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Comments: Started out bad. Poorly organized wave start. Waves started in water, but first wave waited 10-15 minutes doing nothing but treading water until start. My arms felt like all the blood rushed out of them during the swim. The tide was coming in, so the first part of the swim was alot more difficult than the rest. Also, starting with the elites might have screwed with my rhythm to start. What would you do differently?: Not kill myself at the start. Not swim around the water for 10-15 minutes until the start.  Transition 1
Comments: Good layout at transition. Rip the number on my shirt but it didn't hurt me during the race. Spent some time just catching my breath. What would you do differently?: Spend less time recouperating from the swim. Nothing else.  Bike
Comments: Good bike, with a good speed throughout. The road was flat and fast and only hit some winds at mile 8-9. Felt fast towards the end and really pushed to get past people during the race. Lots of racers pasted me during this part. Time includes both transitions. What would you do differently?: Go faster, otherwise it was good. Transition 2
Comments: Quick transition. Don't think I can speed it up any. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: Felt tired to start but picked up after the second loop. However, it was so demoralizing to see the finish than have to turn around for the rest of t he run. Lots people afterwards were saying how they started spiriting only to find out that there was another lap. What would you do differently?: Not much. Kept a good pace and finished with alittle kick, but not much of one. Post race
Warm down: Drove home, napped for a few hours. What limited your ability to perform faster: My recovery after the swim caused my transition to go alittle slower than I would have liked. Maybe I should do some swim bike workouts next season to get my body use to that transition. Event comments: I liked the race course, but it was so poorly organized I have no intention on doing it next year. At the end of the race, they had people finishing with no where to go because the bike a ruun courses blocked them in. Also, there were no drinks/food for the finishers. I had to take water from the table set up at the start of the run. It was just poorly managed. Last updated: 2005-06-22 12:00 AM
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 2005-09-06 11:36 AM |
Extreme Veteran  423  Boston, MA |  Subject: Boston Triathlon |
| 2005-09-06 12:18 PM in reply to: #241411 |
Expert 702 Manchester, NH | Subject: RE: Boston Triathlon Good job, JP! I have to agree with your critique. I couldn't get at a cup of water after the finish line! We were just herded back into the WTC where I had some water left on my bike. There was a table there, but they weren't handing out water, they were busy directing traffic. There were a bunch of 1/2 full used cups on the table, but I wasn't that desperate! Also, if you were in the first wave, you DID have a really long time to wait. My fiance commented that you guys must have been exhausted before the swim even started! Anyway - good job! Keep at it! |
| 2005-09-06 2:31 PM in reply to: #241411 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Boston Triathlon Good job in the race. If I had known you before, I would have try to meet with you at the race. I brought a sign with the words "Beginner Triathlete.com" on a big carboard, placed in the middle of the TA close to the 300-400 bib area. Somehow it got flipped backward. It's the blank white board that you might ahve seen. Hey, at least you know there were 2 loops. I lost tract and didn't know about the 2nd loop, so I DNF'd. Heard from racers of last year that they changed it. Only 1 longer loop last year. I swear I saw 3 markers that read "mile 1", "mile 2", "mile 3" along the run route. Or were they in km? Also saw arrows of "5K è". I was confused. |
| 2005-09-06 3:49 PM in reply to: #241558 |
Extreme Veteran 423 Boston, MA | Subject: RE: Boston Triathlon Hey thanks! I didn't get to see your sign, but I would have stopped and said hello if I did. The run was confusing, I remember only seeing the mile 2 sign twice. I pasted it the first time and looked at my watch, thinking that I was flying during my run. I didn't understand all of the 5K arrow signs either. I mean, the run was just down the road and straight back twice, so they didn't need all of those signs. I heard people talking that last year's run was much better with just one loop. The thing that really bother me about the lack of planning was the fact that I wanted to hang out after the race. All of my previous triathlons I have just finished, milled about getting my stuff and left. So when there was no reason to hang out afterwards I was bummed that I didn't get to talk to other athletes and swap racing/training stories. Maybe thats why I find myself lurking more often in the forums now.  |
| 2005-09-06 7:43 PM in reply to: #241628 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Boston Triathlon I think the sprint 5k route is different from the Pros' oly route. I stayed to watch the pros and saw that they actually ran 6 laps of some road partially overlapping with our route. There was a guy holding up the "4 laps to go", "last lap" kind of signs for the pros. I wish they did that to the Age Groups. So far the New England BTers are pretty good at planning to get together. Read the "who is racing" forum. |
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Overall Rank = 401/695
Age Group = Males 20 - 24
Age Group Rank = 34/43
Ate oatmeal, and drank a gatorade (small). Drove to the race which took about 20 minutes due to detours.
Jogged alittle outside the transition area. Stretched out after the jog.