Trinona Battle for the Bluff - International Course
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Trinona Battle for the Bluff - International Course - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: Swimming in the weeds is a little weird but actually bothered me less than seaweed in the ocean. The swim was fun. There is a good crowd when you come out of the water. What would you do differently?: I think I'm ready to go out with the pack. To avoid ows panic I have been hanging back at the start about 5 seconds but I think I'm ready to just go with the group. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: I helped another racer get out of her suit. I know it wasn't speedy but I would have wanted somebody to help me. This transition area was nutty anyway. What would you do differently?: I dunno. This transition was laid out strangely so I had a long run in and out which was a bummer but no biggie. ![]() Bike
Comments: This is my weakest link. Because we have no hills where I live training for this was the best I could do so I was happy to make it up the steep hills. But I am very slow on the bike. Also, I'm chicken little going down hills. There's a lot of room for personal improvement here. What would you do differently?: Go faster :-) Not bump into a curb. Not be such a chicken on the downhill. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: I saw my kiddos going into transition. That was great. What would you do differently?: Maybe not chat with my hubby while changing my shoes. Then again - life is short and hubbies are more important than transition times for slow pokes like myself. ![]() Run
Comments: Nice run. There should be a mat at the half way turn around because otherwise cheating is possible ... I didn't cheat but I think I saw somebody else cheat. Just saying (to the man with the gray shirt who I didn't pass after the turn around ... where did you go?). What would you do differently?: I think I can push myself more on the run. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Ran in with my daughter. Got a glass of water and that's about it. What limited your ability to perform faster: I'm still learning how to pace myself with the three events. This was my longest race yet so I had no idea how hard to push and I might have been able to go a little faster looking back. However, I intentionally did not turn my watch on so that I didn't stress about it so I'm happy with my time. Event comments: The course is great. The race is really good. It will probably be great in the future. The race director could do a better job of communication before the event with the participants. Also, in my opinion all international distance racers should start before the sprint division but that's just my opinion. Last updated: 2011-05-29 12:00 AM
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United States
Trinona, LLC
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 58/73
Age Group = 35-39F
Age Group Rank = 12/14
Got up. Ate breakfast. Had coffee. Woke up hubby for my ride. Met my brother in the hallway. Went to the race.
Transition closed at 7 and my wave was at 8:24. That was a drag. I warmed up by wiggling into my wetsuit. That's always a bit of a workout. Then I took a short but frigid plunge into Lake Winona. Brrrr. 68 degrees. Not very tropical.