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Comments: WOW!!! I was allowing myself 35 to 40 to complete this!!! I did what I planned I stuck to the outside to start... which worked pretty good except believe it or not, I think there were ladies worse than I that did the same thing and one lady kept backstroking in front of me (like 4 times!!!) She obviously was stronger on her back, b/c as soon as I would pass her and get away from her, she'd flip on her back again and pass me (swimming across in front of me :( ) My sighting was much better than I thought I'd be. Things started going well after the first bouy until the men from the next wave started to pass me, and it kind of stunned me a little. Go figure as the end came closer I finally got a good rhythm going. What would you do differently?: Stretch more before hand... my arms got tired right off the start, until they loosened up a little. So I think it goes back to that whole "warm-up" thing ;)  Transition 1
Comments: Boy, that was longer than it felt. I took another puff of my inhaler and grabbed some beans... can't really figure out WHAT slowed me down other than that I'm slow... What would you do differently?: Practice? Have no idea WHAT exactly I did wrong...  Bike
Comments: OMG!!! The first time I went to shift my frt drlr, the chain dropped... Sounds familiar to some... yes, the exact same thing has happened on SEVERAL of my rides this year... I had it tuned in, before it went to the shop after the garage incident, and I forgot to tune it back after I got it out of the shop :( So I'm betting that was at least two minutes of my time there. After it dropped the first time, I didn't dare want to shift for the "big" hill, so I just mashed it out (and still passed people!!!!) Early on the road a girl from the clinic who must be very competitive started to play leap frog with me like last week... I was bound and determined that I was NOT going to let her pass me this week... after the chain slip I thought catching her was out of the question... well, I guess my lack of fear for speed paid off... I totally smoked her on the delcine :) Amazing how many people get out of aero and sit on their brakes going downhill, I could actually smell the burnt rubber when I got to the "big" hill. Funny, I think I used to be one of those people ;) What would you do differently?: Ride more between bike repair and race to find "slips" in the tuning... Transition 2
Comments: Once again, what am I doing??? I didn't exaclty sit down and give myself a pedicure... though I did forget to have my shoes untied beforehand :( I know, that was dumb... but I did have my socks rolled down ;) Another puff off the inhaler and more beans... What would you do differently?: untie my shoes, duh  Run
Comments: Well, what can I say... it was between 11:30 and 11:45 in the morning and getting HOT!!!! B/c I enjoy the bike so much it's too easy for me to push it without realizing it. My legs were stiff... not much mroe I can say than that :( What would you do differently?: Need to find a point at which to stretch???? Post race
Warm down: Grapes, water... Met up with hubby and walked over to the nature center. Used restroom in airconditioning and washed the salty sweat off my face :) What limited your ability to perform faster: Training and.... time and... training and... time and... You got the idea... Event comments: I will definitely repeat this race each year as a measure of my progress. It was a good acheivable challenge... My goal next year will be to complete in 1:50... Guess it's time to get working... One thing that I wish the race would have had were beverage and snacks for purchase by spectators... being out in the middle of no where and riding a shuttle to the park made it kind of difficult for spectators to bring little coolers... I'm glad we didn't bring the boys... Last updated: 2008-06-28 12:00 AM
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 2008-08-26 9:58 AM |
Elite  4148    Utah |  Subject: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance |
| 2008-08-26 10:13 AM in reply to: #1628611 |
Science Nerd 28760   Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance Congratulations!! Great job on the race and beating the swim time you wanted. Making it through the derailleur problems is a pain. Your next transitions will definitely be faster. The first ones are always slow. When's your next one? |
| 2008-08-26 10:53 AM in reply to: #1628611 |
Champion 5117 Brandon, MS | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance Congrats!! Great swim and nice work dealing with bike issues. |
| 2008-08-26 1:02 PM in reply to: #1628611 |
Elite 4148 Utah | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance I know why T2 might have been a little longer... I actually dug out my hand sanitizer to try and get some of the grease off my hands... |
| 2008-08-26 8:09 PM in reply to: #1628611 |
Master 1567 Kauai, Hawaii | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance Hey nice race, sounds like you enjoyed yourself! |
| 2008-08-26 8:18 PM in reply to: #1628611 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance You did have fun, didn't ya? Use this as a learning tool and keep on improving! Way to go, Heather! |
| 2008-08-27 10:33 PM in reply to: #1628611 |
Master 3479 Utah | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance Ok, ok. What can I say except you rock! I only hope I can keep up with you... |
| 2008-08-30 9:23 PM in reply to: #1628611 |
TinkerBeth 23096 Liverpool, New York | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance Heather! a great report - you had a great race and know what you will do differently next time you've come a long way baby! WTG!!! |
| 2008-09-02 11:46 PM in reply to: #1628611 |
Extreme Veteran 335 Herriman, Utah | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance Heather, great report! Sorry this is a bit late, but I just wanted to give you a shout out! Congrats on pulling through and doing so awesome! |
| 2008-09-05 10:51 AM in reply to: #1628611 |
Pro 4541 A farming town in MN | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance Heather!!! Sounds like you had a great race. Way to tackle those downhills on the bike. What a great race attitude! Sorry I didn't get to meet up with you and Amy over vacation...it was busy.busy. I may be out again in October. Congrats again! |
| 2008-09-06 7:54 PM in reply to: #1628611 |
Veteran 200 Golden, CO | Subject: RE: Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint Distance Heather, You didn't say if you were dropping going from the big to the small chainring or going from small to big. If it is going from big to small, often, if you just stop pedaling, coast, shift back up to your big ring and then resume pedaling the derailler will pull the chain back onto the big ring. Then shift down more cardfully. If it is overhsooting the big ring going from small to big, it is a set screw adjustment that a mechanic would be able to show you how to do yourself in about three minutes. I am not sure what you are riding but if it is a triple chainring upfront, notorious for being more difficult to set up and to keep working more smoothly, you may want to consider changing to a compact set of gears of upfront and a wide range cluster in the back (12-27). You would have almost of all of the bailout capability of the triple without the hassles of a triple. I don't live in Utah anymore but loved the Jordanelle race when I did, sounds like you had a good experience, congratulations on the first OWS, see, that wasn't soo bad : ) BV(formerly)fromParkCity |
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Age Group = F 30-34
Age Group Rank = 36/42
In preface to this report... let me add how grateful I am to all of those here who have inspired, challenged, and supported me through my ventures these past months. My family, my friends and co-workers, and the BT community have helped me acheive a goal that I would have never thought possible a year ago... and now I have a new hobby :)
THANKS :)
Actually slept pretty good. Woke-up at 5:30'ish... ate my normal breakfst of cereal, toast, and cranberry juice. Grabbed an Ensure on the way out the door and drank it, too. Sitter got to the house early at 5:50'ish (she's awesome). Left the house by 6:15'ish (a little late but okay) Learned to not let hubby drive on race days, it constantly irritated me that I thought he was going to slow!!! He actually was able to drop me off on the side of the road near the park and I didn't have to ride my bike down the "big hill". Though I did have issues because the backpack kept pushing my helmet down over my eyes (yeah, not a good thing :) ).
Met up with some ladies that I've been catching workouts with and meeting at little clinics here and there. Pretty much I just hung out... the lady next to me was getting hungry (check-in at 7:30 our wave at 10:00 :( ) so I shared some of my PBJ with her (yeah, I packed the kitchen pantry and put a dent in water rations). Surprisingly, I didn't feel nervous...
OH warm-up.... you mean when it's warm outside I'm supposed to WARM-UP??? ;)