XTERRA Fort Yargo
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XTERRA Fort Yargo - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: swim time included T1 time... first time in a while (maybe ever) i've done a mass swim start. even though it wasn't a huge race, 120 people starting at the same time is wild. first few hundred meters was ugly. i basically swam water polo style all the way to the first bouy to make sure i wasn't going to run into someone. so that caused a high heart rate heavy breathing which makes it hard to get in a rythm. on the way back in it smoothed out some and i was able to get into a groove. What would you do differently?: probably start closer to the front and just try to hammer for as long as i can. it wasn't a long swim, so i definitely could have gone harder. plus it would have helped to come out of the water in front of some of the weaker bikers. i don't have a lot of single track racing exp, so passing, or lack of, cost me a lot of time on the bike. Transition 1
Comments: t1 time was included in the swim time. prob about 2:00...at least. not a good transition, but it was also the first xterra transition i've done. it was chilly at the start of the race, so i opted not to wear my jersey in the water. expectedly, i struggled putting it on while wet. also, i had full fingered mtb gloves that i had to put on finger by finger b/c my hands were wet. very frustrating. finally, i started to run out of T1, and had something in my sock, so i had to take off my shoe and sock to get it. What would you do differently?: i wouldn't dare ride the mt bike w/out gloves, so if i do this race again, maybe go with fingerless gloves. also just need to suck it up and put on the jersey before the swim. Bike
Comments: the bike went fine. the good was that i felt strong the whole time and i felt like my bike handling was pretty sharp, esp for not having ridden there before. the bad was that i left a lot of time out there. part of it was just being unfamiliar with the trail, so i didn't know where to hammer or where the next hidden turn would be. and i was too timid in passing. i'd get stuck behind a train of 3 or 4 riders and keep thinking it would break up soon, but it never did. eventually somebody else would come by and i would jump in behind them. i did fall once when caught my bars on a tree. nothing bad, but i couldn't get my shoe unclipped for a little bit. What would you do differently?: again, hammer the swim to hopefully get out in front of some of the slower bikers so i don't have to pass them. preride the course so im familiar with it. Transition 2
Comments: T2 time is included in the bike. T2 went fine except that i was half way out of the transition and realized i still had my gloves on. threw them back at my bike and i was on my way. What would you do differently?: think Run
Comments: good run for me. felt fresh, probably b/c i took it easy on the bike. paced well on the flats and uphills, and let it open up on the downhills for some free speed. a lot of the trail was so packed down it was almost like running on a dirt road, so there weren't too many threats of tripping over rocks or roots. What would you do differently?: not much. the run went well. Post race
Warm down: grabbed a gatorade and chatted with some of the guys there. apparently these xterra races have a cult like following, as a lot of the guys there travel all around the southeast to do them. What limited your ability to perform faster: being unfamiliar with the course, slow T1. I easily left 5:00 out there due to non-fitness related circumstances. Event comments: Overall a very fun race. Single track racing can be a little intimidating if you don't do it often, but i can see how after some experience, a lot of people prefer xterra to regular tris. probably do this race again next year to get back some of that time it owes me ;) Last updated: 2011-04-27 12:00 AM
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2011-05-03 2:27 PM |
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United States
XTERRA Races
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 36/117
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 4/17
bowl of fruit loops and some coffee at home. was rolling by 6:15. thought i would have plenty of time since i got there an hour early, but waited in line to check in for 30 minutes so i had to hustle to get my stuff set up and get in a little warm up
one quick jog around the parking lot and a short out and back swim.