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Gateway to the Bay Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: I need to work on swim strength. I can swim all day in the pool and lake, but those waves and current gassed me bad. Still, my time wasn't much slower than my first tri ever last year and that was a lake swim. So, I'll consider it an improvement. What would you do differently?: Drink less of the Gulf.  Transition 1
Comments: I had not practiced getting the wetsuit off fast, but I don't think I had any undue trouble. What would you do differently?: I might let the wetsuit strippers help next time.  Bike
Comments: I think I was too conservative and probably worn out from the swim. What would you do differently?: Trust my training more. I was afraid to push to my training speed, much less past it, and blow up on the run. Transition 2
Comments: I miscounted and started to turn down the wrong rack, but caught my mistake before it ate more than a few seconds. Also, the rack was low and it seemed to take forever to lean my bike over and re-rack it. I got my socks and shoes on quickly and grabbed the race belt and was off. What would you do differently?: I might try re-racking my bike forward next time. I saw another bike that way and I'm sure it would save a bit of time if it is ok to do.  Run
Comments: I was worried about my knees hurting and think I was too conservative, running much slower than I wanted to. They never even hurt, but I did notice a bit of soreness. Finally with about .25mile to go, I got the wheels turning to less than a 7min pace. It didn't hurt as bad as I thought it might. What would you do differently?: Again, I need to trust my training and not be so conservative. I think thoughts of doing my first Oly in 2 weeks had me holding back as well. Post race
Warm down: Lots of water, then some pizza, a chicken wrap, a banana, and a coke. No stretching or running or anything remotely athletic. What limited your ability to perform faster: My mind worrying about knees and my Oly in 2 weeks. Also, my inconsistent training - sometimes 4-8 days without doing anything. That's not going to cut it to get me as fast as I feel I can be. Event comments: I heard comments about not having enough lifeguards on the swim, but I didn't notice that myself. I was too focused on getting through the surf. Last updated: 2010-01-15 12:00 AM
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 2010-04-11 6:34 PM |
Expert  1138    Texas (Houston area) |  Subject: Gateway to the Bay TriathlonFeedback is welcomed and much appreciated. This was my second tri ever, so take that into consideration with your comments. What do I care? Just be honest. Edited by RacerRik 2010-04-11 6:39 PM |
| 2010-04-12 9:39 PM in reply to: #2783873 |
Extreme Veteran 463 Houston/Richmond area | Subject: RE: Gateway to the Bay Triathlon Hey Rik, It was good meeting you and talking with you. Good race. I'll have to take you up on that OWS practice sometime. Good luck at Lonestar. Joe |
| 2010-04-13 1:20 PM in reply to: #2783873 |
Champion 6973  marietta | Subject: RE: Gateway to the Bay Triathlon nice job out there. wouldn't compare this swim to anything else. i swam saturday afternoon and it was a little crazy. fun but crazy. i think you guys might have had a tougher swim than we did sunday. one of the race staff told me they pulled 16 people from the water saturday. keep up the good work. see ya at LS |
| 2010-04-15 12:22 PM in reply to: #2783873 |
Master 1702 Southern Ontario | Subject: RE: Gateway to the Bay Triathlon I think that open water swimming is SO different - and having LOTS of experience in open water helps. If you have access easily - I would try to get in as much open water as you can. Find someone that can "babysit" you - my mom comes and reads a book while I swim. Go out when it's choppy, when it's calm, early in the morning, in the afternoon - try to encounter all possible scenarios... Plus it's salt water right? That's AWESOME! I love swimming in salt water! I always err on the side of caution - so I would have done what you did. Especially with the trouble you've had recently with your knees. You know now that you could go a little harder - so that's what you need to try for the next sprint. No matter what happens in your Oly - it will be a PR! More training will help. More miles. The transitions come with time ... and you can practice those as well. I'm impressed they had strippers at a sprint ... we didn't even have them at Steelhead! |
| 2010-04-15 12:56 PM in reply to: #2783873 |
Extreme Veteran 350 Houston | Subject: RE: Gateway to the Bay Triathlon Nice job rik! that swim was very difficult...i havent practiced any OWS's since my last race last october and it showed on sat. |
| 2010-04-15 1:06 PM in reply to: #2783873 |
| Triathlete Nation ~ Texas! | Subject: RE: Gateway to the Bay Triathlon Great job rik. Good luck at LS! Keep on Tri'n! |
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Woke up before alarm. Showered, dressed, and loaded bike and backpack which was packed the night before. Breakfast was about half of a Denny's Grand Slam and some Gatorade AM. Enough to not be hungry, but not enough to get full.
Putting on the wetsuit and hoofing it to the swim start was all the warm-up I could handle.