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Oktoberfest Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Swim felt really good. Started out in the second row, closer to the left. Waited a few seconds after the buzzer sounded so that I could get a full "dive" into the water. After the third bouy, my goggles were so fogged that I couldn't see the finish. Had to tread water for a bit while I washed out my goggles. What would you do differently?: Spit in my goggles before the race so that they don't fog.  Transition 1
Comments: Couldn't find my tri shorts, didn't want to wear my bike shorts in the swim, and I figured with just a 12 mile bike it wasn't worth the added time to put on and take off the bike shorts. Ended up just biking in my jammers which I think saved some time, both in T1 and T2. What would you do differently?: Need to practice this. As much as I like the DeSoto, I have not had a race since I started wearing it that I was able to get out of it quickly.  Bike
Comments: Unsure about reality of pace and distance. Never come close to biking this fast before, so if the distance was correct, I'm thrilled. Either way, I felt pretty comfortable with overall ride. What would you do differently?: ??? Transition 2
Comments: Couldn't find my stuff for what seemed like a minute but was probably only 15-20 seconds...I was in the wrong row of bikes. What would you do differently?: Bring a more distinguishable towel. Search the correct row.  Run
Comments: Happy with run time, not particularly happy with performance. Hard to explain. Didn't feel as though I was pushing it and wishing now that I had gone aa little harder, especially on the return. Was able to give a decent sprint for the last 200 yards which was good.. What would you do differently?: Throw caution to the wind and try and run faster earlier. This is called a spint for a reason. Post race
Warm down: None What limited your ability to perform faster: Still learning. Event comments: End of season two...I think. Real happy with time, as I had hoped to go under 1:20:00 (last year's sprint of the same distances was a 1:25+) This off seson will hopefully bring a strong push of consistency on the bike and more mileage running. Last updated: 2009-09-13 12:00 AM
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 2009-09-20 9:10 PM |
Regular  108 |  Subject: Oktoberfest Triathlon |
| 2009-09-22 6:59 PM in reply to: #2416768 |
| Member 14 | Subject: RE: Oktoberfest Triathlon I'm surprised you are disappointed with this race as it seems you posted solid splits on all three legs. Consider a drop of baby shampoo in the goggles followed by vigorous shaking in water (about 20-30 secs). This works great for me in keeping goggles clear and usually lasts 3-4 swims. If you look at your run and bike times for this race they are in a totally in a different league from last year. I'm not surprised but I'm definitely impressed. BTW, I'm thinking maybe the Nations triathlon next year - September. What do you think? |
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