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New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon
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New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Although I kept my stroke and breathing nice and even, and kept an even pace, it was too slow. I need to figure out how to push the pace, but still keep my breathing and stroke even. What would you do differently?: Push harder once I'm in the clear and feeling set.  Transition 1
Comments: I hadn't practiced transitioning this year, and with the new bike/shoes, I need to. In particular, I need to practice "running" in my bike shoes, as well as clipping in faster. Also, I really struggled getting my shirt and jacket on. I need to figure out a different strategy (tri-shirt under wetsuit?). What would you do differently?: Practice more, and get a faster strategy for putting on a shirt.  Bike
Comments: The hills gave me some trouble. I need to work on my strength for climbing the hills faster. On the straights and downhills, I was fine. Transition 2
What would you do differently?: Need to practice more.  Run
Comments: I feel like I could have pushed harder. My first mile was at about a 10:06 pace, but my second mile was around 9:00. Then, my third mile dropped off because of a hill, and I backed off somewhat for some reason. What would you do differently?: Push harder. Post race
Warm down: Just walked around transition and the expo area, drank coconut water, and ate a sandwich. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not understanding how hard I can push in the swim and the run. Last updated: 2011-02-04 12:00 AM
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 2011-05-09 8:44 AM |
Member  43  Newmarket, NH |  Subject: New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon |
| 2011-05-09 9:15 AM in reply to: #3488911 |
Extreme Veteran 335 Medway, MA | Subject: RE: New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon Congrats on the race. It was a great day to be out there. I was also in the Clyde group, got position #6/18. You were *faster* than me on the course and would have beaten me if your T1 was just slightly better. I wear my tri top under the wetsuit (and give it a quick wipe with a towel), don't wear socks in Sprints, and clipped my shoes into the pedals - which cut down transition significantly. On the swim I paced myself by figuring out that the distance between the buoys was approximately 100 yards (except for the first one). Cheers, have a good season! |
| 2011-05-10 10:37 AM in reply to: #3488983 |
Member 43 Newmarket, NH | Subject: RE: New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon Thanks -- yeah, I need to improve my T1. I think I'll wear a tri-shirt under my wetsuit in my next race and not struggle with that. The notion of going sockless is intimidating, at least for the run. I blister pretty easy, and it seems that I would just shred my feet without socks. |
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- Slept in hotel nearby
- woke up at 3:30 am to eat breakfast (2 muffins and a gatorade)
- back to sleep until 6:30
- Set up transition area
- jogged around transition area (kicks, knees, swings, etc)
- drank red bull 1 hr out
- swim warm-up
- Gatorade pre-activity 1/2 hr out
Swim: swam 2 buoys and back, worked on keeping breathing and stroke even; came out of water, then back in and swam 1 buoy and back
No real run or bike warm-up.