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Heart of the Lakes Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: This is the first swim where I understood what people were talking about when they say they get beat up swimming. I got kicked, punched, swam over and pummelled. Never had that happen before. Felt like the swim took a long time. Despite being in the top 30% over-all I did not feel like I swam all that well. What would you do differently?: Not sure. I just kind of expected more from myself.  Transition 1
Comments: Transitions have been slow for me all year. Because of where I was located I'm not actually all that dissapointed with this. In a year with more sprints I would work on transitioning more.  Bike
Comments: I loved this bike. There is nothing I would change about it. I was worried my legs would be shot after doing a 5 hour ride less than 48 hours before this. They felt awesome. I was passed by 3 or 4 people tops and passed at least 100. Had the pleasure of seeing both Kelly's on the bike-and they looked great. IM training has really paid off. I was able to hit the rolling hills and attack them without losing much speed at all. Was able top maintain 24-26 mph while in the flats. What would you do differently?: Nothing. This was a fun ride. Maybe eat a little something, but Infinit seemed to do the trick. Transition 2
Comments: Same as T1. I'm slow but it's not a priority right now.  Run
Comments: This was a really good run for me. Despite that it is still the area I lose so much ground in. Had so many people pass me here. I can't believe how fast people are. I always thought if I could hit 8:30's I could hold my own on the run. Still enjoyed myself. Ben passed me coming right out at the start and then Joe passed me at mile 3. Always fun to see B.T. all around good guys on the run. What would you do differently?: Nada. I had a great run and am happy with it. Post race
Warm down: Came into the finish and immiediatly saw Joe. We hung out for awhile and grabbed some food while waiting for others to come in. B.T'ers all filtered in with big smiles on their faces. What a great day. Had a cook-out with everyone mentioned earlier. What limited your ability to perform faster: No taper at all. Had an almost 16 hour work-out week before this race. Honestly don't know if that had much of an effect. Just felt really good today. Event comments: I would rate this as my favorote race. They do everything so well and it is just such a nice experiance every year. Knocked 12 minutes off last years time. New PR baby!!!!!! Last updated: 2008-01-21 12:00 AM
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 2008-07-20 7:59 PM |
Elite  3687     |  Subject: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon |
| 2008-07-21 7:17 AM in reply to: #1544011 |
Veteran 230 Minnesota | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Bryan-You had a great race all around. You have some really fast times. The training for IM has sure paid off. 12 minutes off of last year's time is fantastic. You should be beaming ear to ear. Congratulations. |
| 2008-07-21 7:28 AM in reply to: #1544011 |
Elite 4504 Columbus, Ohio | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Great job on the race! Bike speed going up... Mi/Min time going down... All great things! Keep up the good work. |
| 2008-07-21 9:20 AM in reply to: #1544885 |
Champion 10018 , Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Great job! That is a staggering improvement. It must be awesome to see all of your hard work pay off. It was great seeing you. |
| 2008-07-21 9:26 AM in reply to: #1544011 |
Elite 2863 | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Congrats Bryan!!! Wow! What a killer race! Awesome swim...as expected. 22+ Ave/Mph on the bike and 8:27's on the run???!!! Daaaaaaamn! Ironman training HAS paid off! Well done! |
| 2008-07-21 9:57 AM in reply to: #1544011 |
Master 2346 Dayton, Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Awesome job Bryan!! Yes, you flew right by me on that bike!  Congrats on a great race! |
| 2008-07-21 10:08 AM in reply to: #1544011 |
Extreme Veteran 502 Woodbury, | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon "I was able to hit the rolling hills and attack them without losing much speed at all. Was able to maintain 24-26 mph while in the flats." Okay, people, let's calm down a little, here. I have actually ridden with this gentleman on one occasion in the past. Sure, he CLAIMS to be training for an Ironman, and his logs sure tell a convincing story, but seriously... Let me fix the above quote for you: " Nice race, Bryan! |
| 2008-07-21 11:10 AM in reply to: #1544011 |
Veteran 257 St. Paul, MN | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Nice race, Bryan! Your IM training is paying off! Pretty aggressive with this race and Chisago back to back but I'm sure you'll do great. Good luck next weekend! I was hoping to be racing too, but will be missing out this year. I'll be watching for that report to go online! |
| 2008-07-21 11:19 AM in reply to: #1544011 |
Expert 2189 Dodge County, MN (out in the corn) | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Good work, Bryan! I had the same thoughts as you did dabout the swim. That was brutal! Not a great swim for me either. Great bike for you !!! You're going to kill 'em at IMoo. |
| 2008-07-21 12:37 PM in reply to: #1544011 |
| Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon I have never seen you look so confident on race day Bryan! And don't let the fact that I've never seen you race take anything away from that
BTW, it wasn't me that kicked, punched, swam over and pummelled you, that is quite obvious if you compare our swim splits. I was WAY behind you. Edited by JoeR 2008-07-21 12:38 PM |
| 2008-07-22 8:31 PM in reply to: #1544011 |
Extreme Veteran 475 Blaine, MN | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon nice going bri.. smoking fast on the run and bike.. your swim surprises me too.. i haven't been swam over yet.. not looking forward to it.. id imagine Moo might entail such pleasures... 5 weeks left.. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!! holy crap.. |
| 2008-07-23 1:57 PM in reply to: #1544011 |
Elite 2515 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Dude, killer race! You're getting so fast. That's why I'm not racing cause I can't handle another Clyde whippin my azz.  |
| 2008-07-23 2:07 PM in reply to: #1552979 |
Extreme Veteran 832 Podunk County, MN | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Smokin' fast bike and run, Bryan. 12 MINUTES??? 12 MINUTES??? You should feel great about that. And after a week with high volume, too! |
| 2008-07-26 5:26 PM in reply to: #1544011 |
Pro 4541 A farming town in MN | Subject: RE: Heart of the Lakes Triathlon Impressive race! You make this stuff look easy. Glad you got to hang out with BTers. They're a great bunch... |
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Got up at the ass crack of dawn to make the 90 minute drive with Kelly to Annandale. Something to remember for the future is that very few gas stations (and thus gas station bathrooms) are open before 6:00 a.m. Ate my PB sandwitch and drank my coffee on the way.
Between chatting with all the B.T'ers- Patti and Jeremy, Joe, Emily and Bob, Ben, Kelly not wife and Kelly wife time went by pretty fast. Had just enough time to get a spin in on the bike and then head down for a swim warm-up.