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Comments: The run course was 3.08 miles according to my GPS. It replaced the swim portion of the tri due to health concerns with Tempe Town Lake from the recent rains. I wanted to really push myself on the first run since I knew I'd have the bike time to recover. This was the fastest I've ever run this distance by a long shot and I was very happy with my results. I would have rather done the swim. What would you do differently?: Nothing. It felt good to push myself on this run without it following a bike and swim. I knew I'd have an hour for my legs to recover and there were a LOT of good racers here. I didn't want to lose too much time.  Transition 1
Comments: The transition was fine. SOOOOO many bikes, sooooo few landmarks. I had to a primo spot, but slowed down a little to find my bike. Luckily I don't have a Cervelo, I'd still be looking. What would you do differently?: I should have walked the transition area from the entrance to the exit. It would have saved me a few seconds. Still had the 3rd fasted T1 of my AG so I should probably stop complaining.  Bike
Comments: It was a good ride. Tried to push hard without killing myself. With little wind and hardly any hills, it was a good split for me. I had to recover from the first run and save some for the last run. Who the hell does a run-bike-run??? What would you do differently?: Nothing. Transition 2
Comments: I was using a new helmet with a face shield and tighter ear flaps. When I took the helmet off, my sunglasses fell off too. Took a couple extra seconds getting everything together. What would you do differently?: I could probably run a little faster through the transition area. 3rd fastest of my AG again. Run
Comments: The run measured slightly longer than 10K according to my GPS. This was a very good run for me. I've never done a 10K before and I felt strong but tired. They wrote in chalk on the pavement in a lot of places, which was cool. There were also several spots where they could have set up more cones to follow. If it wasn't for the guy way in front of me, I would still be running out there looking for the finish line. Also, at the end it would have been cool if they had arrows pointing the way. The signs said 'Oly left, Half right' and stuff but I was pretty tired and almost went the wrong way a couple of times (do I need to mention the sticker on the bike again?). When I got to the final turn, it was a T-intersection with no signs. I had to slow down and ask the spectators which way I was supposed to go. What would you do differently?: Run faster!!! Post race
Warm down: Stand around at the finish line and drink some water. Snag a few free gels and congratulate people as the finished. What limited your ability to perform faster: The whole Duathlon thing. Call me crazy, but I think it favors the strong runners. It sure doesn't favor swimmers! I've been working on my run and wanted to give it my all though so it was a good test for me. Overall I'm happy with how I did. Event comments: This was a well-run event overall. It started a few minutes late through no fault of the race director, but they caught up quickly. They should have made the bike portion longer to make it more equal with the run portion. That would have been really cool (for me). Let's face it - 50% more run should be matched with 50% more bike! Last updated: 2011-01-19 12:00 AM
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 2011-04-10 11:04 PM |
Master  1484    Sedona, AZ |  Subject: Marquee Triathlon - Olympic Course |
| 2011-04-10 11:47 PM in reply to: #3439244 |
Expert 1224 | Subject: RE: Marquee Triathlon - Olympic Course great work out there! very fast splits! you're right. when they changed this to a du, it really made this more into a runner's race. |
| 2011-04-12 6:10 PM in reply to: #3439244 |
| Payson, AZ | Subject: RE: Marquee Triathlon - Olympic Course Nice job, you threw down some solid runs and a kicking bike split. Loved this comment "Luckily I don't have a Cervelo, I'd still be looking." |
| 2011-04-12 9:25 PM in reply to: #3439244 |
Master 1399 Wisteria Lane | Subject: RE: Marquee Triathlon - Olympic Course Congratulations!!! I had to ask where to go at the very end as well. There were just a couple of spots like that on the course. |
| 2011-04-13 9:40 AM in reply to: #3439244 |
Master 1696 Surprise, Arizona | Subject: RE: Marquee Triathlon - Olympic Course Super race! You've really build some speed since Prospector last fall!! |
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Transition areas were assigned and bike check-in was the day before. This would be cool, except for the rare April rain storm. I had to cover the whole bike with plastic bags. We also had to put a sticker on the bike with specific instructions to put it on the left side. I promptly put it on the right side, but couldn't switch it because it was paper and started to tear when I tried to remove it. Dummy.
Spent the night at a friend's house. The next day, I woke up, fed the dog, brushed teeth (once a week, whether I need to or not), threw on my clothes, headed to the event, got detoured all over hell due to closed roads for some event, finally got directions from one of the volunteers and got to parking. Got all of my stuff together, headed to transition, halfway there turned around to get my bike pump, picked up my chip. Had a 5-hr energy drink and waited for the start.
Some dynamic stretching of my calves, 5-10 minutes of light jogging and fast-paced strides.