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Longboat Key Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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 Swim
Comments: Went in towards the end of the wave, trying to stay out of the fray. Got into a bit of a groove and I was OK. Started struggling half way through and started doing some side strokes to ease the breathing. I have to get better on the breathing. All in all, I was happy with the whole swim. What would you do differently?: Continue working on swim form and technique, emphasis on breathing.  Transition 1
Comments: The start was less then what I would like, but not bad for my second race. Got into the groove early and kept between 20 and 21. Dismount went well. What would you do differently?: I need to work on mounts during the winter.  Bike
Comments: The course was well managed and the volunteers did a great good. There was some obvious drafting, but it looks like a bunch of penalties were handed out. What would you do differently?: More practice on mounts and dismounts. Transition 2
 Run
Comments: And so the wheels fall off. I know I'm not fast at any of these, but the run just killed me. I really need to get better on the run. I will work on this over the winter. What would you do differently?: Keep working on the running, gotta get better. Post race
Event comments: This is an enjoyable venue. I will be back. Well managed, lots of volunteers and a nice course. While I am not a fan of the beach run, it was all nicely done. Last updated: 2011-10-23 12:00 AM
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 2011-10-23 6:55 PM |
Master  6834      Englewood, Florida |  Subject: Longboat Key Triathlon |
| 2011-10-23 8:20 PM in reply to: #3735186 |
Expert 1051 Bradenton, Florida | Subject: RE: Longboat Key Triathlon Nice job today! Glad to hear you are talking about next year already. It does get better as your fitness base builds. It just takes time, be patient and you'll see the difference next season. Hopefully we'll cross paths in 2012. |
| 2011-10-24 6:05 AM in reply to: #3735186 |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Longboat Key Triathlon Thanks, I have a 1/2 Mary in November to work towards, then it is a whole lot of training. And thanks for the encouragement, it'll take me a while to get there, but I have seen improvement already. See you next year. |
| 2011-10-24 7:19 AM in reply to: #3735186 |
| Regular 81 Sarasota, FL | Subject: RE: Longboat Key Triathlon Good job. I found it takes a few (or more) races to balance the bike and run pacing.
Polly |
| 2011-10-24 3:42 PM in reply to: #3735186 |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Longboat Key Triathlon Thanks Polly. I'll keep working on it. Hope to meet you at a future race. |
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61F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 213/300
Age Group = 40 - 49 C
Age Group Rank = 9/11
Woke up at 4:20 and had a bagel and banana before leaving the house. Arrived, checked in and setup fairly quickly and easily. Waited a bit, then wandered down to the start beach. Kept on the warmup jacket as long as possible.
Static and dynamic stretches. stayed out of the water, as I didn't want to freeze my butt off. This Florida boy was cold.