White Lake Half
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White Lake Half - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: I must confess I was afraid of the 56 mile ride given I am not much of a cyclist. I took it very easy on the swim. In fact I could have swam this at least 5 to 10 minutes faster but my plan was a good one and was necessary to finish the race. What would you do differently?: I need to practice sighting more often and do so while in the flow of a swim stroke. Between my poor sighting skill and the glare on the water I often had to draft off someone to find bouys or stop and look for them. Overall I was happy with my swim. I stayed relaxed and at no point was even tired. Next time I hope to have moreconfidence on the bike so I can push the swim more. Transition 1
Comments: Did not have a great set up for my bike equipment. I put the spare tube and canisters in my back pocket of the tri suit. Next time invest in a bag for the bike dummy!!!! What would you do differently?: See above Bike
Comments: So, I know this is slow but given this was the second time I have ever ridden this long. I was likely averaging over 17 mpg or even 18 until I hit the wind at mile 25. I also began to suffer from a leg cramp above my left knee What would you do differently?: More time on the bike and buy bag to store equipment on my tri bike. Transition 2
Comments: Odd but I thought this trans was slowerr than T1. What would you do differently?: Pick up the pace, but overall can live with it. Run
Comments: Here is where the wheels came off the bus. Hot, hot hot. I was not ready for the heat. In NY/NJ the warmest day I trained was maybe 78. Even now it is only 65 here. By the 3rd mile I was on the ground trying to stretch my quads. By mile 4 was was taking salt tablets like tic-tacs. (never had them before) By mile 8, 9, 10 and so on both quads and calfs were tight. For most of the run I did a labored 4 minute run 4 minute walk. Thank you Dana if you ever see this for coming up with the idea. But for that I would have been out there another hour. What would you do differently?: Not sure, other than learn how to suffermore. The day before the race someone at the hotel asked me why I do these races. I gave a bs answer at the time but I was out there a long time and was able to think about it. In our modern lives there are fewer and fewer ways to push and test yourself. I was never a runner or cyclist and just 3 years ago I could only swim a lap. Now I have gone 70.3 miles. Post race
Warm down: Sister gave my bad quads a massage and my nieces beat on me. I loved having my family there and it made all the difference in the world. What limited your ability to perform faster: THE HEAT and lack of confidence about being able to ride that far. Last updated: 2010-01-15 12:00 AM
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2010-05-11 9:32 AM |
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United States
Set-Up, Inc.
90F / 32C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 278/372
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 0/
As ususal could not sleep before the race. I woke around 1 and would cat nap on and off for most of the night. I got up at 5 or so and headed over to the site by 5:35 am. Drank an Ensure while in route (sister's idea and a good one). A lot of time walking around for no reason and then went to the restroom :) Got to the water with about 15 minutes to spare before my age group took off. Got a little nervous because I was having trouble getting a good seal on the googles.
No real warm up other than a few strokes in the lake to test my googles