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Comments: My swim is definitely my weakest link - Need to be able to do it all in the front crawl instead of the side-stroke... This being my first experience, I took people's advice and started on he outside in the back -- I was amazed how many people were actually worse swimmers than me! Some of those guys actually looked like they were drowning - Flailing around, gasping, choking, spitting - I felt sorry for them - If I was passing them, they were sloooow... I passed about 25 people on the swim, and actually swam right up on top of one guy - Right up on his back - He turned his head and looked up at me and I could have kissed him! I thought that was kind of funny, but just slid right off and swam inside and around him as he treaded water wondering what in the world just happened:) I did the whole thing side-stroke, and will be hitting the pool hard the ext 6 weeks to insure a much better swim in the international distance at Richard B. Russell... What would you do differently?: Learn to swim better...  Transition 1
Comments: Did pretty good - I was so relieved to finish the swim, I lost about 10 seconds doing my victory dance at water's edge :) - Then I walked up the little hill toward the transition - But the wetsuit came right off, helmet, sunglasses and shoes on quick, and got off fine on the bike... What would you do differently?: Run out of the water all the way to transition area - Will the next time, but just wnted to savor the moment coming out of the first swim...  Bike
Comments: Bike was actually better than I expected - Since I was in the 5th wave starting the swim, I was behind most of the people when I started - The good thing about that is you pass way more people than pass you! I was passed by about 5 or 6 people, but probably passed 40 or so on the bike... But - I still need to work on HILLS big time... What would you do differently?: Be better prepared for hills... Transition 2
Comments: Messed up by going to the wrong rack! I knew I was on the end, but ran to the wrong rack!! Probably lost 20 - 25 seconds running back and forth looking for my stuff before I got my head and realized what was happening... What would you do differently?: Just get more experience...  Run
Comments: Really upset with the run - with no experience other than a couple of bricks, I wasn't sure after leaving t2 how had to go -- I finished the first mile @ 10 minutes and though, crap! I picked up the pace to about 8:30 for the last two miles and finished with gas in the tank --- What would you do differently?: Run much harder out of t2... Post race
Warm down: Kissed my wife, talked to a couple of friends, and drank a bottle of water What limited your ability to perform faster: Inexperience... Event comments: Great first race experience - Looking forward to the next one already! Last updated: 2008-01-12 12:00 AM
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 2008-04-28 8:09 PM |
Extreme Veteran  459   Georgia |  Subject: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park |
| 2008-04-28 8:33 PM in reply to: #1368097 |
Master 1432 Woodstock | Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park Great race. Congrats on a great first triathlon! |
| 2008-04-29 7:51 AM in reply to: #1368097 |
Sneaky Slow 8694   Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park Great race, Pop. That's the great thing about being a weak swimmer, you pass tons of people on the bike. It sounds like you learned a lot from the race, especially the run, stuff that you can apply to your training and your upcoming oly. congratulations, triathlete!! eta: Oh, and Pop, this post is my 4000th post. You get the honor of being the recipient. Edited by newleaf 2008-04-29 7:55 AM |
| 2008-04-29 7:54 AM in reply to: #1368097 |
Master 2638 | Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park Awesome race, Pop! And just to let you know - even with the victory dance and wetsuit removal, you still beat me in T1! : ) And on the bike too! When you start swimming the crawl, you will be unstoppable. |
| 2008-04-29 8:34 AM in reply to: #1368097 |
Member 36 Athens, GA | Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park Congrats... this was my first race also! Hope you have a great Tri season! |
| 2008-04-29 8:40 AM in reply to: #1368097 |
Master 2379 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park Great RR, Pop, and congrats on your first, TRIATHLETE! Edited by LHablas 2008-04-29 8:40 AM |
| 2008-04-29 5:13 PM in reply to: #1368097 |
Expert 862 BFE | Subject: RE: Tri the Parks - John Tanner State Park Great job Pop! Sorry I didn't see you. I'll see you at Richard Russell! |
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Got up @ 5:15 - Ate a pb&j sandwich and drank a couple of cups of coffee - Headed over to the park from the hotel, got my chip and body-marking, then started pacing...
Paced around nervous - Got in the water and swam around a little...