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devil's challenge - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: The swim was horrible. I had been swimming in the pool and had done one open water swim. but this was so different. the water was extremely choppy and I just couldn't get my breath. I ended up doing the backstroke the entire time. I guess that the only good thing to say about it was that I managed to finish and I swam the whole time. What would you do differently?: more open water swims and get much much stronger  Transition 1
Comments: The transition went relatively well. considering it was the first time in a wet wetsuit.  Bike
Comments: I felt very strong on the bike ride. I got stung by a bee soon into the race, but my allergic reaction was minimal so I kept on racing and managed to ignore the pain for the most part. What would you do differently?: I can't wait to get a good bike. My bike is very, very heavy and I think I could have maybe even won my age group with a lighter bike. Transition 2
Comments: this transition went pretty well. I think that with more practice I'll do better and better. What would you do differently?: more practice  Run
Comments: I could have pushed myself harder on the run I think. I wasn't overly tired at the end of the race. What would you do differently?: run harder and faster. Post race
Warm down: I drank some water and walked around a bit. they had sandwiches and pasta, but I wasn't really hungry. I just felt like crying out of relief. What limited your ability to perform faster: my swim performance... I sucked. my run performance... I didn't go as hard as I could have. Event comments: It was the best triathlon that I have ever done... it was my first! Last updated: 2004-09-20 12:00 AM
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 2004-09-20 1:18 PM |
Veteran  156   WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN |  Subject: devil's challenge |
| 2004-09-20 2:24 PM in reply to: #64142 |
Veteran 140 Milwaukee | Subject: RE: devil's challenge Way to go on finishing your first tri! And what a tri to pick! The swim was killer - I think I drank half the lake. Great job on the bike and run! Congratulations you are officially a triathlete! |
| 2004-09-20 3:00 PM in reply to: #64142 |
Master 2447 Marietta, Ga | Subject: RE: devil's challenge Congratulations! |
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65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 427/733
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 19/57
I got to Baraboo around 6:30am for a 8am start. I registered and found out that I was in wave 12 which started at about 8:25am. This gave me a little more time to get settled. I got my bib number and chip, got my t-shirt, and got my body markings. I retrieved my bike and gear back from the car and went to the transition area. found a spot in the aisle for people in wave 12 and parked my bike near a small tree as a landmark. proceeded to walk around, drink some water and go to the bathroom until the 7:45am meeting. I walked over to the swim area and noted that there was quite a breeze making the water extremely wavy and choppy.
I didn't do much warming up... just a short jog and some stretching. I was way way too nervous about the swim to do much else.