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Comments: I'm not sure why I was so slow on this swim. I know I'm a slow swimmer, but this was slow even for me. The water felt great. I was very comfortable the whole time. I did get off course and swam a bit wide on one leg, but I didn't think I was off enough to make such a bad swim time. I really (REALLY!) need to get faster on the swim. What would you do differently?: I don't know. I just need to become a better swimmer, then I can worry about doing things differently.  Transition 1
Comments: I didn't feel like I did too badly at T1. I thought I was a bit faster than 3+ minutes, but it didn't seem to bad. The end race results showed guys spending 35 seconds in T1... I don't even know how they got from one end of the transition area to the other in that time, much less take off the wetsuit and get the bike/helmet/shoes thing taken care of! What would you do differently?: I need to get the wetsuit off more quickly.  Bike
Comments: I always have the same problem on the bike rides, and that's knowing that I have to run afterwards. I know, there's no doubt about it, that I'm a poor runner. I tend to think about that on the bike and always save some for the run. I know I could have hit the climbs harder, and not recouped on the downhills so much, but I really did need to keep some legs for the run. What would you do differently?: Train harder! I'm doing much better than I even dreamed of at this time last year, but still, I need to get more endurance in my legs. Transition 2
Comments: For some reason, my legs were numb coming off of the bike. I've ridden this far quite a few times and that has never happened to me. Anyway, I had to sit down to put on my running shoes, which slowed me down quite a bit. Again, race results show some guys with amazing T2 times. One guy had 7 seconds? Seriously.. how do you even get from one end of the area to the other end of it in that time??? WTF??? What would you do differently?: I'm really not sure? Maybe practice transitions a bit more?  Run
Comments: I just need to get better at running. In all honesty, I'm just not that good at it! Losing about 20lbs would probably help. What would you do differently?: Let's all sing the chorus together, now... TRAIN HARDER!!! Post race
Warm down: Walked around a bit... drank some water... stretched way to little... and then ate what I could of the fairly good food they'd set up. What limited your ability to perform faster: Slothfulness??? Event comments: A very small, very fun race in a wonderfully scenic area. Aside from the poor marking of the swim course, this was well put on. I'd recommend it to anyone who can make it to it. Last updated: 2008-03-19 12:00 AM
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 2008-05-26 1:08 AM |
Extreme Veteran  303  Champaign, Illinois |  Subject: Duck Bill Thrill |
| 2008-05-26 1:22 PM in reply to: #1424208 |
Champion 6931    Bellingham, Washington | Subject: RE: Duck Bill Thrill Your honesty is brutal. Don't get down on yourself for the time. Sounds like the course was demanding with the hills. Hills will always take the starch out of the legs. Each race is a learning curve. Next time you will be so more prepared in Knowledge of the event. And with some weight loss and better training, you will PR! Good Race. |
| 2008-05-27 12:00 AM in reply to: #1424208 |
Master 2278 State of Confusion | Subject: RE: Duck Bill Thrill Nice job this weekend! Sounds like you've improved from last year!That is something to celebrate my friend! Pat yourself on the back.  |
| 2008-06-01 12:32 AM in reply to: #1424208 |
Master 1903 Portland, Oregon | Subject: RE: Duck Bill Thrill Dude!! You did an OLY!! That's WAY cool. |
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University of Oregon Triathlon Club
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Overall Rank = 82/99
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 16/17
We stayed the night at a hotel in Eugene. I got up early in the morning, took a shower to wake up, and made sure all my gear was ready before loading up the family and heading out to the Fall Creek Reservoir. At the lake, I got all my gear ready, set up T1/T2, hit the bathroom, and put on the wetsuit. I ate a banana on the drive out and didn't worry about much else for food.
About 15 minutes before the start I went out and took a warm up swim. It really helped to hit the water before hand. I got over the cold/shock feel and was ready to go. Other than stretching a bit before putting on the wetsuit and the brief swim, I didn't do a lot of warm up.