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Comments: When it was time for my wave, we were lead out on to a dock and jumped in. Brrr! It took me a couple seconds to catch my breath and then we were off. I was keeping a good pace up to the first buoy. I was following a girl who was going pretty fast but unfortunately, she pulled ahead. I was trying to follow her all the way in but she got too far ahead of me and I couldn't really see her very well. I got a little confused about which buoy I was supposed to go around and I think I went a little bit too far. Oh well. What would you do differently?: Build more endurance.  Transition 1
Comments: We had to run about a quarter of a mile to the transition area from the lake. My feet were burning from the cold and hitting the pavement sent waves of sharp pain up my legs. I got to the point where I was limping to my transition area. By the time I got there, I was numb from head to toe. I could not get my wetsuit off. I debated a little on whether I should wear my fleece jacket on the bike but decided not to bother with it because I should warm up when I started riding. Bad idea. What would you do differently?: I wish I would have put sandles or something at the swim finish. It would have made my transition much faster and my feet would not have hurt the entire race.  Bike
Comments: The course was beautiful. My arms were freezing and numb almost instantly because the beginning of the course was pretty much all down hill. I did not warm up at all. I really regretted not having my jacket on. What would you do differently?: Wear my jacket if I think I am going to be cold. Transition 2
Comments: I was so cold coming off my bike I could not bend my arms or fingers. I decided I really needed to put my jacket on so that took some time to do. My feet still hurt from running barefoot on the pavement. What would you do differently?: Wear my jacket on the bike.  Run
Comments: I did not warm up until the last loop of the run. The public and volunteer support was awesome. People were standing in their driveways cheering us on as we passed by. One of the great things about this race was that they put your first name on your race number so people could cheer for you. I thought that was a great idea. What would you do differently?: Run more. Post race
Warm down: I walked around and ate a banana. I saw my friend from college at the race. He was helping with all the sound equipment. I talked to him for awhile while I stretched a little. What limited your ability to perform faster: The cold weather really sapped my energy from the beginning. I am going to get a long sleeved racing top for future races. Event comments: I loved this race. The course was beautiful and it was well organized. There were tons of volunteers and the public support was the best race of any I have done so far. The music was great and very motivating thanks to my friend Matt. The food wasn't very good. I liked this race better than Danskin. The course is a little more challenging than the Danskin because there are more hills and the run is a mile longer but it is not too challenging for first timers who like a challenge. I will do this race next year. Last updated: 2005-09-20 12:00 AM
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 2005-09-20 1:58 PM |
Expert  623   Issaquah, WA, |  Subject: Reebok Women's Triathlon |
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Overall Rank = 308/378
Age Group = F20-24
Age Group Rank = 23/23
The day before the race I went to the race site to pick up my packet. It was pouring down rain and driving down there was really freaky. When I finally got to Federal Way I just wanted to get my stuff and leave.
The morning of the race was really cold. I tried to put off getting my wetsuit on until the last minute. I walked down to the water and waded into the lake a little. The water was much warmer than the air. The race was delayed a little because there was a really bad accident on the freeway and a bunch of racers were stuck in traffic. A trainer from Curves did a little bit of stretching with us to get us warmed up.
Finally, they lined us up in the staging area according to our waves. I was in wave 2. Everyone was pretty amped to get started and a few ladies were dancing to the music being played. It was pretty funny. My feet were so cold that they hurt when I walked. I really wanted to get going.
Some stretching and jumping.