login
Denver Danskin 2005
-
No new posts
Denver Danskin 2005 - TriathlonSprint
View Member's Race Log
 Swim
Comments: A pretty solid swim. Not the best open water swim of my life, but pretty darn good. I even caught a few racers from the 2 waves ahead of me! Got slightly off course for a few strokes, but adjusted to sighting more frequently, and did fairly well. Got kicked/hit a few times, but that is part of these mass swim starts! Considering I never did any kind of organized swimming before my aquathons this year, I am pretty pleased with my overall swim rank! What would you do differently?: Let myself get into a bit more of a zone.  Transition 1
Comments: After running about the length of a football field, got to my transition area to find someone standing on my towel. Tried to not be too aggrivated when I said "EXCUSE ME!!!" She got out of my way and I got into everything else rather smoothly. Only hitch was un-velcroing (yep, creating words here!) my gloves from my helmet strap...took a bit too long. Couldn't run with our bikes in the transition area (what's up with that???), so I trotted my bike out and took off flying! What would you do differently?: Not have my gloves velcroed around my helmet strap.  Bike
Comments: This was a very crowded course! The large number of people made it a bit difficult to take corners effectively and carry downhill speed into the uphills. A lot of people who did know to keep to the right except when passing made passing difficult. There was one rather serious-looking crash well off of the road, but many people had already stopped to help, so I cruised on to notify a course marshall. Had difficulty removing/replacing my large waterbottle from one of my cages, so I wasn't inclined to drink much from that bottle. I did hit a new personal speed record (40.1 mph!). Because this was an out and back course, the headwind going out helped a bit coming back. What would you do differently?: Put a small/short waterbottle in the cage on my seatpost. Work on hills!!! Transition 2
Comments: Had plenty of room at the rack when I got back (yeah!). Found I had forgotten to loosen the laces on my running shoes, so that slowed me a bit, but got off fairly well. What would you do differently?: Umm, loosen my shoe laces before the race.  Run
Comments: I'm a slow runner anyway, but I started having some, ahem, digestive issues on the run. My entire abdomin cramped up about halfway through. Had to stop and walk for a few seconds a couple of times. Also, thought I was on the final hill one hill too early, so I burned some sprint energy on that hill. Still found enough to pass a couple of women in the finish shoot. What would you do differently?: Skip the Buca di Beppo special the night before. ;) Post race
Warm down: Walked around to find my hubby and mom...they left their positions by the course before I could get there, so this was a rather lengthy process. Chatted with folks, ate a banana, drank some water, and got a massage (they were free!). Then went to break down my transition area, hike to the car, and sit in the long line of vehicles waiting to get out. What limited your ability to perform faster: The crowded course and, ahem, digestive issues. Event comments: This race was extremely crowded. I don't know if I will do it next year, but it was a good first race. Overall, I had a blast, and I can't wait for my next race...three weeks and counting! Last updated: 2005-07-17 12:00 AM
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
{postbutton}
 2005-07-18 2:25 PM |
Expert  767    Littleton, Colorado |  Subject: Denver Danskin 2005 |
| 2005-07-18 2:40 PM in reply to: #201370 |
Expert 852 Evergreen, Colorado Bronze member | Subject: RE: Denver Danskin 2005 Fantastic job on your first triathlon!!! You smoked the swim for someone who has never done any organized swimming! If you can handle the crowds at this race, you can handle any other race Oh, and FYI I just put that picture of the 4 of us before the race in my album. Edited by Stacers 2005-07-18 2:41 PM |
Way to go!!!| 2005-07-18 3:02 PM in reply to: #201370 |
Extreme Veteran 458 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Denver Danskin 2005 Great job in your first race, Shannon. You are a triathlete! I second what Stacey said - probably no other tri you'll ever do will be as crowded as Danskin. That's awesome that you're already looking forward to your next race - that means your addicted like the rest of us! Congratulations! |
| 2005-07-18 6:06 PM in reply to: #201370 |
Pro 4228 Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: Denver Danskin 2005 Shannon you did AWESOME! Great race. Very cool first tri! And yeah, this one IS crowded, and any others you do won't be so bad! Congratulations! |
| 2005-07-18 8:51 PM in reply to: #201370 |
Expert 1836 Lafayette, CO | Subject: RE: Denver Danskin 2005 Great job Shannon! Next year, if you want an uncrowded race, come do Table Mountain with me! |
| 2005-07-18 10:37 PM in reply to: #201370 |
Expert 683 Denver | Subject: RE: Denver Danskin 2005 Very nice race - how's it feel to have your first one done?! I will say, though, that with all of your times in metric it's like everything's incognito to me. I have absolutely no idea how fast your bike and run are, but I'll guess you were cruisin pretty well! Good job! |
| 2005-07-18 11:57 PM in reply to: #201370 |
Expert 997 Littleton, CO | Subject: RE: Denver Danskin 2005 Great job! I agree about the crowds on the road...a bit crazy for me and it also hampered my speeds on the downhill and at the Left turn back into the reservoir. You did awesome..sorry about the tummy trouble! It was nice meeting you! |
| General Discussion-> Race Reports! |
{postbutton}
|
|
|
View profile
Add to friends
Go to training log
Go to race log
Send a message
View album
CONNECT WITH FACEBOOK
United States
Danksin
Sunny
Overall Rank = 953/2761
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 146/316
Got up at 4:00. Had oatmeal and a banana. Loaded the car and headed out to Aurora Rez. Ate a Luna on the way, and arrived about 5:20...didn't want to get caught in the same traffic mess that happened last year. Hiked the mile+ from the parking area to the transition site and spectator area with hubby and Mom. Set up my transition area with the large obnoxious ballon hubby had so dutifully picked up three spots from the end. Went to find hubbby, Mom, and various friends. Met up with several BTers, including Stacers, COgirl, Colomingle, and Blackbud. Cheered on other waves as they started their swim. Then went back to my transition area to do a final check and pull on the wetsuit. Discovered that my bike was now the sixth bike from the end, and my things had been moved. Minor grrr, but I wasn't going to let it affect my day!
Hiking from the car and all over the event site. Did a few arm swing warm-ups as well...like I saw all the swim team kids do!