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Comments: Took it easy. I did not want to overdue it. If felt very good and I liked the pace. So far, so good.... What would you do differently?: I would have gone out a little faster. I was a bit too cautious.  Transition 1
Comments: This was the start of stupid. I got back and could not find my bike. I ran around for a moment to find it. Got a bit flustered, did the switch and took off. Forgot the swig of HEED I had planned and the Thermolyte. This was the start of a disaster... What would you do differently?: I will pay more attention to where I put my bike and be MUCH MORE CAREFUL about my fluid, etc. THIS WAS REALLY STUPID!!!!  Bike
Comments: It was HOT, the wind in your face felt hot. I got into a groove and kept with it. I was so set on staying in my grove that I forgot to take any thermolytes. That and I under drank... This was stage two of disaster. I was so focused on a nice, easy candence ride that I set myself up badly. Around mile 20, I began to feel a little odd. This was not a good sign... What would you do differently?: I skipped the gloves. But my hands slid around a bit on the earo bars. I will ware them next time. I will also take a Thermolyte or two every 30 minutes. I do that on marathons. I was an idiot not to take them in the high 80's, high humidity heat of central Ohio in the summer... This falls into the "what was I thinking catagory!?" Well, I was not... I have crashed from salt problems before... Transition 2
Comments: This transition went better. Got back into my running shoes, took a swig of HEED and took off... What would you do differently?: Taken a Thermalyte... Run
Comments: This was where disaster struck... I got the first three miles done but was not feeling right at all. My cloths felt tight and hot, my shoes felt tight and hot. I had a massive headache. I was a sweatty mess and at about mile three or four I just could not run. It was a melt down like some of my early marathons. There was no ability to run. I took my shirt off and walked it out. My head hurt, my stomach was in deep trouble, I was SOOOOOOOOO HOT!!!! What would you do differently?: Not mess up the early part of the race. I was massively dehydrated and totally over heated. I was a heat stroke on a plate ready to serve up a disaster. My poor judgement in the first 80% of the race created a disaster in the last part.... I KNOW BETTER!!!!!!!!!!! Lesson Learned!!! Post race
Warm down: Walked it out and kept moving, drinking as much as I could, putting cold water all over me, I just plane could not cool down. I finely sat in the shade but with it near 90 degrees, the breeze was not a cooling experience... I stayed a couple of hours to cheer on friends from BT and the CincyExpress and then drove back to Cincinnati... What limited your ability to perform faster: I got VERY dehydrated. I was a dead man walking on the last 2 - 3 miles. I did not follow my hydration plan and it was a disaster... easily added 15 to 20 minutes at the end and boy did I feel lousy. Event comments: This was a well run race in a very nice setting... but when you are REALLY STUPID about your hydration, salt, electrolytes, etc... Then you can turn a great day into a challenging one. Over the rest of the day and through the evening I drank at least 100 ounces of water and I did not take a bathroom break until 4:00 AM. That was 17 hours after the race... now that is ugly. It is off to the blackboard and write 500 times: I will take my Thermolytes... I will take my Thermolytes... I will take my Thermolytes... I will take my Thermolytes... I will take my Thermolytes... I will take my Thermolytes... I will take my Thermolytes... I will take my Thermolytes... Last updated: 2008-07-13 12:00 AM
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 2008-08-26 3:57 PM |
Extreme Veteran  504  Tucson, AZ |  Subject: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon |
| 2008-08-26 5:54 PM in reply to: #1629994 |
Extreme Veteran 484  El Cajon, Ca | Subject: RE: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon Great job, Emerson! |
| 2008-08-26 7:39 PM in reply to: #1629994 |
Master 2014 Ohio | Subject: RE: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon After reading your race report I think I saw you coming in from your run as I was going out. You looked like you really were not enjoying yourself. The heat was brutial that day. Don't beat yourself up too much. Chalk it up to a learning experience and get out there and get it done next time. |
| 2008-08-27 7:42 AM in reply to: #1629994 |
Elite 4504 Columbus, Ohio | Subject: RE: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon Great job on sticking with it and learning from your mistake. I know I made more than a few that day as well. It was a brutal day for almost all of us out there. Sorry I didn't get the chance to meet you. Keep up the good work. |
| 2008-08-27 9:14 AM in reply to: #1629994 |
| Modesto, California | Subject: RE: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon Man I love my salt pills, they are with me every race! Im with you Emerson, its all about sharing the experience with others, not the podium! Great race!!!!!!!!! |
| 2008-08-27 9:48 PM in reply to: #1631649 |
Champion 23360  Taser-World | Subject: RE: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon Whoa. If you ever get a tattoo, it should say, "I will take my Thermolytes...." Glad to see you made it through the race OK, despite NOT taking your Thermolytes. Great job!  |
| 2008-08-28 10:11 AM in reply to: #1629994 |
Champion 5345 Carlsbad, California | Subject: RE: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon Great job sticking this one out when it got tough. Oh, and I am sure that the memory of this race will be much stronger motivation then scribbling it on the blackboard 500 times :D |
| 2008-08-28 2:00 PM in reply to: #1629994 |
Expert 916 San mateo California | Subject: RE: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon Hell... you had a great mental race... Yes it was not pretty, but I am sure you have learned from this experience... right? We all have a race like this at one time or another... mine was just as miserable if not more... I learned to take my endurolites and never buy shoes before a race... Your rock my man... lessons learned... now lets back to training and plan the next one... wohooo!! |
| 2008-08-30 6:30 AM in reply to: #1629994 |
Expert 784 Computerland | Subject: RE: Buck Creek Triathlon Duathlon Great job sticking it out in tough conditions! You did an awesome job! |
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Overall Rank = 27/
Age Group = 50 - 54
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Up at 5:00 AM for a bottle of Odwalla Super protein and a light breakfast. What I do before all my races. Lots of time for it to settle before the race begins. I will have some HEED or a Gel about 20 min or so before the race to "top off the tank"
Did about 20 min of an easy run with a couple of accelerations in it to get the legs warmed up. It felt good!!! I was ready... But I could tell it would be hot.