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Comments: I was pretty happy with how comfortable I felt in the water. My longest swim prior to this was about 1200-1300 meters. I was pretty nervous at the start because of this, but I didn't really feel bad at all in the water. I liked going in the last wave of the Olypmic, b/c I didn't really have anyway coming behind me. Plus, the field spread out pretty quick so I felt like I was swimming alone much of the time. What would you do differently?: I need to find a way to keep my HR down. In other words, I need to swim more efficiently. I'd love to get faster too, but for now I'd just be happy with a lower HR.  Transition 1
Comments: Pretty good. Should get faster. I haven't really been focusing on my transistions.  Bike
Comments: With this being only my 3rd tri ever, I'm still trying to understand how my biking pace will effect my run and overall time. In other words, if I would have biked slower say 18-19 mph, could I have run faster than my very disappointing 10:30/mile pace? What is the optimal pacing in each to minimize my time? Regardless, I need to drink more. Probably twice as much on the bike. Transition 2
Comments: My wife actually took a picture of my tired ass actually SITTING DOWN in T2 to put my shoes on. How embarrassing! I wasn't looking forward to the run, though. What would you do differently?: USE SOCKS. I've got horrible blisters on both heels now. My shoes were only about 2 weeks old, so that and the extra distance on the run, should have warranted socks!  Run
Comments: Man! The run was tough. I thought I was going to be able to run 8:30 or 9 min miles. I was DEAD WRONG... DEAD WRONG. I can't believe I actually had to walk some of it. I guess I pretty much bonked after 110 mins at 88% of my max HR. Plus, after about 2-3 miles, my shoes were already making blisters and it hurt pretty bad. What would you do differently?: Pace better and the bike, and wear socks. I probably need to do bricks with a longer run component too. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Poor pacing. Event comments: You see the pix my wife took on our site here: http://gillens.net/PhotoAlbums/TriAmericaOlympic/index.htm Last updated: 2005-07-05 12:00 AM
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 2005-07-05 4:24 PM |
Expert  739    Flower Mound, TX |  Subject: TriAmerica Olympic - Irving |
| 2005-07-05 4:50 PM in reply to: #190764 |
Elite 2796 Texas | Subject: RE: TriAmerica Olympic - Irving Great race David! I was not envying you guys on the run course. I had my eyes on the finish line from a mile out! Sorry we missed you Sunday. I'm thinking about volunteering at River Cities if the waiting list doesn't pan out. Have a great season! Bill |
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85F / 29C
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Overall Rank = 61/114
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 10/15
I ate a bagel with peanut butter and drank some gatorade
My wife did my warmup for me! :) She wasn't racing this one, but she want to get a workout in, so she hopped in the water and swam for about 15 mins or so before the race started. Then will I was biking, she ran for about 4 miles or so. Pretty cool that she was able to workout while I was racing.