Subject: RE: Inside-Out Sports Olympic Triathlon at BeaverDamNice report. Good to see someone else's numbers for that race. I'm in your age group and while not as fast, agree with you on many points. There was a lot more contact mid swim than right at the start (particularly as ALL the women passed me). But the water temp felt good. True that on the wind! Particularly on the first half. This was my first Olympic and second Tri ever, so I don't have much fancy stuff, just a basic, 8yo no frills bike. For the ride, I wore a long sleeve tech shirt under a short sleeve one and that felt fine. On the run, I stripped those off for a fresh short sleeve tech shirt and that was fine there too. I thought the weather was almost perfect. Some sun would have been nice. At least it would have made me put on the sunscreen that I brought. My neck is regretting that decision right now. Considering B2B 1/2 iron in October or the cheaper Jordan Lake 1/2 iron in September also by FS. Overall, I'm pleased with FS's organization of the race and found plenty of support, a clearly marked course, and acceptable food afterwards. I forgot to set my GPS watch, so I have to wait til the final results are posted with times for each portion, then I might do a race report too. |
United States
FS Series
65F / 18C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 95/135
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 9/14
Late start for this race at 9:30 AM. So I got up at about 6:15, ate some cereal and skim milk and drank some G2. Ate a Honey Stinger protein bar while setting up my transition. NO SHOE ISSUES!
Ran about .5 miles with Tracy's Doug and swam about 300 yards.