Heart O' Dixie Triathlon
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Heart O' Dixie Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Swim
Comments: I am not strong in the swim, however, I now realize that I am better than some. It was difficult passing the many people ahead of me. Starting so far in the back of the pack meant that everyone that swims better than me was out of the water. The only people left on the course were struggling. All in all I still had a decent swim for me. Still working on this. What would you do differently?: Try to start earlier. Continue to work on breathing, sighting and speed. Transition 1
Comments: Bike was farthest from swim exit / bike start. Had to put socks on and run through grassy transition. What would you do differently?: Work on running bike mount. Bike
Comments: The bike was fast. However, once all the bikes had left transition the traffic picked up on the road. These cars were all of the racers families and friends going to meet the racers at the fair grounds. This created a lot of traffic. This is 2 lane blacktop. I was travelling faster than the cars at many places. Got held up. What would you do differently?: Remain in the zone. Keep concentration up. This was still a very good bike for me. Transition 2
Comments: Transition placement was again poor. Legs shaky. Dropped a gel and stopped to get it. What would you do differently?: Practice dismount and riding with feet on top of shoes. Run
Comments: First mile was a killer. I was with a group of fast runners in my age group that were also numbered near me. I tried to hang with them but I was not doing well. Had to take two 10 second walk breaks. Choked down a gel and picked up the pace. Found someone to pace with and kept going. Walked the water stops. Got some support back from a friend that is a good runner. He came by and I was able to use him as my rabbit. What would you do differently?: Tough out the run. Remain focused. More bricks and speed work in training. Post race
Warm down: Stopped cold and grabbed a wet towell and a water bottle. Ate some cookies and got in line for a massage. They worked on my calves and it felt great. Ate a whole lot of pizza (I had a long drive home and did not want to get spacey). Jumped on bus to take me back to race start. Grabbed my goggles and then drove to T2 to get bike. Started to rain - a real downpour for most of the 2.5 hour drive home. I was so glad that the rain did not hit during the race. What limited your ability to perform faster: Still building swim / bike / run. Become more comfortable during the swim so that the bike / run do not suffer. Pick the pace up on the run and become strong at hills on the bike. Last updated: 2008-07-27 12:00 AM
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United States
The Philadelphia Sertoma Club
88F / 31C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 55/338
Age Group = 35 - 39
Age Group Rank = 10/50
Ate 3 packages of oatmeal and drove to race. Set up transition.
Quick dip in lake for a swim. I cut my foot on something in the mud. Decide to wear socks during the bike and run because of this. I registered late for this race. It was a staggered start - every 5 seconds. I started at number 325. I got to see many people complete the swim before I even jumped in.