factor. Event comments: This race fell at the end of Week 16 of my 1/2 IM training plan, so I really didn't taper for it. It wasn't an A race, and I was just doing it for fun and to see if I could do better on my time. I clipped 12 min 6 seconds off of my previous time on this course (accounting for difference in swim distance). So I was happy about that. Still bummed about my swim time though. The weekly aquathlon swim/run races definitely helped get my body used to higher intensity racing. I still don't know how I'm going to do a 1/2 IM, but I need to remember that that race will be more about overall endurance, rather than short bursts of intensity. Last updated: 2005-06-06 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 65/106
Age Group = W25-29
Age Group Rank = 7/14
Woke up at 3:15am and couldn't sleep, so I got up at about 3:30am. Race start was 5:45am, so everything had to be in the transition area by 5:30am. Arrived at the UA parking lot a little before 5am and found Gwozdzilla right away. We found a rack for our bikes not far from Nikki (fellow Tucson Tri Girl). And for some reason everyone was making fun of the organization of my transition area. ;) I got body marked and stood in line for about 15 minutes for the bathroom. I went back and hung out by the transition area, watching our space as I put on sunscreen to make sure no one encroached on it. Some chicks that showed up late were eyeing our area, so I went over to my bag and tiedied up a bit and let them know that yes, I was watching them and no, they couldn't touch our stuff. They racked a few bikes over, knocking someone's helmet over in the process. Some people need to learn you need to show up early to get a spot.
No warm up. The kids wave went off at 5:45am, and adults started getting in at 6am. I stood around visiting with Gwozdzilla and Dorkboy until it was time to get in line.