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Anthem Holiday Classic - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: First face-kick, goggle knocked off, in lap 2. That was exciting. Otherwise, I started in the 7-minute group, so I passed 4 people before it was over. I had a great swim. I think those 100's are paying off.  Transition 1
Comments: Ran past my bike rack, kept on running, just never saw my bike. Came back and looked and looked. It was comical. I need a brightly-colored towel.  Bike
Comments: I had a good bike, took 8 minutes off the last time I did this course. I can't complain, but I would love to get above 20mph avg. It's not much of a hill, but it's enough to bring me to a slow crawl. Transition 2
Comments: Good transition, nothing exciting.  Run
Comments: This one wasn't so good. I was hoping to break 25 on this. I really thought I could. Maybe I left too much on the bike, maybe I'm just not there yet. The weather was perfect for it, but that long hill just made me suffer. I had a stitch in my side the whole run leg. It was about 1 mile before my legs felt normal to run, and they were still really heavy and slow. What would you do differently?: I am going to add more bricks, more bricks, and more bricks. Post race
Warm down: I loitered around the pool and watched the women stand around in swim-suits, getting ready to race. I watched the women's T1 and some bike laps. Then I went to the finish to watch Sally, riorio, finish. Way to go Sally! What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of make go run fast. Event comments: I like this race. The Anthem Community Center is nice, but the staff acts like triathletes have the plague. I'm sure they have a business to run, but it's just a bit odd the way they make you sign in to watch the race (after you just ran it) and use a separate door. Last updated: 2008-12-06 12:00 AM
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 2008-12-06 10:32 PM |
Elite  2645     Phoenix, AZ |  Subject: Anthem Holiday Classic |
| 2008-12-07 7:25 AM in reply to: #1842308 |
Pro 3715 AZ | Subject: RE: Anthem Holiday Classic Awesome job Chad!!! Many comical statements, and the use of a few large words. Impressive! Hahaha!! You are right......that "hill" is not THAT huge, but it does sap ya! The key is just hammering it when you get to the top. Looks like I need to bring you a balloon to tie to your rack. Just keep up the nice training, and you will see improvement at each race! |
| 2008-12-07 7:39 AM in reply to: #1842308 |
Master 2411 Goodyear, AZ | Subject: RE: Anthem Holiday Classic Great race Chad- next time start farther up in the swim, you are super speedy!!! Thanks for saying Hi at the finish- it was great to see you out there. Well done! |
Looks like a solid race all around, I was hoping for a faster bike time but that course is hilly and the 3 loops mean you hit the long hill more, it makes the run all that more challenging.| 2008-12-07 6:42 PM in reply to: #1842308 |
Regular 439 Tempe | Subject: RE: Anthem Holiday Classic Good job Chad! The swim is looking impressive. I can't wait to see those numbers. |
| 2008-12-08 12:13 PM in reply to: #1842308 |
Extreme Veteran 435 Phoenix, AZ | Subject: RE: Anthem Holiday Classic Great race Chad, even if you push a little hard on the bike it's still a great training day! |
| 2008-12-08 2:47 PM in reply to: #1842308 |
Regular 89 Mesa, AZ | Subject: RE: Anthem Holiday Classic Nice job! Looks like you had a very solid performance. Keep it up. |
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Overall Rank = 59/205
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/37
Woke at 5AM and had coffee, half a bagel with peanut butter and honey and a banana. I would have finished the bagel, but it tasted like meat, and that's just not right.
I swam 2 laps in the pool, mainly because it was much warmer than the ambient temp. They made us get out and wait about 15 minutes, wet. That's when my warmup backfired. My second warmup consisted of me shivering a lot.