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Comments: I haven';t been in the water to practice in a few months. I can tell my time has slowed up a bit. I needed to practice a bit before heading out there next time. What would you do differently?: Get more practice.  Transition 1
Comments: It wasn't a long run with the bike. It was fairly quick getting out of transition once I have my items in hand. I did forget to unbuckle the shoes before the race so I had to spend a few seconds doing that. Oops. What would you do differently?: Don't try to put the cycleing gloves on for short rides. I tried for a few seconds before tossing them off to the side.  Bike
Comments: All was good with the bike course with the exception of the sand put in the corners to alert us of the turn. On the skinny tires I was nervous to hit the sand and fall. I did hand off a water bottle to a guy who didn't have any. He was so greatful and was waiting at the finish to give me a hug....very nice of him. What would you do differently?: Toes were frozen...possibly dry the toes before taking off. It got very cold on the course with the wet sicks. I need to figure out why my speed on the bike was slower then expected. It might have to do with the cooler temps. Transition 2
Comments: I came into transition and am still struggling with the running in cleats. I made it into transition but when I put the sneakers on, the toungs got turned in. I had to take the shoes off any try again. No biggie. What would you do differently?: nothing much  Run
Comments: The run was a bit rough. This is my down side of all 3 events. I started out running but then walked about 200m and then started running again. The more I ran the more my right calf and ankle muscles knotted up. I thin the path tilted right and I was compensating for it. I passed dad as he was on the return route and I was about 1/2 mile into it. At the end of the race I started to feel better with the calf and ran the rest of the way in. I wish it would have loosened up earlier. What would you do differently?: Practice, practice, practice.....keep at it!!!! Post race
Warm down: Didn't do much but walk around and pack things up. What limited your ability to perform faster: I was cold and I needed to stretch out the muscles more. I wonder if I stopped on the run portion to stretch if I would have fixed the tight muscle issue. Event comments: I'll do it again... Last updated: 2009-04-03 12:00 AM
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 2009-10-25 10:03 PM |
Expert  749    Oakland, Fl |  Subject: Cooter Triathlon |
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Nothing out of the ordinary. I had everything packed up the night before along with dad's bike. I set the alarm for 4:50am and was already half concious when it went off...pre-race jitters?? At about 6 I picked up dad and we headed off for the tri. On the way I decided to eat a peanut butter and banana sandwich. I dont normally eat prior to races, but I thought I might try it. I think I am glad I did.
No warmup...it was a cold morning. I didn't do but a minute of strwtching pre-race.