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Terre Haute Triathlon - Thunder in the Valley
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Terre Haute Triathlon - Thunder in the Valley - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: Swam first 100-200 meters faster than usual to try and get out ahead of the pack. That got me nice and out of breath and out of sync. Worst case of human pinball I've ever had. Didn't really hit a rhythm until final stretch. Think I was at least in top ten out of the water in my wave of 30-39 yo men. What would you do differently?: Train more with a fast start then try to settle in to my pace.  Transition 1
Comments: A little longer getting out of my wetsuit than I had hoped. Also, started down the wrong row when I first got into T1. O/w it was a good transition. Had gels preloaded in my pockets and that worked out good. What would you do differently?: Sit rather than try and stand to remove wetsuit. Go without wetsuit whenever possible.  Bike
Comments: This was a PR time for me. Have not raced with an avg speed of over 22 before. Felt strong and rested. Was playing a bit of cat and mouse with a guy on the initial flats, but as soon as we hit the rollers and hill, he dropped off. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Transition 2
Comments: Couln't find my bag! Was in the right row and it was right in front of me. But I was racing fast enough that there were no bikes in my entire area that were back. I kept looking for my black bag and there were black bags everywhere! My wife finally yelled, "It's right in front of you". Whew. What would you do differently?: Brt orange tape to mark my spot!  Run
Comments: Within 12 minutes of getting off the bike, the flood gates opened! People began passing me w/ frequency. More towards the last 2 1/2 miles. Not because I slowed, they were just catching up w/ me. It was a PR for me but still frustrating to be so far out ahead and have so many pass me on the run. I am, however, 2 minutes/mi faster than last years oly run splits! What would you do differently?: Nothing except continue to work on my running speed. It's getting faster, albeit SLOWLY! I think, however, I will add some longer bricks on my long bike day. Post race
Warm down: Fluids, banana, stretch, cool off in hotel pool, then hot tub, then HUGE lunch. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing except being new to running. Event comments: I was a little disappointed with the mile markings on the run. I wasn't ever able to figure out my splits b/c they were so poorly marked. Otherwise, would do this race again. Last updated: 2005-04-25 12:00 AM
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 2005-05-22 10:34 PM |
Expert  644    Evansville, IN |  Subject: Terre Haute Triathlon - Thunder in the Valley |
| 2005-05-23 6:50 AM in reply to: #161515 |
| , Alabama | Subject: RE: Terre Haute Triathlon - Thunder in the Valley Those were some impressive times for EACH discipline. And improving by 2 min/mile is unheard of! Great job. Sharon |
| 2005-05-23 7:56 AM in reply to: #161515 |
Master 1249 Lexington, Kentucky | Subject: RE: Terre Haute Triathlon - Thunder in the Valley Congrats on the Bike and Run PRs! The swim time doesn't suck either - nice race! |
| 2005-05-23 8:47 PM in reply to: #161515 |
Expert 644 Evansville, IN | Subject: RE: Terre Haute Triathlon - Thunder in the Valley Hey thanks for the atta boys! Don't be to impressed with the swim, there is no way it was 800 meters.  |
| 2005-05-24 5:40 AM in reply to: #161515 |
Extreme Veteran 600 Melbourne | Subject: RE: Terre Haute Triathlon - Thunder in the Valley A bit slow off the mark here, sorry  You had a great race, PB after PB, sweet. All the hard work paid off. Sounds like you really enjoyed the race too! Edited by Casie 2005-05-24 5:40 AM |
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Overall Rank = 70/350
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 10/30
Woke up at 0430 and headed straight for the shower to help wake me up. Had all my gear and bike ready to roll and double checked night before. Out the door and headed for breakfast by a little before 0500. Had french toast, hashbrowns and milk for breakfast. Could have done w/o the last pc of french toast(felt it the entire race). Headed for the race and checked in by 0620. Headed for the transition, found a spot and went st to bodymarking since the line was short. Got everything set up and gear triple checked.
Course preview was the day before after I picked up my packet. Had time to drive the bike course and felt that was helpful. Also, checked out the swim course.
By 0730, was in my wetsuit and headed to the water for a swim warmup.
After getting my transition area setup, went for a 15 minute jog and then did a little stretching after. Cooled off enough to get my wetsuit on and headed for the water to warm up and stretch my upper body out. Only swam about 200m then stretch. Spent a few minutes w/ my family and girls and headed to the swim start for a good position.