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Comments: Smoked the swim. Although this is only my second OWS, I think I have the hang of it. I paced myself early and got into a good rhythm. My right calf started to cramp at the end which limited my ability to kick. What would you do differently?: I would try and draft people more. I was at the front of the pack and really didn't have anyone to draft however. I really need to hydrate myself better to prevent cramping.  Transition 1
Comments: I need to work on getting into the pedals better. What would you do differently?: Next time I am going to go with the shoes already attached to the wheels to forgo the problems with the getting into the shoes and pedals.  Bike
Comments: The roadway was really rough and I held everyone off until mile 12 when all of the higher speed individuals caught up with me. I started to bonk at that point. What would you do differently?: I need to work on keeping a good pace and remember to drink. I think next time I will get the aero bottle to keep from having to reach down to grab the bottle. Transition 2
Comments: Much better than last time. The Yankz laces helped with the transition time. What would you do differently?: I need to ride with my feet on top of the shoes coming in and hop off instead of stopping and then getting off.  Run
Comments: Wow, talk about bonking hard. I got to the run and just died. I really needed to pee and that didn't help things either. What would you do differently?: I really need to work on getting more stamina for the run at the end. I just get hammered by everybody at the end. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Dehydration. Event comments: The bike course was really rough and I was surprised I didn't get a flat. The swim course was much longer than advertised, but that worked to my advantage since it was my strongest event. Overall a good race and will attend again next year. Profile Album Last updated: 2008-05-29 12:00 AM
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 2008-06-22 1:12 PM |
Veteran  235   Colorado Springs, CO |  Subject: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon |
| 2008-06-22 4:49 PM in reply to: #1481134 |
Veteran 194 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon Great job! I sort of bonked on the run, too. It was pretty hot, with not much cover. I second the 1,000 meter estimation. I was a little worried that everyone said the water was gross, but it was fine, and a comfortable temp, too! |
| 2008-06-22 5:41 PM in reply to: #1481498 |
Veteran 235 Colorado Springs, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon Thanks! I second that the water was about perfect and not gross at all in my opinion. In fact, the swim was actually enjoyable. I thought it was a pretty good race considering there were about 500 racers? The different waves made the swim much more enjoyable and spread out which helped out a lot. |
| 2008-06-23 9:38 AM in reply to: #1481134 |
Pro 4277 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon Nice job out there! I need to get one of those aero-bottles as well...it's on my wish list. I agree that the water temp was about perfect and not "too gross". I think the reason there were the comments about the water quality is that you can count on every summer the swim beach at CC Rez will be closed due to high ecoli levels. hasn't happened this year (that I know of) but it does happen. I'll probably do the race again next year too. |
| 2008-06-27 6:54 PM in reply to: #1482949 |
Veteran 235 Colorado Springs, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon Doh, that's no good! I have another race at the CC Rez in August I believe.....I'll have to keep pray that the levels are good for the race! |
| 2008-06-27 7:03 PM in reply to: #1495596 |
Veteran 235 Colorado Springs, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon Max_O - 2008-06-27 5:54 PM Doh, that's no good! I have another race at the CC Rez in August I believe.....I'll have to keep pray that the levels are good for the race! I take that back....I have one at the Aurora Rez, not CC Rez, which the Rattlesnake Tri and then the Oktoberfest Tri in Sep up in Longmont. |
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90F / 32C
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Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/37
Normal morning routine, drank 2 cups of coffee and had some cereal.
100 Meter swim or so prior to swim start.