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65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 54m
Overall Rank = 147/155
Age Group = 35-40 Female
Age Group Rank = 8/8
Pre-race routine:

Get up 45 minutes before registration, shower, ate half a muffin with peanut butter, and asmall stick of cheese. Chug 24 oucnes of water cause I know I'mdehydrated
Event warmup:

Cycle about 10 minutes, set up transition area, put wetsuit on, swim in frigid water abotu 10 minutes. Got hives on my ankles from the cold water (maybe 55 degrees?)
Swim
  • 19m 14s
  • 800 yards
  • 02m 24s / 100 yards
Comments:

Oh my goodness, this was the worst swim of my adult life! The water was so cold that my hands and feet swelled up and I got hives on my ankles. I swam about 50 yards and felt my throat and lungs get tight, I couldn't swim a decent freestyle for anything. I tried to flop over and do backstroke, and my throat still felt tight. I undid the neck of my wetsuit which didn't help. I puttered along swimming a few strokes, doing a few breaststrokes in between. I never warmed up at all, and the only time I felt reasonable coordinated was the last 50 yards which was a straight swim to the shore. Ugh!
What would you do differently?:

Take an antihistamine a few days before to try and calm down the cold urticaria reaction.
Transition 1
  • 05m 18s
Comments:

AFter the awful swim, I didn't care how long the transition took! I used Michael Pates transition advice including the water bottle and towel, it worked well.
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Bike
  • 1h 35m 41s
  • 24 miles
  • 15.05 mile/hr
Comments:

All flat, fast for me. Passed 4 people, all on mountain bikes! Need to learn to do long rides with water bottles in stead of a hydration pack.
What would you do differently?:

Get a new bike, keep working out, not much different besides that.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 52m
  • 4 miles
  • 13m  min/mile
Comments:

Wow, this was tough! I planned on running 10 minutes, walking one, but as soon as I started jogging new that that wouldn't happen. I jogged 5 minutes, walked 1 minute and that worked pretty well, I knew that I'd hit a mile marker every 2 cycles. It was good psychologically
What would you do differently?:

Train more, do more bricks up to race distance.
Post race
Warm down:

Non-existant!
Had a banana, an orange, a piece of pretzel, a container of green tea with honey and an ice cube.

later, sipped water for an hour, then had a post race meal of whole wheat muffin, hummus, tuna, olive oil, and lime juice

What limited your ability to perform faster:

More training, cold water. Need more practice open water swimming

Event comments:

No timing chips made transition timing immpossible. Was worried about not getting my times right, overall not a big deal, though, volunteers took race numbers and I was so far at the end of the pack that they had plenty of time to get my number.




Last updated: 2005-02-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:14 | 800 yards | 02m 24s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 127/155
Performance: Below average
Suit: tri suit under wet suit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 55F / 13C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 05:18
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:35:41 | 24 miles | 15.05 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 141/155
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:52:00 | 04 miles | 13m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 150/155
Performance:
Course: Flat on sandy trails covered with pine needles.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2005-05-21 9:28 PM

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2005-05-23 9:08 AM
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Way to survive the cold water!  55 degrees...ouch!  Sounds like the bike made up for it though.  Great strategy for your run too.  Congrats!!!
2005-05-23 9:21 AM
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Well done.

Take an antihistamine a few days before to try and calm down the cold urticaria reaction.


Can you explain this?
2005-05-23 2:16 PM
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Great job, AB...my first is next Monday, and I plan to use basically the same strategy on the run. 
2005-05-24 12:29 AM
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dontracy - 2005-05-23 9:21 AM

Well done.

Take an antihistamine a few days before to try and calm down the cold urticaria reaction.


Can you explain this?


Cold urticaria is a reaction from the cold that causes hives, just like some people get hives from bee stings or foods. It is mediated by histamine release from mast cells. I figure a long acting antihistimine may calm it down.

it happened to me again today snorkling in catalina island in CA. I got hives covering my forearms adn legs after about 20 minutes in 64 degree water with just a swimsuit.
2005-05-24 7:32 AM
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Nice job completing your triathlon!!!! 55 degree water is nuts - I just did one in 62 degree water and thought I would never finish the swim... Great job, and thanks for sharing your race report. I have a "trick" for getting your transistion times - I pre-print out a little form, that has "start swim", "out of the water", "on bike and moving", "off bike", "begin run" and "finish". I then have either my wife or son (usually one of them will attend my races) run a stop watch, and record the times. It gives them something to do, and makes them feel more like part of a "team", and helps me stay focused on doing everything correctly and efficiently.Dennis


2005-05-24 7:55 AM
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Excellent job...anyone who can swim in water below 80 is a hero in my book!!!  Now that takes courage...how long did it take you to thaw out?? 
2005-05-24 8:04 AM
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congratulations, triathlete! great job no that cold swim.
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