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Comments: I was very pleased with the swim. Not wearing the hr monitor actually helped! What would you do differently?: Nothing  Transition 1
Comments: I'm still very average at transitions after 3 yrs. I need to run faster through it, rather than just jogging. I guess I just figure I wont be in the top 3, so I dont kill myself. What would you do differently?: Run  Bike
Comments: Here's what I don't understand. The race entry form said the bike course was 15.5 miles. My computer said 15.6, and my buddy's computer said 15.6 miles. Now what happened in one day that made the race course shrink to 15.0? Is this some type of geographic anomoly(sp?) My computer calculated my avg spd at 20.1, I did the math and came up with 20.01. I was flying along at a 21.0 avg. when I heard the dreaded noise"whush" You guesed it a flat. I stopped to check and still had some air. So I just said screw it and kept riding,because it would take me 20 minutes to change a flat. Needless to say I had trouble maintaining 20 mph. I must remember to thank the wheel maker of my bike-bulletpoof. I rode 10 miles on a rim! What would you do differently?: Change my tubes before a race, or more often than 600+ miles. I am convinced my avg speed would have been closer to 21.0 if I hadn't had a flat. Overall it was still my fastest bike split to date. Transition 2
Comments: I took about 10 steps when I realized I still had on my biking shoes. I can really be a knucklehead sometimes!  Run
Comments: I actually felt pretty good. My legs were pretty fresh, so I figured I would have a decent run. After about 3 minutes, I got the dredded side stitch. I was thinking I'm gonna have a bad run now. I just started taking deep breaths, and the stitch didn,t really get worse. After one mile my split was 8.39, so I knew I was pretty much on target to do 8 min miles. My second mile was 8.39, and my stitch was gone, so I dropped the hammer for the last 1.1 miles. I actually started passing some people, instead of getting passed like usual. My last mile was 7.51, not bad for a clyde. What would you do differently?: practice more aerobic threshold intervals. Post race
Warm down: nothing What limited your ability to perform faster: I think I cursed myself when I told greg(mattmaxmick) I never had a flat during a race. Event comments: Overall, I was very pleased with my time/performance. I was shooting for 1.25 overall time, and I did a 1.22.27. Last updated: 2005-06-07 12:00 AM
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 2005-06-07 1:38 PM |
Extreme Veteran  492   Home port |  Subject: Belleplain Sprint |
| 2005-06-08 12:39 PM in reply to: #170453 |
Master 1668  Cinnaminson, NJ | Subject: RE: Belleplain Sprint great race.... wow what a super fast swim.... sorry to hear about the flat... i can't believe you rode 10 miles on rim... i would have never done that... |
| 2005-06-08 2:26 PM in reply to: #171176 |
Extreme Veteran 492 Home port | Subject: RE: Belleplain Sprint Thanks. Now if I could bike and run like I swim, I might be able to crack into the top 5 in my age group! As far as the wheel goes, I think it must be bulletproof to carry my fat azz 10 miles on a flat!! |
| 2005-06-09 8:37 AM in reply to: #171254 |
Veteran 540 Philadelphia, PA | Subject: RE: Belleplain Sprint Nice Race Bryan, especially riding on a rim for so long ...as I told greg, I wish I would have known beforehand that you were going to be there as it would have been nice to meet you |
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DQ
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 100/189
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 9/20
I got up at 4am, since the race location was 90 minutes away. I had my shake consisting of Endurox R4, accelerade, gatorade, yogurt, chocolate syrup, and peanut butter. This tastes much better than it sounds. I also made a pb&j bagel, but the shake was all I could get down at this hour. I did some stretching and massage with my Tp massage ball kit. I got on the road to pick up Greg(mattmaxmick)and got there at 6:20 am.
I unloaded my gear and racked my bike. I was feeling good, so I only had to make one trip to the porta-potty, not my obligatory 3. Next, I did about a 3 or 4 minute run, and then a 5 minute swim in Lake Nummy.