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Aquaphor NYC Triathlon - Triathlon
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Comments: I was the first one down the ramp in the second wave of swimmers, so I was at the outside of the barge. Good place to take advantage of the current. Start whistle blew and in we went (about 25 of us in the group). started easy, and just kept the long glide stroke going. Navigaion was off as I kept going right and a bit off course. The kayak guys were having a field day yelling "go left" at me. Just kept plugging away, and eventually made it to the finish chute, up the stairs, and through the showers. So, swimming in the Hudson. most say 'Ewww- gross!". Didn't have that experice. Water didn't stink, didn't see anything dead, and was only miildly salty. I could even see the bottom most of the time. What would you do differently?: Better navigation, but thats it. About the current -- it didn't feel strong but looking at my finish time, the only way I could move that fast in water is using something motorized. It was quick and really moved you along. Normal time for this distance would have been 24/25 min or so  Transition 1
Comments: There was a 4-500 yard run from the swim exit to transition entrance. That took a while. Other than that, it was OK. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: a few things stick out about the bike for me: - right out of transition is a sharp up hill to get to the highway, and it wasn't fun - Who though that Manhattan & the Bronx would be so freakin' hilly? It was crazy. - Road surface was a real mixed bag. We were riding on a 3-lane city highway with all the cracks, holes, patches, and other things you experience when you drive down it. Spent more time than desired on the horns just to be sure no 'surprises' came up on the road surface - I felt like I was riding with a flat tire the entire time. Could not shake the feeling my back wheen was flat. Even stopped at the turn around to check both tires. They were fine, no rubbing. Could not figure it out, and it was a real mental drag the whole time. Just felt slow. Time was crappy. What would you do differently?: Know the course? Transition 2
Comments: No problem in and racking. Socks on were OK, same with sheos. Noticed a hot spot on my foot, and stopped one of the roving Aquaphor folks (event sponsor) and globbed some on. Sock/shoe back on, and all was well. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Maybe run faster?  Run
Comments: Felt OK getting to the park, and for the first couple of miles. did walk aid stations through the first half, and a couple of the big uphills I took my time. TONS of people watching, encouraging, and the aid stations were all great. My lingering hamstring injury decided to make a reappearence at Mile 3 or so and became progressivly worse as I went on. By 4.5 miles, it was painful from the back of my left knee straight up through my glute into my lower back. It was not fun to even walk at times. I was at a run when I could mode, and the heat was awful. The last mile was pretty cool, however as this lady, Kim, who recognized me from the expo on Friday (she worked the info booth) became my pace buddy. We ran just about the whole way in, and it was a great finish chute. TONS of folks cheering, etc. Felt great to finish! Grabbed water, Gatorade, cold towel, and just enjoyed standing still for a minute. What would you do differently?: This leg thing needs actual medical attention at this point I think. The new lower back pain with it isn't good, so I'm calling the doc this week. If not for the injury, I'm sure this would be a much better run (kind of like "other than that Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?). Post race
Warm down: Drank some water, Gatorade, then made the 1+ mile walk back to transition to get my bike/pack up, and ride back to the hotel. Lots of racers to talk to on the way back, and it was a fun walk, despite the heat & being really tired What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of decent run fitness/injury. I also need to see what was up with the bike. After the race, everything seemed fine with the thing, so I don't know what it was. Just odd, and annoying. Event comments: Great organization, volunteers everywhere, and a great job in coordinating the whole thing in what has to be as challenging a city as possible. If I lived closer, I 'd do this race again, but coming from 3 states away, the time, cost, logistics of it all likely make me a one-and-done for this tri. However, I highly recommned this to anyone who can get in. Fun, well run race!! Last updated: 2012-12-03 12:00 AM
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 2013-07-15 11:28 AM |
Master  3195     Just South of Boston |  Subject: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon |
| 2013-07-15 3:49 PM in reply to: #4804399 |
Veteran 439 Dartmouth, Massachusetts | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Congrats Mike! Another race knocked out! |
| 2013-07-16 10:48 AM in reply to: #4804399 |
| 117 | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Congrats!!!! I would never have thought that Manhattan would be as Hilly |
| 2013-07-16 3:57 PM in reply to: #4804399 |
Champion 7821  Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Great job! So weird-- I did the same race and had the exact same experience with the bike. I was sure my brakes were rubbing or something. I even pulled over right before the tollboth to check and they were fine, but I couldn't shake the feeling the whole rest of the ride. Crazy, right? |
| 2013-07-16 8:56 PM in reply to: jmk-brooklyn |
Extreme Veteran 1222 Tallahassee, Florida | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Mike, what a great report! And a killer race! Love how you addressed swimming in the Hudson because I was wondering about it. Glad that your family enjoyed NYC and it was a good destination race for the whole family. So sorry that the hammie was bothering you. Good luck getting it resolved. |
| 2013-07-17 6:02 AM in reply to: jmk-brooklyn |
Master 3195 Just South of Boston | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Originally posted by jmk-brooklyn Great job! So weird-- I did the same race and had the exact same experience with the bike. I was sure my brakes were rubbing or something. I even pulled over right before the tollboth to check and they were fine, but I couldn't shake the feeling the whole rest of the ride. Crazy, right? Has to be the road surface? Agree -- bizarre feeling the whole race. I was confident I had a flat. Weird you had the same experience. The entire time on the bike all I could think about was what was wrong with it. |
| 2013-07-17 10:40 AM in reply to: Mike_D |
Extreme Veteran 633 Hollister, CA | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon That swim time is unbelievable Mike! Amazing! It is odd that Jmk-Brooklyn had the same flat tire feeling as you. We're you able to top off prior? Hope the hammy heals for your next race. Great job! |
| 2013-07-26 5:00 PM in reply to: #4804399 |
| 224 | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Did the same race almost identical times same AG (was in the red cap group third section of our AG). Amazing swim. Actually enjoyed the swim more than other OWS. Interesting fact about the swim: My friends group (M40-44) went off about an hour and 20 min earlier shortly after the pros/elites/ and M55+.'We then waited for all the women and challenged athletes). Almost 78% of his group swam under 19min. When we went in only 14% (including you I) were under 19min. Yes we are older and as a group statistically should be slower but not that difference....which means THE CURRENT WAS FLYING WHEN THEY GOT IN AND SLOWED DOWN BY THE TIME WE GOT IN (probably could have cut 2-3 min off if we went in when they went in). I'm typically several min faster than my friend in training and he beat me by about 30 sec. My T1 was slower than I wished. Should have stashed sneakers under the swim exit bench like the hundreds of others. My bike was slower than I hoped (use a roadie without aero - all the TT/TRI bikes passed me). Didn't mind the hills. Done harder courses. The athlete guide warned us about the first hill so before checking my bike in sat I rode it a few times and figured what gear I needed to get up it. after all its the only part of the course one can practice on. T2 was average Run...ouch. My run was real slow for me. First hated the steep tiny hill getting up to 72nd street right off the bike. Who knew central park was so hilly. And by the time we hit the run course (my friend had been drinking for hours) the temp was easily 10 degrees warmer than when the pros and early groups went out...plus the humidity. But the crowds and encouragement was a blast. Would definitely do it again...heck when we hit the real senior circuit we might be able to start the race an hour or more earlier...a definite time advantage. Congrats |
| 2013-07-26 5:06 PM in reply to: #4804399 |
| 224 | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Did the same race almost identical times same AG (was in the red cap group third section of our AG). Amazing swim. Actually enjoyed the swim more than other OWS. Interesting fact about the swim: My friends group (M40-44) went off about an hour and 20 min earlier shortly after the pros/elites/ and M55+.'We then waited for all the women and challenged athletes). Almost 78% of his group swam under 19min. When we went in only 14% (including you I) were under 19min. Yes we are older and as a group statistically should be slower but not that difference....which means THE CURRENT WAS FLYING WHEN THEY GOT IN AND SLOWED DOWN BY THE TIME WE GOT IN (probably could have cut 2-3 min off if we went in when they went in). I'm typically several min faster than my friend in training and he beat me by about 30 sec. My T1 was slower than I wished. Should have stashed sneakers under the swim exit bench like the hundreds of others. My bike was slower than I hoped (use a roadie without aero - all the TT/TRI bikes passed me). Didn't mind the hills. Done harder courses. The athlete guide warned us about the first hill so before checking my bike in sat I rode it a few times and figured what gear I needed to get up it. after all its the only part of the course one can practice on. T2 was average Run...ouch. My run was real slow for me. First hated the steep tiny hill getting up to 72nd street right off the bike. Who knew central park was so hilly. And by the time we hit the run course (my friend had been drinking for hours) the temp was easily 10 degrees warmer than when the pros and early groups went out...plus the humidity. But the crowds and encouragement was a blast. Would definitely do it again...heck when we hit the real senior circuit we might be able to start the race an hour or more earlier...a definite time advantage. Congrats |
| 2013-07-26 7:11 PM in reply to: gzh6464 |
| Member 326 | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Originally posted by gzh6464 Did the same race almost identical times same AG (was in the red cap group third section of our AG). Amazing swim. Actually enjoyed the swim more than other OWS. Interesting fact about the swim: My friends group (M40-44) went off about an hour and 20 min earlier shortly after the pros/elites/ and M55+.'We then waited for all the women and challenged athletes). Almost 78% of his group swam under 19min. When we went in only 14% (including you I) were under 19min. Yes we are older and as a group statistically should be slower but not that difference....which means THE CURRENT WAS FLYING WHEN THEY GOT IN AND SLOWED DOWN BY THE TIME WE GOT IN (probably could have cut 2-3 min off if we went in when they went in). I'm typically several min faster than my friend in training and he beat me by about 30 sec. My T1 was slower than I wished. Should have stashed sneakers under the swim exit bench like the hundreds of others. My bike was slower than I hoped (use a roadie without aero - all the TT/TRI bikes passed me). Didn't mind the hills. Done harder courses. The athlete guide warned us about the first hill so before checking my bike in sat I rode it a few times and figured what gear I needed to get up it. after all its the only part of the course one can practice on. T2 was average Run...ouch. My run was real slow for me. First hated the steep tiny hill getting up to 72nd street right off the bike. Who knew central park was so hilly. And by the time we hit the run course (my friend had been drinking for hours) the temp was easily 10 degrees warmer than when the pros and early groups went out...plus the humidity. But the crowds and encouragement was a blast. Would definitely do it again...heck when we hit the real senior circuit we might be able to start the race an hour or more earlier...a definite time advantage. Congrats Yep, low tide came around 7:30, so most of the red transition had a very slow (comparatively) current. It was almost 7MPH at the start. |
| 2013-07-27 7:24 AM in reply to: #4804399 |
Veteran 1677 Houston, Texas | Subject: RE: Aquaphor NYC Triathlon Sounds like a pretty cool race -- ripping current and being able to ride through NYC with no traffic? Awesome! Hope you're able to get this nagging hamstring injury worked out. I know you've been struggling with it for a bit, so maybe this was just the kick in the pants you needed to get it worked out. Looking forward to seeing what you can do when you're healthy....bet it'll be fast |
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Thought this would be a fun destination race, and was fortunate enough to be entered via the lottery last fall. Racing in NYC seemed like a great spot for a race, so why not?
Arrived at hotel in mid-town on Friday. Hit one of the athlete meeting/orientation sessions, then the expo. LOTS of VERY fit looking people walking about. Didn't feel like I was one of them :). Picked up my packet, t-shirt, etc.
Saturday I did the bike drop off. Was a cool thrill biking through Manhattan to get to Riverside Park where transition was located. Big transitions to accommodate the several thousand racers. Very cool scene, but hotter than heck with humidity to match. Spent much of the non-race related time with the family doing soem touristy things in the city, and generally having a good time and supporting the NYC economy. Went to bed about 9:30
Alarm at 3:30. Up, dressed, and off to the race shuttle. Arrived at transition about 4:30. Got set up, then settled in for the wait. I was in the second half of the swim start which was supposed to be at 7;10 or so. Since transition closed at 5:30, I found a nice grassy spot to hang out. Watched the pros go off, then the rest of the first pack of AG's. LIned up and headed down to the barge to start.
Technically there was no 'warm up' as both bike & swim warm ups were prohibited. No place to do it, really.