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Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: I AM SO HAPPY WITH THIS SWIM! I don't know my actual pace because of the uncertainty of the distance, but I am thrilled that I was actually in the middle of the pack, and I did freestyle 90% of the time. I felt relaxed and comfortable breathing and did not hyperventilate one bit. I did a little breast stroke here and there to give myself a break and to take a look around, but then I always went right back into freestyle. This was the first time doing freestyle where I felt like I could have kept going and going. KICK ASS!!! What would you do differently?: Get more experience in group OWS, as I tend to come to a dead stop every time someone kicks or bumps me. I want to get better at just ignoring them and continuing. Some stroke/stride or dip/dash races are definitely in order for July!  Transition 1
Comments: Dilly-dallying in transition again. What would you do differently?: I need to practice transitions more!  Bike
Comments: I did ok, but I know I have more in me than this performance indicates. I'm such a beginner biker that I really don't know when to attack and when to take it easy. I don't know how to handle hills AT ALL. I was trying to keep a comfortable pace, but I think I should have been hurrying more...I just didn't know what pace I could maintain and still have legs for the run, so I was pretty conservative. What would you do differently?: Get more time in the saddle. Practice on the course. ATTACK MORE! Transition 2
Comments: I have no idea what I was doing in T2 for almost 3 minutes. I do remember that I was about to leave and I decided to reach in my saddle bag and to get a gel packet, which I consumed and chased with water while I stood at the bike rack. Having a gel was probably a good idea overall, but hmmm...maybe I should think these things through ahead of time and not stand around eating in T2? What would you do differently?: Practice transitions more. Have a nutrition plan.  Run
Comments: I was very hot and ended up walking a lot. I felt a little sick from the gel at first, but it probably helped me overall. Mostly I was just happy to see lots of other folks on the course, which meant that I wasn't going to be at the very back of the pack! What would you do differently?: HTFU. It's a race, not a can-you-survive-the-course test. Post race
Warm down: Got a massage; stretched a little bit What limited your ability to perform faster: Biking inexperience; transitions; mental toughness on the run Event comments: Race results took over a day to be posted, and the numbers seem off on some of their calculations... Plus they didn't post overall rankings. I would like to get a sense of how I did against the whole pack. Last updated: 2008-03-27 12:00 AM
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 2008-06-22 4:42 PM |
Veteran  194   Denver, CO |  Subject: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon |
| 2008-06-22 4:58 PM in reply to: #1481478 |
| Regular 122 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon Nice race. I looked around for a light blue bike and pink jersey, but didn't see any. |
| 2008-06-22 5:47 PM in reply to: #1481478 |
Veteran 235 Colorado Springs, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon The OWS was rough on this one and I think caught a lot of people by surprise due to the extended length....but I am glad to see that you rocked it! I too am a novice cyclist and I just run out of steam by the time I hit the run like you.....the hills just kill me. Good job! |
| 2008-06-22 6:12 PM in reply to: #1481521 |
Veteran 194 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon mop_sack - 2008-06-22 3:58 PM Nice race. I looked around for a light blue bike and pink jersey, but didn't see any. Sorry - wardrobe change at the last minute...I had a red shirt on instead... By the time I got to the race, I had forgotten what people said they were riding and wearing, so I didn't connect with anyone. Next time! |
| 2008-06-23 9:30 AM in reply to: #1481478 |
Pro 4277 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon sounds like you had a breakthrough on the swim...nice! It was hot out there on the run. Great job! Oh, I need to work on my transitions too. |
| 2008-06-23 5:01 PM in reply to: #1481478 |
Pro 4541 A farming town in MN | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon Awesome race! No worries about speed...it'll come naturally with experience... You did great! |
 2008-06-24 8:24 AM in reply to: #1481478 |
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| 2008-06-24 9:50 PM in reply to: #1481478 |
| Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon AWESOMEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 |
| 2008-06-24 11:09 PM in reply to: #1481478 |
TinkerBeth 23096  Liverpool, New York | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon WTG!!! you did an awesome job  |
| 2008-06-25 4:39 PM in reply to: #1481478 |
| Extreme Veteran 393 Columbia, South Carolina | Subject: RE: Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon Great job out there! I volunteered (body marking & I was out on the run course just before the turn around) and it did get warm by the time the run came along. Great pacing - that's not a bad bike split at all, and you'll get there (knowing when to push harder) with more practice and experience. |
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Overall Rank = 305/418
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 21/33
Rode my bike for about 10 minutes...came back to find that someone had squeezed his bike into my spot and tried to take the end of the bike rack primo spot. Think again, buddy! There's a reason I got there early.
I stretched a bit and talked to a couple guys from my tri class. I was early enough that it was pretty chill.