5430 Sprint Tri
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5430 Sprint Tri - TriathlonSprint
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Swim
Comments: I haven't had to deal with a wave start like that before. At Fall Chill, even though there were a lot of people, they didn't keep swimming over you if they bumped into you. Lost my breath, sucked in some water, and couldn't bring my breathing/HR down for the life of me. What would you do differently?: More OW swim practice Transition 1
Bike
Comments: At the meeting, they claimed the course had been swept. I find that hard to believe. I passed at least three others that had flats before I lost mine. What would you do differently?: Use solid rubber tires. Transition 2
Run
Post race
Event comments: Don't know about the drink stations or anything else, as I never made it far enough to find out. I was off my swim goal by 4 minutes, which I figured I could make up in the bike. I had pratcied changing flats. I had trained specially for this race. I was determined to make a statement (to myself, at least) at this race. I had my T1 dialed in (even if it was a fairly long run to the TA), and T2 would've taken about 30 seconds. But I learned that no matter how well you prepare, there are ALWAYS some things that you will not be able to control. Had I flatted on the way back (within a mile or two), I would've carried the friggin' bike. On the way out (4 miles out to be exact), I knew I was through for the day. I'm angry, at myself and CDOT (who would've swept the roads). I'm frustrated, and I feel rightfully so. Next weekend is the Loveland Lake-to-Lake tri. I have no idea how I'm going to handle that 1.5K swim, but I'll plan, now, on going out MUCH slower on the swim. But I'm a bike-demon. That's where I do my best. Barring any additional probs (like today), I *will* own that bike route. All that this has done today, is make me even more determined for my future races. And no, it never occured to me to carry more than ONE spare tube, but then again, if you tried to plan for every possibility, you'd have to carry half a bike store. Last updated: 2005-02-15 12:00 AM
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65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = /1400+
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Woke up at 4:30am, couldn't sleep well. Banana, yogurt, OJ for breakfast, clif bar when I got to the TA.