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5430 Sprint - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: It sucked. I felt like I had never swam a lap in my life; every single tip and trick I know on how to swim efficiently and how to breathe went out the door. Once I started catching up to people, I started swimming with my head above water a bit and it all went downhill from there. No matter how many times I stopped to catch my breath (4!), I still couldn't get back into my rhythm. I did a heck of a lot of backstroke in the second half of the loop. What would you do differently?: Practice more in open water. Start out farther to the outside - I'd rather swim an extra 100 yds than do what I did today.  Transition 1
Comments: I was so freaking tired from my swim, I walked from the shore to my bike. Once I got there, things went smoothly. What would you do differently?: Bring my darn towel!!! Segregate my bike stuff from my run stuff.  Bike
Comments: I went a bit faster than I expected for the bike. I never rode Neva Rd before and it was pretty nice - good downhill, then pretty flat. What would you do differently?: Bring a little more drink and keep the Accelerade cold. I thought 1 litter plus a bottle would be enough, but it wasn't. And I didn't have to pee at the end of the bike (or run), so I surely wasn't drinking too much. Bring a gel for the end of the bike - I forgot it at home and there weren't any on the bike course. Transition 2
Comments: I ran past where I was supposed to rack my bike. Every other time I went by there, my bright yellow bike stuck out and I knew where my stuff was. I forgot to put my racing number on when I left the T2 area, but I wasn't DQ'd. My legs felt better than I thought they would when I started the run. What would you do differently?: Segregate my swimming, bike and run items - my racing number was under my wetsuit and I forgot it when I left.  Run
Comments: The legs were a bit stiff in the beginning, but not as bad as I was expecting. They loosened up after a few minutes (also coincident with when I started sucking down a gel). What would you do differently?: Nothing. Post race
Warm down: Walk around until I found my wife and daughter. What limited your ability to perform faster: I forgot how to swim. Last updated: 2005-06-19 12:00 AM
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 2005-06-20 7:49 AM |
Member  24 |  Subject: 5430 Sprint |
| 2005-06-20 7:53 AM in reply to: #178488 |
Pro 4228    Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint congrats Erik on your first race! You did great!  |
| 2005-06-20 8:33 AM in reply to: #178488 |
Expert 615 Littleton, CO | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Yeah! Another "official triathlete"! |
| 2005-06-20 8:56 AM in reply to: #178488 |
Extreme Veteran 458 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Congratulations on your first race! You did great! You must have felt like you were flying on the bike after finally ditching the hybrid |
| 2005-06-20 9:04 AM in reply to: #178542 |
Official BT Coach 2210 Englewood, CO | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Great 1st tri! Sounds like you had fun despite the 1st tri mishaps, they happen to everyone! Nice race TRIATHLETE! |
| 2005-06-20 9:59 AM in reply to: #178488 |
Elite 3020 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Hey, your first tri is always sort've a hit or miss thing. Sounds like you did great! And, you finished, which is the important part. |
| 2005-06-20 10:34 AM in reply to: #178488 |
Expert 852 Evergreen, Colorado Bronze member | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Congrats on your first race - good job!!!! You would have been even faster if you hadn't slowed down to chat with me on the run Way to go! |
| 2005-06-20 11:13 AM in reply to: #178488 |
Extreme Veteran 386 Fort Worth, TX | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint You did so great. You are officially a triathlete now. It sucks the swim was so horrible for you. My diagnosis and prescription is a couple of open water swims with Cathy, then at least 1 stroke & stride before Boulder Peaks! You will defeat the swim. No worries! Thanks again for the great hospitality! You guys are AWESOME! |
| 2005-06-20 11:19 AM in reply to: #178488 |
Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Great job, Erik! Even though I have a swimming background, my first two OW swims in races were horrible and scary, but now I kinda like it! It'll come, just practice a lot! Once you get that swimming nailed, though, you are gonna be unstoppable! Great bike and run splits! |
| 2005-06-20 11:19 AM in reply to: #178488 |
Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Uh, just really excited about your race I guess! Sorry about the double post! Edited by kimj81 2005-06-20 11:19 AM |
| 2005-06-20 12:16 PM in reply to: #178488 |
Master 1494 Kingston Ontario | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Congratulations, TRIATHLETE!! You did it!!!!!! My very first tri swim was a shocker too...I felt like I had never swam before and had to rest a lot. It will get better!! |
| 2005-06-20 2:03 PM in reply to: #178488 |
Veteran 125 Palisade, CO | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint |
| 2005-06-20 2:43 PM in reply to: #178488 |
Expert 833 Adrian, MI | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Congrats again, Erik! You really did AWESOME for your first tri! I could tell you horror stories about mine. In addition to what I said before, if you practice O/W swimming, build on your already rock solid bike and run...you will be a force for your NEXT race. |
| 2005-06-20 9:03 PM in reply to: #178488 |
Member 24 | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Thanks for all of your support everyone!!! If it's true that what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, I should be pretty much toughened up by the 1/2 IM! Edited by Macdaddy 2005-06-20 9:05 PM |
| 2005-06-20 10:43 PM in reply to: #178488 |
Veteran 265 Westminster, Colorado | Subject: RE: 5430 Sprint Great Job!!! Congrats!! |
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Wake up butt-ugly early at 5 am. Take a shower, eat some cereal, pack up the truck, and head out.
No warmup. I did get in the water a few minutes before my heat took off so that I'd get used to the water temp. The wetsuit was sweet!