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9th Annual Greater Lowell Family YMCA Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: OK - I finished 52nd out of 67 competitors. I should feel badly about my perfomance but it really was a decent effort on my part. I do need to go back to the pool and do some speed work; my times do not reflect my potential but considering the amount of training and experience and fitness level, this was a decent race for me. I had one crazy "military" swimmmer in front of me, i.e. she swam to the left and cut me off, she then swam to the right and cut me off (military = "left, right, left, etc"). Finally, after the bouy, I was able to pass her but only after she wacked me for the last couple of times. I pushed the last 100 - 150 yards. With work, I will push earlier on... What would you do differently?: What do you do when another swimmer is constantly interfering with you? Are "three stooges" tactics against the rules? For instance, grab their goggles and let the elastic band pull the goggles against their head "smack!" Or maybe lift the goggles and poke them in the eyes "knuck knuck knuck"...  Transition 1
Comments: Decent first transition, My DeSoto vest rocks! It is as easy as a shirt to put on and off and adds bouyancy. What would you do differently?: Hey stupid - STOP DAYDREAMING - FOCUS!!!!!!  Bike
Comments: It is ironic that I have only been on a road bike maybe a dozen times in my life and this is now my strongest (and I am using that word in a relative sense) event! Like the swim, I feel like I need to push myself more in this event. My RPE was 6 or 7 - I had too much left by the time I crossed the matt. Still, considering my level and where I am at, this was a decent showing for me. What would you do differently?: Push, push, push. Oh yeah, train with consistancy prior to the event. Transition 2
Comments: Strong transition. Went sockless and that def helped  Run
Comments: Ran using my Tangents - light and comfortable. I saw my "nemesis" as I was coming home around mile 2.75 (he was on mile 1.25). I smelled victory at that point! It's all about the bragging rights... What would you do differently?: I really think that the only way I will improve my times is to pay my dues, i.e. train properly and do not expect instant results.John Bingham, in a recent Runner's World article, wrote about the "gremlins" that haunt us. He wrote about how these self loathing self-made creatures can impede progress and destroy the small meaningful victories that we "normal mortals" can achieve (my liberal paraphrasing!) - I will not yield to these gremlins! Post race
Warm down: Lots of fruit, yogurt, and fluid (including water and sports fluids)... no beer What limited your ability to perform faster: age, inexperience, and weight Event comments: Until the next race, I have bragging rights within my multisport group of age-grouper friends. I was able to get in three workouts before I had to go home and work around the house for the rest of the day. The Lowell Y puts on a great race! I am looking forward to this race next year and am also looking forward to the Greater Lowell Y's duathlon later this season. Profile Album Last updated: 2005-07-17 12:00 AM
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 2005-07-17 4:47 PM |
Member  6 New Hampshire |  Subject: 9th Annual Greater Lowell Family YMCA Triathlon |
| 2005-07-17 6:02 PM in reply to: #200375 |
Champion 19812    MA | Subject: RE: Lowell Dual Triathlons Nice Race!! Great way to beat your nemisis Russell, but most importantly you did well for you! The swim sounds challenging in river with no visibility. Great job on the bike...think how you'll do with more time in the saddle...your run time is great. Congrats!! |
| 2005-07-18 9:19 AM in reply to: #200375 |
Expert 770 acton, Ma | Subject: RE: 9th Annual Greater Lowell Family YMCA Triathlon Great race! You get extra points for swimming in the Merrimack (mysterious is too kind a word)! |
| 2005-07-18 9:27 AM in reply to: #200375 |
Expert 938 Haddam, CT | Subject: RE: 9th Annual Greater Lowell Family YMCA Triathlon Go, Kurt! Do I forsee swim speed work in our future weekly trainings? And maybe swim to bike? Way to go beating Russell! (Hopefully, he's not to beat up about it!!??) I like the group's healthy competition. See you soon! Katherine Sandoz |
| 2005-07-20 8:09 AM in reply to: #200851 |
Member 6 New Hampshire | Subject: RE: 9th Annual Greater Lowell Family YMCA Triathlon Hey Katherine, Thanks for the posting. Russell is fine. As a matter of fact, he won third place in his age group - ITS ALL GOOD :-) And yes - speed work is in the future... |
| 2005-07-20 8:17 AM in reply to: #200422 |
Member 6 New Hampshire | Subject: RE: Lowell Dual Triathlons Thanks KathyG! Hey - what is the July challenge listed within your signature? Kurt Edited by kstuke 2005-07-20 8:19 AM |
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Ate my traditional pre-race meal - brown cinnamon pop-tarts! hmm hmm good :-) Cranked the tunes and sang very loudly in my car on the way to the race! In my head, I went over how the race was going to go down. My goal was to finish strong in each leg and to have quick transitions. My primary goal, however, was to beat my "nemesis" Russell. I was already 0 - 2 going into this race and I really didn't want to mimic the Sox in last year's ALCS and go down three in the hole! The funny thing is that Russell keeps beating me and he can not swim. That's what you call a lesson in humility!
Stretched using dynamic stretching. Swam about 50m in the beautiful yet mysterious Merrimack River. I write mysterious as if you do swim in that river and something nibbles at your leg, you will not be able to know what it (the water is too murky)so just keep swimming! DO NOT STOP! NEVER EVER STOP :-)