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Comments: The swim as I've said before was like being in a washing machine, this was my first open water swim with ~90 people in the water at the same time. Got kicked in the chest TWICE, grabbed, had someone try to swim over me. Coming back towards T1 noticed a 20 something young man literally sit upright in the water gasping for breath and on the verge of panic. At this point I sat up with him and talked him towards the beach (once a lifegaurd...) This cost me at least a minute on the swim but was time well spent. What would you do differently?: I tried to get to the inside of the mass to avoid the scrum and get a good line on the first bouy. This would have worked if I was much faster or much slower as everyone moved left. Perhaps I would have started on the right side. Don't know...first mass swim, first open water swim, first Triathlon.  Transition 1
Comments: I just rode in my Tri-shorts, T1 was not the longest, not the shortest, it was controlled and methodical as I've practiced. Actually a lot easier than I thought. What would you do differently?: Sprinted into T1 instead of walking quickly.  Bike
Comments: Didn't push it on the bike. Rode the cadence I train at, but spent a WHOLE lot of time in the big ring. About mile 9 my right calf started to cramp up on me. At this point I started doing single leg drills to save it for the upcoming run. What would you do differently?: Stretch out more on the bike. Dial in the fit issue. Transition 2
Comments: T2 was like T1 just a little longer, I shot a hammer-gel and took a long swig of water, tried to keep my wits about me. What would you do differently?: No opening bottle of water, throw my stuff down and go.  Run
Comments: The run in my weakness. Combine that with my knee/calf pain I had to hobble a couple of times. Still not bad considering I've run 3 5K's in my life, the first was a 30:15, the second 26.17 and the third was during a triathlon What would you do differently?: Train more on the run. Post race
Warm down: ate some food, talked with the fam. What limited your ability to perform faster: Definately the knee/calf pain Event comments: Again, this was my first triathlon, so it was by far the best. It was not as hard as I thought it would be, really the only place I suffered was on the run. I was careful to take the experience for what it was and not focus on performance. This race was to gain experience under real life circumstances for mass Open water swims and transitions under the clock in preparation for my big race (Pinehurst, Oct 1 - Oly). I have a super sprint and perhaps another sprint between now and Oct. Running Mission Man was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Last updated: 2005-08-01 12:00 AM
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 2005-08-01 8:35 AM |
New user 18 |  Subject: Mission man triathlon |
| 2005-08-01 8:56 AM in reply to: #212451 |
Regular 57 | Subject: RE: Mission man triathlon Way to go! That was a really hard 5k! Sounds like you learned some valuable lessons during this race! You'll absolutely LOVE pinehurst - hands down that is the best race in NC. You might want to scope out the bike and run course ahead of time, they both are challenging yet very rewarding. See you at Pinehurst! Welcome to the triathlon family! jsargevt |
| 2005-08-01 9:21 AM in reply to: #212451 |
Master 1791    Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Mission man triathlon Congrats on your first TRI!!!!!! You sure did pick an interesting run course. LOL! I'm still looking for one of my legs.  |
| 2005-08-01 9:35 AM in reply to: #212451 |
| New user 18 | Subject: RE: Mission man triathlon I actually saw a kid holding a sign that said go Dad with JK Bostic on the sign and thought...that guy's a BT Member...then I went about my pre-race fretting. You ROCKED the Mission Man...good job. It was a fun race to do as a first. I grew up in Burvegas and spent many a summer day/evening on that lake. It was nice to be there and know where I was. Made things much easier the first time. |
| 2005-08-01 7:19 PM in reply to: #212451 |
Regular 123 | Subject: RE: Mission man triathlon Excellent job! I did this race last year and the swim was like night and day. I really got beat up there this time! That was tough! Good race! |
| 2005-08-01 9:11 PM in reply to: #213240 |
| New user 18 | Subject: RE: Mission man triathlon I hope it doesn't get worse next year, I go up an age group!!! But it's two days AFTER Pinehurst. grrrr!!!! |
| 2005-08-01 9:14 PM in reply to: #212451 |
| Extreme Veteran 353 Randleman, NC | Subject: RE: Mission man triathlon Way to go cletuspapa! Mission Man was my second last year and I well remember the open water start! Now I just let everybody go. I think that race is a good one to do first. It has a tough run but not too long with an open water swim and great bike ride. Congratulations and welcome to the madness! Fred |
| 2005-08-01 10:20 PM in reply to: #212451 |
Expert 831 Raleigh, NC | Subject: RE: Mission man triathlon Very nice work for your first one! I was in that wave as well, the beginning of the swim was a mess. It was my second tri ever, I'll probably be there next year...good luck at Pinehurst. |
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Got up 4:55 ate 2 bowls of Oatmeal, poured a cup of coffee.
Got to the race site @ 6:45, hit the port-a-potty, got the chip, set up my Transition area.
Took the bike for a quick spin to be sure it worked, stretched out the legs, watched others warm up on the swim. Double checked my Transition area.