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Comments: went out to the right and towards the back since i'm a newbie, but everyone else was there too, so there was a cluster of people there. got hit, scratched, but women are so nice! I heard alot of " I'm sorry!, excuse me!" swam like crazy to the first bouy, then lost my breath as my pace kept getting disrupted from all the bumping into. i can't believe i did it as fast as i did. What would you do differently?: in a short swim such as this, i'll start either in the middle or on the inside, closer to the front. Next time I am going to make it a point to swim a bit prior to the race. I was anxious and full of adrenaline, which initially helped, but I quickly burned out when I ran out of air. Need to start slowly.  Transition 1
Comments: had to run a short distance into transition to the bike, mine was at the end of the transition site, tried to stand up and put my bike shoes on, got dizzy, sat down and felt better. wet suit came off pretty quickly. overall pretty happy with this first T1 What would you do differently?: sit down immediately and put my shoes on.  Bike
Comments: Started climbing fairly quickly, 3 miles up, total of 1200 feet elevation gain. This is my favorite hill ride so I was in my groove :) Did it 10 min faster than I normally do. Past a 54 yr old women riding her mtn bike, she was impressive! What would you do differently?: Not a thing Transition 2
Comments: Drank cytomax, ate 1/2 gel. Moved quickly in this transition, I was happy with this time. All the bricks and practice tris/transitions really paid off What would you do differently?: Nothing  Run
Comments: I felt great on the run, I always do better after warming up and definitely was warmed up after the bike and swim. I ran into the 54 yr old woman grinding up the hill on her mountain bike, she left me in the dust on the run! I was happy with my pace. What would you do differently?: Just work on going alittle faster Post race
Warm down: cheered my buddies in, stretched, took a bunch of pics, ate, just enjoyed the day What limited your ability to perform faster: anxiety at the start of the swim. Event comments: I will be making this an annual thing :) I loved this race! Profile Album Last updated: 2005-05-08 12:00 AM
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 2005-07-17 10:33 PM |
Veteran  199   Roseville, California |  Subject: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon |
| 2005-07-18 11:10 PM in reply to: #200611 |
Extreme Veteran 493 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon You had a much better event than I did! Congrats! I was in the silver cap group and have no pictures of my swim because my BF was helping out with the guy thta almost died when we were out there. I have some photos from the cycle and swim, tho. I just have to optimize them before I post them (they are too big and need to be cropped). Anyway, you kick ass!!! |
| 2005-07-19 8:01 PM in reply to: #200611 |
| New user 16 Northern California | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon Congrats! Nice race report, great pictures too. I was in the silver cap group, our times were really close, I came in at 1:13. It sure feels great to get that first one done and over with! What other races did you have planned this year? Where you thinking about the LUNA womens one in October? |
| 2005-07-19 8:04 PM in reply to: #200611 |
Extreme Veteran 493 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon I am going to do the Mermaid in Santa Cruz in September. I am considering the Pleasanton Tri for fun in August, but I think I'd rather focus on doing better in September than just finishing in Pleasanton (like I did in Donner). Ms Pamela? |
| 2005-07-20 12:15 AM in reply to: #200611 |
Veteran 199 Roseville, California | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon Hey Leslie and Christa, You both kicked ass too! But hey, you're younger so that's expected!! I can't believe I didn't die on the swim. I was just trying to get the hell out of the way from the clawing and kicking. I definitely started in the WRONG spot Pam |
I'm surprised that there wasn't a serious crash coming down that monster hill. Leslie, hope the guy your BF helped was okay. My friend, who was also in the silver head group panicked in the swim and tried to quit but our other friend wouldn't let her. she basically started to drag her in the water and then got her swimming again. and she's a great swimmer! OWS can really play mind games on you. Yes, I have decided to do the Mermaid 
Our tri group had a meeting tonight and my friend Jill is doing it, so I am going to do it too. So, it's Tri for Fun here in Sac august 6, Cliff Bar Relay Tri sometime the middle of august (I'll probably bike), Mermaid in sept and Luna in Oct. I must be nuts, this may all change if I can't swim the 1000 yards at the Tri for fun in August. I guess I'm becoming one of those obsessed triathlete people | 2005-07-20 12:29 AM in reply to: #200611 |
| New user 16 Northern California | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon Yeah, I know what you mean about becoming one of those obsessed tri persons! I'm planning on doing the local Tri here in Ukiah in September and then either the Luna or Lake Berryessa in October. I had a really hard time on the swim myself. I couldn't get it together and feel even a little bit comfortable until the end. For me it seemed like a combo of everything from the cold, altitude, adrenalin, inexperience at OW swim, other swimmers and just plan nerves. It felt great just to get out of the water! Good luck on future races ladies, can't wait to here how it's going for you. |
| 2005-07-20 10:55 AM in reply to: #200611 |
Extreme Veteran 493 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon I freaked out enough in the Donner swim to hang on to a kayak for a minute or two. But the kayak guy was really encouraging. Mentally, I was begging for him to invite me up, but I knew if I quit 200 yards into the swim on my first tri, I'd never forgive myself. I am looking at the Treasure Island tri in SF in the beginning of November, but I have work travel in October so I don't think I'll be planning on anything there. I don't have any local friends here to groove with so I'm glad to see we are all in NorCal and newbies! Good luck to us all! --leslie |
| 2005-07-20 1:10 PM in reply to: #200611 |
Veteran 199 Roseville, California | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon Sounds like the water was trouble for all of us. I thought about grabbing the kayak, but my body just kept moving, I knew if I stopped, I'd never start again. I ran into a guy on the run doing it his first tri, he was walking because the altitude was killing him. He started running with me and it was nice to be an encouragement to someone else. Keep up the training, girls. Maybe we should all meet at Mermaid?? pam |
| 2005-07-20 1:11 PM in reply to: #200611 |
Veteran 199 Roseville, California | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon or luna? |
| 2005-07-20 1:32 PM in reply to: #203192 |
Extreme Veteran 493 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon I will for sure be at Mermaid. I'll be the one in the wetsuit and swim cap. Oh, wait.... I've looked into Luna, but I think I have a work travel conflict. It looks like a good race, tho. Long swim, but there is plenty of time to train! |
| 2005-07-21 11:59 PM in reply to: #203211 |
Veteran 199 Roseville, California | Subject: RE: Donner Lake Sprin Triathlon Ok so Mermaid looks like a go |
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breakfast of branflakes, milk, toast and a banana, lots of cytomax. met the girls at the lake, got transition area set up.
10 min run, some stretching.