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Clear Lake, Washington
United States
Skagit County Parks and Recreation
 		Total Time = 1h 26m 21s
Overall Rank = 30/215
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 5/
Pre-race routine:

Coffee and a power bar also drank some Perpetuem
Event warmup:

Swam a little bit
Swim
  • 08m 37s
  • 580 yards
  • 01m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was in front and felt I had a good swim going out to the first bouy then after that bouy I just died. Completely ran out of gas. I felt worse than I've ever felt in any race.
What would you do differently?:

Did I go out too fast or was my nutrition off. Or the more likely, I've not been training hard enough. Whatever I was worried about making it back to shore
Transition 1
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

So wiped out from my swim I could hardly stand up, really. I was thinking about dropping out
What would you do differently?:

Cowboy up
Bike
  • 44m 50s
  • 14.8 miles
  • 19.81 mile/hr
Comments:

It took me some time to recover from that swim disaster. 2nd part of bike ride was strong
Transition 2
  • 01m 10s
What would you do differently?:

I need to think about my transitions
Run
  • 30m 5s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

I am happy with the run. I felt I pushed it good. I wasn't happy with my race when I started running and wanted to have something to feel good about. It was very strange to pass people running.
What would you do differently?:

This is a fast run for me.
Post race
Warm down:

Clear lake is warm and clean. Took a nice swim

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I completely bonked swimming and ended up resting in T1 and on the bike.




Last updated: 2009-03-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:37 | 580 yards | 01m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 6/215
Performance: Below average
Suit: no suit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:37
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:44:50 | 14.8 miles | 19.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/215
Performance: Average
Wind:
Course: Fun course
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:10
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:30:05 | 04 miles | 07m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/215
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2009-07-20 5:08 PM

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Snohomish WA
Subject: Clear Lake Triathlon

2009-07-20 10:52 PM
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Subject: RE: Clear Lake Triathlon
Hey man, don't be too down...you did great! You must have taken off before the raffle. I heard them call your name, but didn't see you go pick a prize.
2009-07-20 11:03 PM
in reply to: #2297121

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Lake Stevens, WA
Subject: RE: Clear Lake Triathlon
Well, you survived and did great--really!  I agree that you probably started too fast on the swim, because "dying" is the way I felt at my first tri at Lake Padden when I tried to start fast.  At Clear Lake, I was not in the front ('tho wish I had been closer to the front), so I couldn't swim that fast even if I had wanted to.  I just focused on manouvering a space to swim that didn't conflict with someone else, until I got to the first buoy.  Then I was not in the crush anymore, and I ramped up the pace on the way back.  Unfortunately, I was still slow!  (And a little shakey getting started on the bike, but it didn't last long.)

The important thing, I think, is to not dwell on lack of training, or wishing you'd trained better, but to just have fun and enjoy the experience! Smile

So...congrats!
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