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Triangle - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Had a good swim, started in the middle of the pack, got bumped a few times on the way to the buoy but had a clean swim otherwise. What would you do differently?: I never think about drafting, I should try this next time. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: Had a good transition, had no problem finding my rack. Did not make the same mistake I made last year of trying to put on gloves, my wife did not have to yell at me to get moving which was a good thing. Took almost a minute off of last years T1 What would you do differently?: Not much to do different. ![]() Bike
Comments: Felt good on the bike, the hills were tough, we have no hills where I live so I just tried to spin going up and not loose too much speed. I have heard that coming out of the saddle to climb increases your heart rate more than sitting so I sat on all the climbs. Got passed by 5 people in my age group but passed a bunch of people not in my age group. Took 1 minute off my last years time, I was hoping for more. What would you do differently?: I should have changed to the big ring on the downhills, my max speed on the downhill was 35, I had and irational fear that my chain would come off if I changed from the small ring to the big ring so I stayed in the small ring. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: Had a good transition, avoided a pile up at the dismount line, racked my bike, running shoes on, grabbed some gum and my number and off I went. What would you do differently?: Could have been quicker getting my shoes on, got a little carried away with the vaseline on the heels and had a hard time getting a grip on the back of the shoe to get it on. ![]() Run
Comments: Right from the start of the run the little voice said I was in trouble. My legs felt dead, the small hills felt like mountains. I had a good run last year and was expecting the same this year, Wrong! I had thought based on what I cut off my last years time on the swim and bike that I had a good chance to really knock a good chunk of time off, when I saw this was not going to happen I think I mentally checked out. What would you do differently?: I don't know why the run seemed so hard, I should have focused on my splits to try and be more even. I did not drink at all on the run and maybe not enough on the bike. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Went and sat in the lake after, PCB's or not it felt great. Got a big hug from my cow bell riniging wife, had some red beans and rice. What limited your ability to perform faster: I should have hammered it more on the downhills on the bike, I should have sucked it up on the run and picked up the pace. Need to work on my mental game. Event comments: I love this race, lots of people, lots of energy. Last updated: 2005-07-12 12:00 AM
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85F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 185/593
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 22/69
Woke up at 5, ate a 1/2 bagel with peanut butter, 1/2 bannana. Drank a cup of coffee and 20 oz gatorade.
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