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Comments: What can I say...I blew up on the swim. Not comfortable with mass start and the crush of bodies, even on the outside. Couldn't get stroke settled down; couldn't breathe; HR to the max immediately. Doing side stroke and back stroke to calm down for first 200 meters. Began to settle into a rhythm and the next start group begins to crawl up my back; get to the outside; out of synch again; stroke, can't breathe properly. 16+ mins out of water, which oddly is the pace I'd expected to swim anyway - I guess I went out too hard. Run/walk 100 yards uphill from swim to transition; What would you do differently?: More OW practice; more open water practice; more open water practice. I can comfortably swim 2000 meters in a pool for workouts, but the OW swim blew me away.  Transition 1
Comments: Seemed pretty good to me. Rip everything off and put on helmet and glasses, take off. What would you do differently?: Put gloves on in transition, or leave them off - more on that later. Don't do stupid things.  Bike
Comments: So I decide that I'll save a little time by not putting on gloves in transition; hit the mount line and start to put on gloves - BAD idea. Into the ditch, head over heels, crashing into my shoulder and head. Kid walking by thinks I'm dead, but I get up - declining assistance of course, ask if he sees any bones or blood - which he doesn't, manage to find my gloves and take off. I don't realize until later that I lost the left lens to my sunglasses and road the entire bike portion with one lens. The hill out of the park is a killer for 3/4 mile. Even spinning in low gears HR is maxed again. The rest of the ride is pretty good with rolling hills and then back down the mother of all hills back into the park. What would you do differently?: Don't try to put gloves on while riding, Stupid. Otherwise, ok. Transition 2
Comments: Bike time includes transition time; I'm close to the edge, so I say what the heck, sit and put on shoes; take a little more time than usual. What would you do differently?: none  Run
Comments: Can't get it together, and can't get my HR down. Team up with another guy and we walk/run what should have been an easy 3.1 miles for me. I was ready for it, save blowing up on the swim and the crash into the ditch. What would you do differently?: nothing, other than avoid the swimming and biking problems which impacted the run. Post race
Warm down: Walked and shuffled to the EMTs to make sure nothing was broken or seriously injured beyond repair. Ice and Ace bandage is all they do. Both shoulders and neck are sore and mildly painful to move. What limited your ability to perform faster: Swim mistakes and bike mishap Event comments: Blue Sky put on a good race; I wish I had performed better for them. More training and get ready for the next in 5 weeks. Last updated: 2005-06-11 12:00 AM
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 2005-06-26 9:03 AM |
Veteran 149   Marietta, GA |  Subject: Indian Springs Tri the Parks |
| 2005-06-26 4:18 PM in reply to: #183739 |
Extreme Veteran 339 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: Indian Springs Tri the Parks Sorry about your bike accident. Happens to the best of us. I had a similar swim on my last sprint.  This one was not much better. james |
| 2005-06-26 7:54 PM in reply to: #183924 |
| Veteran 149 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: Indian Springs Tri the Parks Thanks; only my pride is still hurting today; time to get back on the horse and ride. |
| 2005-06-26 8:25 PM in reply to: #183739 |
Expert 704 The High Plains | Subject: RE: Indian Springs Tri the Parks I'm like you - my first tri at the end of May saw my HR skyrocket during the swim. I need to learn to calm down before my next OW swim. Will you be doing the Richard Russell State Park Tri? That'll be my first Oly distance. SR |
| 2005-06-27 8:28 AM in reply to: #184067 |
| Veteran 149 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: Indian Springs Tri the Parks Absolutely; I registered for RB Russell at same time as Indian Springs, and it will be my first Olympic distance as well. I'm going to spend the next 5 weeks getting in some serious OWS time at the lake. Now that my pride is somewhat healed I'm committed to making sure it doesn't happen again. |
| 2005-06-27 9:57 AM in reply to: #183739 |
Giver 18427   | Subject: RE: Indian Springs Tri the Parks Sorry about the crash, but it's impressive that you regrouped and finished. Way to go! |
| 2005-06-27 6:54 PM in reply to: #183739 |
Veteran 317 Atlanta | Subject: RE: Indian Springs Tri the Parks What is it about OW that makes us freak out? |
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Overall Rank = 428/438
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 28/28
Arrived the night before to drive the bike and run routes - OMG, what a hill immediately after coming out of the park.
Got up early to have a little coffe and protein shake; Left the hotel early enough to beat the crowd and set up transition area. Set up, walked the entry and exit routes. Walked down to the swim area, relaxed.
Acclimated to the 82 degree water by doing a little swimming and stretching. Visited with the other age groupers and Clydes. Visualization for the swim portion and relaxation to get the HR ready for the start.