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Merced Gateway - TriathlonMini Sprint
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Comments: Actually went good. Got in too slow of a lane, underestimated myself. What would you do differently?: Do a couple of laps to warm up when there is an opp. too. Would bring an extra swim cap. Mine split in two. Had to mooch one. Probably could have settled down into my swim mode earlier. Was kind of frazzeled by everyone bumping into me and hitting me. Transition 1
Comments: Pretty quick for my first one. Was pretty happy. Had a tri outfit on, so all I had to do was take off my cap and put on helmet and shoes. What would you do differently?: Wipe off a little bit! I was dripping everywhere. Got rocks in my bike shoes(no socks!) Had trouble getting shoes into my clips-water everywhere. People were totally laughing at me as I tried to clip in. Bike
What would you do differently?: Not ride a brand new bike for first tri! Got my Felt the night before so he was pretty new to me! Never used aerobars before. Hello! Wobbly. But FASSSSSSSSSSST! Still did good though. Just couldn't bend over to get my drink, because I thought I would totally bail. Transition 2
What would you do differently?: Wipe feet off. Not have my stupid quick lace thing break so I have to sit there and tie knots in my shoes. Run
Comments: Went out pretty avg. It was a short run, but the last mile I started to come along. What would you do differently?: Run more bricks. Post race
Warm down: Walked alot, drank cyto max recovery drink. Then ate a ton at the BBQ. I was starved! What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing really. I felt like I did great for my first one. Recovered quickly after race. Event comments: This was a great first race. Perfect for a first timer. Last updated: 2004-10-08 12:00 AM
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2004-10-09 3:13 AM in reply to: #70643 |
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United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 15/103
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/
Ate a bowl of oatmeal at 5:30, sipped cytomax the whole way there. (45min)Got transition area set up, relaxed. Checked things out. Was glad I got there early.
Jogged about 10 min. Stretched. Watched everyone else. Ate a GU right before swim. Made my stomache feel YUK.