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Lake Meridian Triathlon - Olympic
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Lake Meridian Triathlon - Olympic - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: Really bad visibility, a lot of fog on the lake and it was super hard to spot bouy's, had to stop a few times and make sure I was going the right way, sighting was really hard What would you do differently?: Get goggles that don't fog  Transition 1
Comments: Forgot to un-velcrow my straps on my bike shoes... So I was a little surprised when I jumped on the bike to say the least. My shot blocks (200 calories) fell off in transition and I didn't notice until I was on the road. Good thing I had 1 gel pack or my day might have been different. 2ND fastest transition overall What would you do differently?: Tape my food better  Bike
Comments: All in all, I felt good out there, my legs didn't cramp, I kept a strong cadence and didn't have too many people pass me. It was a good course and I felt good the whole time. What would you do differently?: I used rubber bands on my heels to keep my shoes on and they didn't break, I might use weaker ones in the future. Transition 2
Comments: almost fell on the dismount, braking and jumping off is difficult, slow down earlier What would you do differently?: Slow down better  Run
Comments: I started the run great, no cramps no stomach problems. I knew I would have to eat on the run, not my usual deal but since I dropped my shot blocks I had to put some calories down. Got a few gel packs and made sure to ingest them before water stations, fueled up and was good to go with 1 1/2 gel shots on the run. I passed a fellow age grouper at mile 3 and he never caught me, looking back on the splits he ran faster than be but died at the end. Good race technique holding off until the last 3 miles to pick up the pace. What would you do differently?: Get tri running shoes, race shoes that I have now can't be worn sockless and they give me blisters. Bummer, wasted money on new "race" shoes Post race
Warm down: walked around a bit and made sure to hydrate and intake lots of calories What limited your ability to perform faster: 1, dropping shot blocks, 2, bike shoes need to be open, 3 running shoes being comfortable might help Event comments: They had a problem with the timing system and didn't get to give all the people their awards. I was a little bummed because I wanted to place in my age group so much and I thought I did, now I see I came in 3rd in my age group behind the #1 and #2 overall winners. Not bad company Last updated: 2011-07-08 12:00 AM
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 2011-08-28 9:55 PM |
Member  69  Ellensburg, WA |  Subject: Lake Meridian Triathlon - Olympic |
| 2011-08-29 11:21 AM in reply to: #3663262 |
Master 3486   Fort Wayne | Subject: RE: Lake Meridian Triathlon - Olympic Sounds like an awesome race and stellar finish! It looks like you put the whole race together very well. Congrats!
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| 2011-08-30 11:11 AM in reply to: #3663262 |
| NH | Subject: RE: Lake Meridian Triathlon - Olympic Looks like a perfectly executed race to compliment great fitness. Must feel great to put together such a solid effort and finish so strong. Congrats on the podium. |
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70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 15/131
Age Group = 29-29
Age Group Rank = 3/8
showed up at 6, got to stretch and swim a bit, didn't bike or run
swim 5 minutes