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Comments: I started in the middle of the wave which I did not intend to do. I could never really get away from the group and the group seemed pretty tight. I was hitting people and being hit practically the whole time. I think the cold water got to me. My arms seemed to give out midway and then they just felt like lead. I never really got the breathing down. Did most of the swim with the head above water. What would you do differently?: Train in the open water  Transition 1
Comments: It was a very long way to T1 from the water. I was dizzy and my equilibrium was off. I never experienced that before. I chaulked it up to the cold water. I fell over when trying to get the wetsuit off cause I just couldn't keep my balance. I took my time getting my shoes and stuff on so I could get my bearings.  Bike
Comments: I thought I did so much better than what the time said. I forgot my bike computer so I don't know if the mileage was right. The hills really slowed me down although I felt pretty good on them. I never felt I couldn't make it up them. I saw a few people walking thier bikes up some of the hills. This was also my first race with the new Felt bike - which I love! Such a comfortable ride. What would you do differently?: Go faster. Transition 2
Comments: Fine, everything went pretty smoothly. What would you do differently?: Not much  Run
Comments: After all the hills on the bike, I got out of the gate for the run and was faced with a pretty daunting hill. At least we got it over with in the beginning of the run. Other than that it was pretty nice. I was happy with my time. I big improvement from my times last year. What would you do differently?: Run faster Post race
Warm down: Had a banana and some Gatorade. Did some stretching then had a burger. What limited your ability to perform faster: It was my first tri of the season and was pretty cautious. I could have raced faster. Event comments: The volunteers were great!!!! So friendly. The only drag was how long it took to get my gear after the race was over. They had to cart our gear from T1 over to the finish area and by the time the gear arrived there was a line about 2 blocks long. My wetsuit fell out of my bag - it took a while to search for it. I finished the race at 11:20 and couldn't get out of there till 2. Other than that, the race was great!!!! Last updated: 2006-04-18 12:00 AM
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 2006-05-22 1:57 PM |
Veteran  183   Buffalo Grove, IL |  Subject: Galena Triathlon |
| 2006-05-22 2:12 PM in reply to: #430540 |
Expert 683 Denver | Subject: RE: Galena Triathlon Just curious - were you in the first wave of 30-34s? Your swim (congestion) sounded pretty familiar! I think the hills are definitely the double-edged sword - they certainly suck, but it wouldn't be the same triathlon without them. Good job on the improvement from last year! And congrats on the new bike too! |
| 2006-05-22 3:47 PM in reply to: #430540 |
Veteran 183 Buffalo Grove, IL | Subject: RE: Galena Triathlon I was in the 3rd wave of 30-34. Yeah the hills were actually kind of a nice challange in a sick way....... |
| 2007-02-18 3:01 PM in reply to: #430540 |
| 2 | Subject: RE: Galena Triathlon Thanks for posting a breakdown of the race. While I suspected it would be a bit too challenging for me, now I KNOW that I don't want to start the season with this one. Galena's pretty and all, but a) I don' t have a wetsuit and b) I hate cold water. |
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60F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 374/720
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 63/103
Got up around 5:30, had some coffee and a doughnut. Caught the shuttle to T1. Had a Clif bar about 45 minutes before the start. Stretched and made sure my tires had enough air.
Thought I would jump in the water to swim a little before the start. OMG was it cold. I had a sleeveless wetsuit on and my arms felt like I put them in ice buckets. I was so shocked when I jumped in that it took a while for me to breathe normally again.