Cobourg Triathlon
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Cobourg Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Swim
Comments: First 2/3 was ok. Then I got on the legs of a guy and I thought that would save me some effort. But he led me way off course, not once, not twice, but many times and I refused to smarten up and kept trusting him. I swam so close to the kayak and the life guard yelled, you're waaaaaay left! Should have been at least a minute faster! What would you do differently?: Be smart, don't follow the wrong guy. Transition 1
Comments: Felt dizzy again while fighting to get wetusit off. For a while, all I saw were stars and I had to hold onto the bike rack. What would you do differently?: I need to move much slower during transition to avoid the dizziness. Bike
Comments: This is a very hilly bike course. My bike doesn't have enough gears for some of the climbs. A lot of people were walking up the hill. I'm glad I didn't but I struggled quite a bit. Some parts I was riding at 7kph with a cadence in the 50's and a HR of 160. There were also many 90 degree turns which I took quite slowly. As a result, I didn't do as well on the bike relative to normal. I passed many people, but not as many as I usually do. But top speed was 67kph, which is pretty fast by my std. I also was too lazy to take off my wheel cover, which is not helpful on a course like this. But I just wanted to experiment to see how my ride would be affected by a wheel cover on a hilly course, and now I know. What would you do differently?: Get a new bike with a compact crank and a rear cluster with more teeth. Remove wheel cover for hilly course. Transition 2
Run
Comments: 400m on the run course, I was passed by another person in my AG. I wanted to keep up to her, but she's obviously a better runner as I saw the gap grew larger and larger. She ended up winning the AG, and is my biggest rival for the series. I think this is the first time she beat me. I had a bigger gap on the bike all the other times when she did not beat me. However, it was a very decent run for me. I kept an even sub 9 pace, high Z3. 200m to the finish line, I saw ahead of me, another person in my AG. She's stopped to a walk. I muster up all the energy I have to pass her and kept sprinting to the finish line, worrying that she's going to start running and catch up. As I crossed the finish line, I turned around. She's not there. After a min, she leisurely strolled in, wearing a red Duathlon bib. All that hard work, and she's not even in my division! What would you do differently?: Nothing. I lost to a better runner. Post race
Event comments: Both Susan and I came 2nd in our AG. Seems like we've a habit of getting the same placing when we race together. Last updated: 2010-08-20 12:00 AM
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2010-08-31 11:07 AM in reply to: #3072462 |
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Canada
Multisport Canada
22C / 72F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 108/177
Age Group = Women 50-54
Age Group Rank = 2/
Went with Susan who drove. Was there 75' before race, plenty of time to setup. Not stressed.
50m swim to get me acclimatized to constricting wetsuit