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Comments: The beach is a real problem at this race. Sharp shells litter the beach. I managed to cut my foot during the exit. Once you get passed the shells, there is a mine field of round rocks that are extremely uncomfortable to walk/run on. 3-4 ft swells going out and across led to swallowing lots of salt water. I kept running into people doing breaststroke (I guess to site). Getting around them took time. Overall, very pleased with my performance. This was my first open water swim in a race. I enjoyed the adventure. The current must of helped me somewhere, because I don't swim that fast. What would you do differently?: Possibly start near the front of my wave. Since I consider myself slow in the water, I didn't want to get pummeled by faster swimmers. I ended-up doing most the pummeling. Work on not swallowing so much water!  Transition 1
Comments: Overall speed was good. I fumbled too much with getting on gloves. Suit came off extremely easy with Glide around ankles. It's a perfect solution. What would you do differently?: I wish I felt more comfortable going without gloves. I've had my share of bike crashes and road rash on the hands is not such a good thing...  Bike
Comments: The first lap on the bike I felt really nauseous from all the salt water I had just dined on. I thought for sure I was going to lose it. That slowed me down for sure over the first 3-4 miles. The nausea eventually settled and my pace quickened. I was only passed by one rider--the guy that won the race (and set a new course record). Other people tried to pass, but I reeled them in successfully. What would you do differently?: Substitute salt water for Gatorade! I also needed to drink more while on bike; the nausea kept me from doing so. Transition 2
Comments: Nothing to comment about here. Quick racking of bike and changing of shoes, then off.  Run
Comments: Started off OK, but almost immediately got cramps in both calves. Had to stop and stretch. About 2 minutes into run after stretching, my left shoe felt loose. I stopped to tighten the speed laces and resumed running. Another couple of minutes my left shoe felt loose again. I stopped to tighten the laces, only to discover that the speed laces had exploded. It took another 20 sec to tie the remaining laces tight enough to keep shoe on. After stretching and fumbling with shoes I slowly managed to get into a decent pace. I was passed by two people--the woman that won the overall women's division (she flew!), and a guy I happened to be at the race with. What would you do differently?: Overall satisfied with my run. I just wish I had the minute or so back I burned stretching and lacing. Post race
Warm down: Walked around. Had bagel, drink and some ice cream. What limited your ability to perform faster: Of course, I need to train more. This was my second triathlon, so I'm pretty pleased with my performance. I did much better on the swim and run in this race. I expect to keep improving. Event comments: The one thing that will keep from doing this race again is the condition of the beach. Although no fault of the race organizers, the natural terrain of the beach is dangerous for running on barefoot. As I mentioned above, I cut my foot during the exit, and so did two other guys that came with me to the race. With so many other races in the area, that's a real disincentive to return. Too bad, because otherwise the race was well organized. Last updated: 2005-05-20 12:00 AM
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 2005-07-10 7:40 PM |
Veteran  118  Roseville, California |  Subject: Try the Tri! |
| 2005-07-10 8:56 PM in reply to: #194310 |
Champion 19812   MA | Subject: RE: Try the Tri! Nice race...you were smoking!! Even with your shoe problems your run time was terrific. Excellant bike time...even with that saltwater swallowed during the swim. You must of passed me at some point....I was only passed by men on the bike. I did the race as well and wore my wetsuit booties I bought for cold water swimming and they helped a lot with the shells and rocks. Last time my feet got cut up as well. They worked like a charm. I did trip and fall over a big rock on the way out of the water. I agree the race is a bit disorganized...I helped in the begining handing out t-shirts since no one was doing it. My hubby helped with the event...that way I raced for free. If you do it again, check the tide...the swim length varies since they just use the bouys...if it is out it is short, and if it is in much longer. The tide was about half way in this time. We should have had a BT meeting spot ..there were about 6-8 BTer there..I only found one other. |
| 2005-07-11 12:38 AM in reply to: #194310 |
Extreme Veteran 532 Plymouth MA | Subject: RE: Try the Tri! You did a great job! That was a tough swim. I think the current did help me a little too. I was BOP but I got lots of encouragment from the FOP and MOP during the race. It was really great. Patty |
| 2005-07-11 11:09 AM in reply to: #194310 |
| Elite Veteran 781 | Subject: RE: Try the Tri! Congrats on a great race. You really hammered all three legs. I hope your cut heals soon. Ouch. |
| 2005-07-11 11:28 AM in reply to: #194310 |
Master 1315 Shreveport, LA | Subject: RE: Try the Tri! |
| 2005-07-11 1:21 PM in reply to: #194805 |
| Veteran 293 The Emerald City | Subject: RE: Try the Tri! Nice race and great report! Congratulations. |
| 2005-07-11 8:36 PM in reply to: #194310 |
Expert 795 Oak Ridge, | Subject: RE: Try the Tri! Great race! Did you start with the first timer wave or the age groupers? Looking at my times compared to yours, if you were in the first time group we must've been fairly close to each other up until the run. |
| 2005-07-12 9:08 AM in reply to: #195450 |
Veteran 118 Roseville, California | Subject: RE: Try the Tri! burniect, I went with my age group. I read your race report. You're right, we had almost identical times. Have you considered the Cranberry Country Triathlon in Lakeville, MA? That's the next one I'm doing in this area (my next tri is mid August in New York). |
| 2005-07-12 5:27 PM in reply to: #195768 |
Expert 795 Oak Ridge, | Subject: RE: Try the Tri! I'm there! Had heard good things about Cranberry Country and assumed I'd be hooked after this past weekend's Try the Tri. Registered a few weeks back. Have 1 more local sprint planned for the 11th of August before making the trip to Lakeville. |
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Overall Rank = 29/128
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/13
Met up with my group in lobby of hotel at 5am. Picked-up coffee, water and bagel with peanut butter on way to race site. Checked in and setup transition area. It was friggin' cold! Rained heavily the night before and the morning was clouded over with strong wind gusts coming off the water. I wasn't so excited about jumping in for the swim start. 3-4ft swells were waiting...
Light jog. Tried to get some blood flowing. Put on the iPod--that did a better job of getting me going than the jog. A few minutes before the start I waded into the water and swam briefly. Ate 1/2 a powerbar and drank some fluids.