Gary Kirby Triathlon for Cancer Research
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Gary Kirby Triathlon for Cancer Research - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Took it easy as this was my first tri and swimming is my worst event. Passed three swimmers and did not get passed. One woman would not stop at the wall despite being significantly slower than the others around her. Had to pass he in mid-lane. What would you do differently?: Learn to swim faster and train for longer perios of time. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: Could have got shoes on faster, everthing else went ok. What would you do differently?: Practice the transition more. ![]() Bike
Comments: Went very well. Passed 30-40 riders and did not get passed. Had a couple of issues with cars and one slow mountain biker on the hardest traffic circle. Tried to hammer thr fastest part. Figured I would empty the tank somewhat as the run was only a 5K (Hey it is my first tri) What would you do differently?: Use my heartrate monitor, not much else ![]() Transition 2
Comments: Was a little disorganized. Did not think out enough in advance. What would you do differently?: Need to improve my time getting my shoes of and my running gear on. Should have skipped the drink in transition and drank before coming in. Shoudl skip the socks on a sprint length tri. ![]() Run
Comments: Legs felt ok but cadence sucked. I was not breathing well. I have had bad congestion the week leading up to this so that may have affected my breathing. Tried to do some breathing tricks which seemed to help. While my legs did not hurt, I still did not seem to have any spring. Did not get passed and passed 8-10 people. Ate a GU in thefirst 1/4 mile. What would you do differently?: Practice more bricks and do MORE speed work to improve my top end. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Ate a bagel and a couple of bananas, walked around a little and took a shower and changed clothes What limited your ability to perform faster: Need to do longer swims, more nricks and some running speed work. Last updated: 2009-04-21 12:00 AM
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United States
70F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 13/201
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/11
Got up at 5:40AM. Had a banana then cornflakes milk and raisins. Drove down to the race (3.5 miles away) and started setting up at about 6:15 AM. Got the end spot on my bike rack and set up my transition. Drank a 16 oz. Diet Pepsi as I do not drink coffee, ever.
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