Walt Disney World Triathlon
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Walt Disney World Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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What would you do differently?: Got to get back in the water and resume my swimming. I hate it so much.. yet need it so bad... Transition 1
Comments: I need to start improving my T1 times. Have been taking it too easy and never made a real effort to improve on it. What would you do differently?: Do away with the socks, gloves, cleaning feet.. etc.. Need to go for a basic transition... out of the water, on to the bike and off! Bike
Comments: I probably drank too much as preparation for the run (it was getting pretty hot) The bike felt fast and the support staff, mostly from the sherrif's office, did an excellent job at securing all the intersections and monitoring the course. What would you do differently?: Get the bike a tune up prior to the race. Had too many mechanical (missing shifts) problems. Transition 2
Comments: Just like with T1.. need to stop taking a vacation while in transition. What would you do differently?: Better prepare my equipment for T2. Buy those elastic shoe laces to save about 10 secs. Get hydrated before getting off the bike and not wait until I've changed into running gear. Run
Comments: Run went uneventfull. I had planned to enjoy this run and not make it an "all out effort", and that is exactly what I did. Enjoyed every stride by saluting the cast members and motivating all of those TNT purple aliens on the course. Those guys have a lot of determination and I greatly admire their courage. The second lap really gave me a chance to spend time with many of the competitors that were just starting the run. What would you do differently?: Not a thing. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: This was my first SOLO race. I didn't have any of my fellow friends with whom I normally participate with. It felt kind of weird and I was missing my regular enthusiasm. It didn't help that the pre-race expo and events were pretty lame. Event comments: Extremely dissapointed with this event. I've done many of WDW events, and this is the first time I see an event downgrade in quality. The swim start staging sucked, and if that wasn't enough, there was not even a finish line! Only the timing pad on the floor and a few scattered flags around. I really don't want to bash the event as I believe in constructive criticism, but this time the event producers failed in creating the "right" atmosphere before and after the race. Check-in, and check-in events were dull, the Expo left a lot to be desired (unlike the one two years ago when it was managed by SommerSports) As usual, volunteers saved the day. Those guys and gals always give their 150%. Many of them worked all the way from early Friday morning, all through the end of the event Sunday afternoon. They just needed better directions on what to do and how to do it, instead of general instructions. Other than that, really enjoy the race, and more importantly, the people I met there. Last updated: 2005-09-27 12:00 AM
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4 beers the night before while camping. Race morning, got up and had 3 frozen waffles with syrop, 1 yogurt, 1 banana and 24oz of accelerade.
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