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Comments: I didn't have any anxiety and felt pretty comfortable in the beginning, but at about 250-300yds, I was just winded. I did the breast stroke a few times and just slowed down a little to try to get my breathing under control. This was my first open water swim of the season, and between the wetsuit restricting my arms a bit and the added effort of sighting, I was working hard. What would you do differently?: nothing.  Transition 1
Comments: There was an incline right where we mounted our bikes. I didn't get clipped in on the first attempt, veered off into the grass, and had to step down, regroup and try again. Luckily, I didn't fall. What would you do differently?: I might jog up the hill with the bike next time and mount at the top.  Bike
Comments: The women's swim wave started before the men's, so there were a lot of men passing me on this course. One guy passed me like we were racing a crit. It seemed like he was only about 6 in. to my left. Aren't you supposed to let someone know when you are passing, for both safety and out of courtesy? Not a single guy said "passing" or "on your left". Jerks. What would you do differently?: More saddle time Transition 2
Comments: This transition seemed to go really quickly. I did slip socks on because I had not tested these shoes barefoot. What would you do differently?: Maybe I need to learn to get my feet out of my shoes on the bike, but I'm not really sure it would save enough time.  Run
Comments: My calves felt like they were going to start cramping up right away, so I stepped off the sidewalk and stretched them. This was really frustrating, but well worth the time. I didn't have any cramps develop the rest of the run. I did walk some on this run. It was getting really hot by this point, and my legs just felt shot. What would you do differently?: Need to be doing more training and more bricks. I have backed off my running a lot since my Ultra-Month of April. I'm trying to recover from some issues with my feet. I wouldn't call it a horrible run, but it certainly could have gone better. Overall, I'm not disappointed and it's always nice to know where you have room for improvement. Post race
Warm down: Walked out to cheer on some others from my tri team What limited your ability to perform faster: mental toughness on the run. Event comments: This was a very small race in it's 4th year. Great volunteers, beautiful campus, and just an overall great way to spend my birthday. Last updated: 2012-04-24 12:00 AM
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 2012-05-21 6:21 AM |
Expert  847    Brevard, North Carolina |  Subject: Tri Ancilla |
| 2012-05-21 9:44 AM in reply to: #4219880 |
Expert 670 metro west, MA | Subject: RE: Tri Ancilla Fantastic race, Jayne! You'll be on that podium soon! |
| 2012-05-21 9:47 AM in reply to: #4219880 |
Regular 641 Chicago | Subject: RE: Tri Ancilla Awesome swim time, Jayne! |
| 2012-05-21 10:12 AM in reply to: #4219880 |
Extreme Veteran 668 NW Georgia | Subject: RE: Tri Ancilla You've come a long way in a short time. Congrats on another great race! |
| 2012-05-21 10:54 AM in reply to: #4219880 |
Expert 1566 Prattville Insane Asylum San Antonio | Subject: RE: Tri Ancilla Great job Jayne!!! Congrats!!! |
| 2012-05-21 3:42 PM in reply to: #4219880 |
Master 1841 Sendai, Japan | Subject: RE: Tri Ancilla nice race Jayne. Great swim!! |
| 2012-05-21 9:27 PM in reply to: #4219880 |
Expert 1038 Noosa | Subject: RE: Tri Ancilla |
| 2012-05-22 9:54 AM in reply to: #4219880 |
Master 2005 Silverton, Oregon | Subject: RE: Tri Ancilla Awesome race, Jayne! I struggle with mental toughness on the run during tris too. There's a great book called "Running Within" that Suzy recommended years ago that is all about the mental aspect and gives you tools for dealing with it. I highly recommend it, although I'm still working on consistently applying it.  Congrats on a great race and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! |
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Overall Rank = 91/129
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/6
Up at 5:15. Made oatmeal with dried cherries. Ate about 2/3 of it at home with coffee, and had the rest on the drive to the race. I had packed the car the night before, so all I had to do was get myself ready. Left the house at about 6:05am. Arrived at the race site at 7:10am.
Picked up packet, set up my transition area, had my age marked on my leg, went for a 20 min bike ride, and ate a banana. I had plenty of time, so it was a nice relaxed way to start the day. I visited with a lot of people from my triathlon team. This was very different than my first race last year when I didn't have a clue what I was doing, let alone know anyone else.