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Big Foot - TriathlonOlympic
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Swim
Comments: Havent seen any of the split times yet so not sure of the exact times. I felt really comfortable with the swim. Decided to start in the back and on the outside of my wave. Had some trouble with the navigation, probably crossed the buoy line a couple of times. I need practice. What would you do differently?: Practice swimming straight. Lots of wasted time and distance today. Transition 1
Comments: No problems with T1. Took it a little slow to make sure I didn't miss or forget anything. What would you do differently?: Not sure if I would change much. Practice of course makes perfect and watching how other people set up their areas gave me a couple of good ideas. Bike
Comments: I went out and went faster than I really wanted too. The ride itself felt great. I was comfortable with the pace I set but that was the adreneline talking to me. Had a little trouble with my front shifter when I was trying to change gears and it felt like the brakes were stuck for a while but post race doesnt show any problems other than the operator. What would you do differently?: Slow down. The speed I kept really had a negative effect on the run. I was just too spent (and I even knew better). I had planned on keeping in the 16-18mph range but really let my ego get the best of me. I only had one Hammergel during the ride and think I should have had my first one a little bit earlier and a second one just prior to getting off the bike (which may have helped a little with the run). Transition 2
Comments: No problems but as with T1, just took my time and made sure I had everything right. Took an extra drink of water on my way out of T2. What would you do differently?: Not too much for this race. Run
Comments: Very hilly and difficult for me. First lap really took me by surprise. I was "spent" from the ride and was very very slow. Decided 1/2 way through the first loop that my main goal for the remainder of the run was to just not stop and walk. Goal accomplished but not too much else. I had a really nasty cramp halfway through the second loop. I was not prepared for the course difficulty (I will be next year though!) What would you do differently?: Going to get in a little cross country trail running before I try a similar course. Post race
Warm down: Just a cool down walk and drank some water. Later tried to eat some pasta but did not have much of an urge to eat. What limited your ability to perform faster: Main problem today was not having a lot of experience navigating and not being prepared for the difficulty of the run. Both of which are "fixable" problems. Event comments: Overall, not a bad first experience. I know where my weaknesses are and what I will need to work on to improve my time for the next one. I wanted to use this first triathlon to establish a benchmark for myself to determine my progress in future events. I had a good time and did enjoy myself so I guess that is what is really important. Last updated: 2005-06-26 12:00 AM
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Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 20/25
Got up at 4:00am, took the dog for a quick walk, grabbed a cup of coffee and a homemade egg, cheese, ham bagel and loaded up the van. CindyK and I got to the race site at about 545am and met up with Ty and Brenda (who were both kind enough to help Cindy out with her team). Finished getting marked (we had pre-registered yesterday) and finding the bike rack and getting set up.
Since this was my first tri, I saw a lot of people running and taking their bikes out for a warmup and a few getting into the lake, I thought it would be better to just "observe" and do a little very light stretching out. Didnt really feel any case of the jitters so I felt pretty comfortable starting the race.