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Comments: Hopped into pool and goggles instantly filled with water. Having trained in the Navy in similar situations, this didnt distract me from the swim and I did the entire swim with goggles full. Weird feeling but still didnt slow me down. What would you do differently?: BUY NEW GOGGLES. I am not sure of the life span of goggles, but I have been swimming in these for 18 months and though I had taken good care of them, but still not as good as they used to be. Remember to start my watch in the pool for an accurate swim time.  Transition 1
Comments: Good T1. Equipment laid out properly and was an easy transition onto the bike. As I was rolling my bike out of T1 I noticed my front tire was VERY low on pressure (this comes back to haunt me). What would you do differently?: T1 was ok so probably just refine gear placement, etc.  Bike
Comments: As I was leaving T1, I noticed my front tire was very low on pressure, but didnt want to stop to inflate (was pumped up first thing in the am so I need to inspect tube for slow leak). Road cautiously forst 4 miles but finally gave in and pulled over to quickly inflate tire (THANK GOD I BROUGHT MY CO2 Inflator. I was going to leave it). Once tire was at an adequate pressure, the rolling resistance was significantly reduced and it was easier to ride at a higher speed. Even with hitting voer 25 on a down hill and over 20 across the causeway back to the JCC, I was unable to recover my time. (NOTE: My Garmin states a significant difference when compared to the Granite timing. Again, not a good history with this company). What would you do differently?: Really do a better pre race inspection of equipment. I am not sure what happened to my front wheel, but it seems ok now. Maybe push a little harder on this leg. Did I save myself for the run too much? Hmmmm..... Transition 2
Comments: JCC race volunteer stopped riders at base of T-area and had you "walk" (READ: RUN LIKE THE DEVIL) up a hill into the top of the T-area then back down the hill to the rack. Very odd set up, but not that bad. I ran so hard to the rack I thought I was going to hurl while I was putting on my running shoes. YEAH! Again, T2 time is wrapped up in the bike. Weird. Screwed my time on the bike to say the least. What would you do differently?: Have some water waiting at the T-area.  Run
Comments: Again, a good 3.5 miler but I had difficulty breathing due to pollen and HR strap. Once I got that adjused, I was able to run better and had an OK run. What would you do differently?: readjust HR Strap before race. Had washed it earlier and apparently moved the buckle just a little too much. Post race
Warm down: After finish of run walked over to T-area to return Chip Strap. Ran into Joanne and that was an AWESOME surprise. I was so glad to see her out there. What a great lady! Watched for Denise with Joanne and Nikki (Nikki was the runner for Denise) and talked with Brian from Spin class in the city. Walked around, drank water, coveted other peoples bikes, the usual. What limited your ability to perform faster: Had gone for a LSD on Thursday 7.5 in 1:06 and that lasted in my legs longer than I had anticipated, so on race day I wasnt as ready as I would have liked to have been. Equipment ruled the day for my race with goggles (which really didnt slow me down but still sucked), and bike tire issue. Event comments: I love this race as my first of the season, but I have to admit that it is bare bones. You go to race here to get a taste of the sport, see friends and do a quick assessment for the season (see if the winter's training was good). I feel that this race is an awesome way to get into this sport and love to see the first timers here. Thanks to my BT friends and I hope they had as much fun as I did! See you on the course! Last updated: 2006-02-15 12:00 AM
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 2006-05-08 8:18 AM |
Extreme Veteran  311  Somerville |  Subject: Triathlon by the SeaHi DZ, Celeb_ithil, Nikki, Isis54, and everybody else. What a beautiful day for a tri. I had a great time even though the timing was suspect (variance with timing company vs. Garmin leads me to believe that I didn't suck as bad as originally suspected, but what ever, it was fun!) Special congrats to DZ for making this his first race! Way to go Triathlete!!!
Edited by mlaugustine 2006-05-08 8:21 AM |
| 2006-05-08 9:16 AM in reply to: #417367 |
Pro 4612  MA | Subject: RE: Triathlon by the Sea You did 20 mph on the causeway? On the return with strng headwind, I could only managed to get a little over 13! Great job. You are such a fast swimmer. I've added a photo of you lining up the swim start in my album |
| 2006-05-08 10:02 AM in reply to: #417367 |
Master 1557  Maine | Subject: RE: Triathlon by the Sea Great job! Too bad about some of the equipment and timing issues. I think Granite State timing does the Shipbuilders tri in Maine as well, and there were some problems there last year. I don't get why a chip timed event can't have transition times, but oh well. You mentioned Mooseman - are you doing it again this year? |
| 2006-05-08 11:02 AM in reply to: #417367 |
Master 1946 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Triathlon by the Sea Good to see you again Mike- you had a good race! It was a perfect day- and what a beautiful place to run & bike!A liitle frustrating to not "know' re; distances & t - times, but ....hey...keep you working at it!  Did you get new goggles yet??? Hope to be PARTICIPATING in next race I see you at, tho "spectating' is fun too!! |
| 2006-05-08 11:06 AM in reply to: #417367 |
Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Triathlon by the Sea Great race! Don't you just love tire issues? You go all year, training with no problems, and then they act up at the races! Still it's a good one to get your feet wet for the season (oops sorry, bad pun there!).
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| 2006-05-14 1:12 PM in reply to: #417367 |
Extreme Veteran 596 ma | Subject: RE: Triathlon by the Sea |
| 2006-05-14 1:30 PM in reply to: #417367 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Triathlon by the Sea Nice Race Mike!! You showed calmness under adversity and figured out a plan what to do...very smart. I should have done this one as racing with BT friends is always more fun that not! Hope to see you this summer...did you sign up for Mooseman yet? |
| 2006-05-15 5:11 AM in reply to: #417367 |
Expert 702 Manchester, NH | Subject: RE: Triathlon by the Sea Nice job! Man, it must be nice to be able to swim that fast!... I'm sure it took lots of work.... See you at Mooseman! |
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Overall Rank = 63/228
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/24
Got up early and loaded bike onto truck. Drove to Marblhead and got there relatively easily. Had large DD iced coffee, sugarfree Redbull, low fat blue berry muffin breakfast.
Arrived on site at 6:30ish and signed in and set up T-area. Made a few trips back to truck for abstract business and talked to Denise, Darren, Nikki and her son prior to swim start.
No warmup