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Chaska River City Days Triathlon
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Chaska River City Days Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: I swam much better than expected, having just recently figured out the whole breathing thing. My age group was the last wave, so it felt good to pass lots of swimmers from earlier waves. What would you do differently?: Get better at swimming...  Transition 1
Comments: Not bad for my first tri. I didn't rush too much, so have lots of room to improve. What would you do differently?: Move faster...  Bike
Comments: I tried to push it hard, but leave enough in the tank for the run. Probably could have pushed a bit more, but am happy with the bike overall. It helped to ride the course a week ago. Transition 2
Comments: Felt much faster than 1.5 minutes. Not sure what was so slow.  Run
Comments: The hill on mile 1 was a killer. My Garmin 305 wasn't picking up my heart rate, despite a new battery, but I'm sure my HR was maxed. Tons of much thinner people were walking, so it feels good to know I ran the whole thing. According to the AutoCalc, I ran at a sub-10-minute-mile pace. I couldn't be happier with that, as I normally train at about 11-12 minute miles, and honestly don't run much to avoid shin issues. What would you do differently?: Train more for the run and keep improving. Post race
Warm down: Walked around with my wife and kids, stretched a little, more water, printed my results, went home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Body weight. I'm down below 200, but need to drop about 30-40 pounds. The sky's the limit as I become more efficient! Event comments: Couldn't be happier after my first tri. Need to sign up for Maple Grove. Last updated: 2010-06-08 12:00 AM
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 2010-07-17 1:05 PM |
Member 60  Eden Prairie, MN |  Subject: Chaska River City Days Triathlon |
| 2010-07-17 3:29 PM in reply to: #2987050 |
Extreme Veteran 574 Eden Prairie, MN, Minnesota | Subject: RE: Chaska River City Days Triathlon Congratulations on finishing your first Tri! That uphill run was a killer - but at least you knew you got to run down it later. Way to stick it out! |
| 2010-07-17 8:47 PM in reply to: #2987183 |
Champion 10018 , Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Chaska River City Days Triathlon You did GREAT! I am so glad to see these results! What a fantastic swim. Did you ever think you'd do that? Wow. Great bike and run too. I imagine you're excited about doing another race now |
| 2010-07-18 7:24 PM in reply to: #2987050 |
| Member 60 Eden Prairie, MN | Subject: RE: Chaska River City Days Triathlon Thanks for the feedback. I was pretty surprised by the results in the swim and run. Not sure what I did, but my neck and trap muscles have been KILLING me since the race, so I'm trying to rest and ice them as much as I can. I assume this kind of thing is not unusual after pushing yourself to the limit, huh? |
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Overall Rank = 244/299
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 22/23
Up at 5:00, green smoothie and coffee for breakfast. Got to event at 6:30 and was surprised to find the bike racks nearly full. Need to arrive earlier at next event.
walked around for a while, waiting for pre-race meeting.
Scrambled to get my wetsuit on when they told us to hurry and get out of the transition area...
Light stretching and quick swim to get wet.