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Comments: I went out too strong and then felt slow later on. I think I beat my previous race pace, though. What would you do differently?: Pace myself better.  Transition 1
Comments: T1 seemed slow. I forgot to set out my bike shorts so, of course, I forgot to put them on. What would you do differently?: Arrive earlier and make sure my T-area is all ready to go. I could have run quicker. I could have been more mindful when putting on my shirt so it didn't get all rolled up. I could have fidgetted with my shoes AFTER riding.  Bike
Comments: The bike leg was pretty grueling. The wind was brutal. I got passed up by 4 people, at least 3 of which were from the wave after me (I believe). You know, guys with disk wheels and all that. I think I was pretty strong on this leg as my pace shows. No flats or spills, luckily. I did have to stop for a very short train for about 30 seconds, though. What would you do differently?: I really need to get aero bars and a aerobar bottle so I can actually drink while riding. Transition 2
Comments: I jumped off my moving bike like we practiced yesterday. Getting out of my shoes, I lost both of them, but Brenda corralled them and put them with my stuff. Since I didn't get much fluid during the bike, I decided to take my fuel belt with me. I only ended up drinking one of the two 8oz bottles and no gels, though. What would you do differently?: Keep practicing the shoe thing. Carry hat, race belt, and fuel belt with me and put it on during the run instead of before the run.  Run
Comments: Looks like I did really well on the run. My goal was to break a 10min/mile pace and it looks like I did that (even though the numbers are estimates). The fuel belt was more a safety blanket than anything else. What would you do differently?: Pace myself better so I can run faster for longer. Get past the mental barrier of my "old pace" and get used to the new pace psychologically. Bottom line is I think I could have run even faster. Post race
Warm down: Walking for a little bit. I should probably have done more to warm-down. I stretched a little, too. What limited your ability to perform faster: Letting go of my habitual run pace so I can run at the new pace and not think I'm going to fast. Event comments: This was put on by the UC Davis Triathlon team but was actually done quite well. They had sponsors and lots of volunteers. We even got t-shirts! (And they're not white! Yay!) I would do this race again. Hopefully next time they'll pick a different bike route or the roads will be fixed by then. Last updated: 2005-03-16 12:00 AM
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 2005-04-03 11:10 PM |
Expert  822  |  Subject: UC Davis Triathlon |
| 2005-04-03 11:52 PM in reply to: #137556 |
Champion 6285    Beautiful Sonoma County | Subject: RE: UC Davis Triathlon Good job! It sounds like a fun race! Are you going to do any of the TBF races this summer? |
| 2005-04-03 11:59 PM in reply to: #137556 |
| Subject: RE: UC Davis Triathlon great race report!!! You've got what, 3 tris already? Way to go Mike, and that's a great run Chris |
| 2005-04-04 3:58 PM in reply to: #137556 |
Expert 822 | Subject: RE: UC Davis Triathlon Thanks, you two. Karen, I plan to do the first Tri for Fun, and I'm thinking about doing the 3rd Tri for Real. Other than that, though, I'm trying to visit a few different event coordinators for variety and experience. Chris: Yup. This is my 3rd triathlon ever. It was a fun race and I was surprised what a good job they did supporting and organizing it. The field was pretty elite, though, so it looks like I'm way at the bottom whereas if I had hit these times in my first triathlon, which had a much more well-rounded field, I would have placed in the top 10 in my division. |
| 2005-04-04 6:05 PM in reply to: #137556 |
| Member 48 Reading, UK | Subject: RE: UC Davis Triathlon Sounds like you had a great race and that you are learning from each ones!! Way to go!  I look forward to hearing your 'real' times Cans x |
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Overall Rank = 152/179
Age Group = 31-40
Age Group Rank = 10/11
My times are approximate. They didn't track split data, just a final number, so this will have to do.
First I checked out the paths through the transition area. Then I warmed up on the course to check it out. 10 min jog, 10 min bike. I only got 1 lap of swim warm-up because of the way they did the waves.