John Tanner Sprint
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John Tanner Sprint - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Okay - so I'm not so good at the swim. I felt like I was really working hard, but based on my pace it was much slower than I expected. On the bright side, at least it was over in 600 meters. :) Overall - 130/328 AG - 11/15 What would you do differently?: I need to swim more, I know. I just wish I enjoyed it more. Transition 1
Comments: Overall - 16/328 AG - 1/15 I kind of feel like I "cheated" here, I take my wetsuit off as soon as I get out of the water, so that's why my time is what it is. It took me longer than it should have to get my shoes on and unrack my bike. I did a decent job running with the bike out of transition, but I would like this closer to 45sec What would you do differently?: Focus more Bike
Comments: What can I say, I killed this bike course. I played leapfrog with one girl in my age group for most of the ride. Honestly, I really wanted to hold over 20mph on the ride more than any other goal - so I was pretty psyched to meet this goal!! :) Overall - 73/328 AG - 1/15 What would you do differently?: Nothing that I can think of. Transition 2
Comments: Overall - 164/328 AG - 11/15 Coming into transition, I went down the far left aisle and really had to dodge a lot of junk (wetsuits, goggles, everything, everywhere). I should have gone down the middle aisle until I passed the halfway point, which means I should have planned out my transitions better. Also had trouble balancing while pulling on my socks. What would you do differently?: Practice here could save some more time - under 45sec here would be nice too. Run
Comments: This is where my race fell apart. My plan was to take off on the run and see what happened, but from the start my stomach had a knot in it. I tried to push through and ignore it, but I had to stop and walk a lot during the first mile (which made me very surprised when I still hit 9:05 for the first mile). It was so uncomfortable, that running downhill (usually my strength) was miserable! I barely moved forward downhill, trying to minimize the bouncing. Fortunately, a little after the turnaround, it started to get more tolerable and I was able to actually start running again. I saw Courtney in front of me again after the water station, so I trying to focus on her and trying to catch her - which I couldn't do! :) Overall - 202/328 AG - 13/15 What would you do differently?: My stomach has been out-of-wack all weekend, so I don't think this had anything to do with the race. I'll go back to no dairy for a week leading up to the race, to see if that helps. Post race
Warm down: After the finish, Courtney was kind enough to sit with me and let me catch my breath. Just did some stretching and then went to find everyone cheering on the rest of the finishers. What limited your ability to perform faster: Stomach pain on the run. Event comments: I really enjoyed this course - nice mix of flats and hills on the bike, pretty course on the run. I think this will be on my schedule again next year - good season opener alternative to St As. Last updated: 2008-02-18 12:00 AM
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United States
Tri the Parks Triathlon Race Series
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Overall Rank = 121/328
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 8/15
PBH Waffle, Green Tea, drive to race start. 5 hour energy about 20 minutes before the start.
Short swim in the wetsuit to try to warm up a little.