Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon
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Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: Swim was better than I expected - yeah! Felt good, no shoulder pain. Arms did feel a little more fatigued by the end, which was probably due to the reduced swimming this month. Navigation seemed good and I didn't hit the wall this year (where the current reversed directions last year). 2007 Time: 31:31 What would you do differently?: I just need more time in the water! Transition 1
Comments: World's longest transition. Went all around the world to get to my bike and back, not very good rack position, but oh well! Did the best I could with it. 2007 Time: 1:10 What would you do differently?: I would like to work on running faster out of the water. Bike
Comments: This was an interesting ride. Started out pretty good, got up to speed quickly and got myself ready for the onslaught of hills. Well, I remembered this course as a lot worse than it was, so that was a fantastic surprise. Before the skies opened up, I was having a lot of fun on the course, chatting with people a bit as we climbed the slow hills. My aero bottle did come out of the velcro and I decided I wasn't going to stop this time. Somehow I managed to thread it back through and reattach it without stopping. Then my bike started making a wierd noise when climbing. I thought it was the brake, so I opened the brake release, but that didn't help. I tried moving the brake pads around, no luck. I finally decided I needed to stop and check it - it wasn't the brakes though, so my knowledge was exhausted. I just decided to hope I wasn't damaging my bike and kept going. Then it happened. The sky completely opened up! I was going down hill and could NOT see - I mean AT ALL! I tried taking off my glasses, but then the pressure of the rain made it worse. I had to slow down a lot to be able to see where I was going and not crash into anything. Did drop my chain climbing a hill at the end - sheesh! I was really working on the adaptating theory today and didn't let it bother me - stopped, fixed, go. 2007 Time: 1:33:53 What would you do differently?: I can't control the weather, so my reduced speed on the way back was inevitable. Probably need to get my bike looked at before the next race, though. Transition 2
Comments: Uh - oops, I passed my bike!! :) I tried to go back in the opposite direction that I left, so I can rack my bike and duck under the rack, but that was probably stupid without practicing in the morning, because I passed my rack. :) Other than that - good. 2007 Time: 1:26 What would you do differently?: Either practice in the morning or rack normally Run
Comments: I remembered the bike course as harder than it was - the run course I remembered as easier than it was. My goal was to try to hit around 8:45s (based on my open HM time), but I lost energy the last two miles. I was happy with my effort, though, I pushed as much as I could and this is the second Oly in a row that I was able to actually run - my tri run issues are over. Now I'm just going to focus on getting my times down to where they should be. 2007 Time: 1:02:46 What would you do differently?: I think my energy could have run out due to calories - I had only 1 waffle this morning, I think I usually have two. Post race
Warm down: Walked around, found the tent, recovery drink, and cheering on the rest of the racers. What limited your ability to perform faster: Weather conditions on the bike slowed me down a bit, but overall I feel good about this race. I paid attendion to myself and pushed as much as I could - had a lot of fun too! 2007 Time: 3:10:50 Event comments: I liked this race a lot better this year - I think I was more prepared for the course this year. I would still ilke to see the bike course moved off the highway, but otherwise it's a good race. Just be ready for some long, slow hills on the bike. Last updated: 2008-02-29 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 582/1010
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 18/44
Nutrition: 1 waffle w/PB; Water
Arm circles to loosen up the shoulders, as I was a little nervous about them bothering me on the swim. Nothing else.